The Importance of Living Close to Work
New House Being Built
Right now there is a mini building boom going on around where I live. Houses are being built on just about every street within walking distance. And a little further a way, new offices and shops are taking shape along the main roads. I think I previously wrote about changes in the area following the opening of a much anticipated new bridge – and how the money seems to have followed it.
Anyway, this house is in the typical Vietnamese form, taking its strength from a reinforced concrete frame. They appear tall and narrow, usually being on more than three floors. When building work begins, the workmen (and women) build a small shelter to one side of the site and live there for weeks on end until the building work is complete. Sometimes you see whole families working together – which in someways is rather nice. But a building site is a dangerous place to be raising a family.
I’m really liking the 50D for low light photography – EI1600 with a 35mm F2 lens gives lots of options.
