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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4083548091 - 'Macro tubes were needed for this one.
A little macro city - here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3837494135/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4083459935 - 'A carved orange pumpkin (Squash) ready for use at the festival of Halloween as a lantern. Lighting provided by a sparker to produce yellow hair.
Pumpkins are commonly carved into decorative lanterns called jack-o'-lanterns for the Halloween season in North America. Throughout Britain and Ireland, there is a long tradition of carving lanterns from vegetables, particularly the turnip, mangelwurzel, or swede.
Not until 1837, however, does jack-o'-lantern appear as a term for a carved vegetable lantern, and the carved lantern does not become associated specifically with Halloween until 1866.
Although every modern chronicle of the holiday repeats the claim that vegetable lanterns were a time-honored component of Halloween celebrations in the British Isles, none gives any primary documentation. In fact, none of the major nineteenth-century chronicles of British holidays and folk customs makes any mention whatsoever of carved lanterns in connection with Halloween. Neither do any of the standard works of the early twentieth century.
In the US, the carved pumpkin was first associated with the harvest season in general, long before it became an emblem of Halloween
Another use of a sparkler here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4059561024/
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEYAAJ - Orange Halloween Pumpkin with a creative firework sparkler for hair.
A modern jack-o'-lantern is a carved pumpkin, although originally large turnips were carved. It is associated chiefly with the holiday of Samhain and Halloween and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o'-lantern. In a jack-o'-lantern, the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out
an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved out, and the lid replaced. It is typically seen during Halloween.
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CF0MFX - . A burning sparkler firework close-up spitting sparks. Photographed on 28 October 2009. The recorded location is England, Great Britain , UK. Great for Bonfire night or just at a thanksgiving or birthday party. It lights up the dark and sparklers are excellent for painting with light! The wider historical story is that festive objects and decorations are part of a long tradition of Christmas visual culture, from greetings cards and church imagery to illuminated houses, fairs and satirical 'Bah Humbug' humour
Designs and typography can quickly become associated with a particular decade. Historically, fireworks combine chemistry with ritual and spectacle
In Britain their strongest historic association is Guy Fawkes Night, which developed from commemorations of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and evolved into modern community displays, bonfires and family celebrations. In the present 2026 context, christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes. In 2026, fireworks continue to be popular but are increasingly debated in relation to noise, animal welfare, air quality and safety, leading some organisers to promote quieter displays or alternative light shows
Close images of sparks can therefore illustrate celebration as well as the wider discussion around pyrotechnics. Looking at the subject's development, seasonal images document the mixture of tradition, commerce and community activity surrounding Christmas
Domestic lights, cards, street attractions and anti-Christmas jokes all sit within a broader culture of winter celebration. For the 2026 context, christmas remains a major retail and tourism period, while household energy costs, sustainable decorations and the pressure of seasonal spending often feature alongside more traditional festive themes.
England, Great Britain , UK
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3827213307 - 'Celebration hight time fireworks taken from below Hope street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK.
Another Mersey icon here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3813063718/
Another kind of firework here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/4083548091/
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 3827213793 - 'Richard Kempton playing the chess match of his life.
Suffering here from a very vicious set move opening.
Grappenhall Chess Club, GYCA ( Grappenhall Youth and Community Centre ), Bellhouse lane, Warrington, England UK.
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy CEY8TT - . A man in an underground tunnel at night tunnelvision vision, creating a path of light. Photographed on 29 October 2009. The recorded location is Latchford Pedestrian Tunnel, Knutsford Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 1JR. Man in a pedestrian tunnel having tunnel vision. Latchford A50 near the swingbridge, warrington Cheshire. The historical context is that walking routes, tunnels and footpaths reveal the small-scale infrastructure that connects neighbourhoods away from main roads
Underpasses, canal paths and pedestrian passages can become familiar local shortcuts while also reflecting the planning priorities of the period in which they were built. Historically, town and city centres are continually rewritten by new buildings, transport schemes and changing commercial uses
Photographs preserve the everyday fabric between major landmarks, including underpasses, arcades, back streets and small businesses that may disappear during redevelopment. In the longer view, seasonal and low-light photography can emphasise the relationship between natural conditions and the built environment
Dusk, snow, mist or dramatic cloud often reveal lighting, silhouettes and reflective surfaces that are less apparent in ordinary daylight. The subject remains topical in 2026 because walking and active travel are prominent in transport and public-health policy, with continuing attention to safe pedestrian routes, accessibility and connections between neighbourhoods
Older paths and tunnels can illustrate both useful permeability and the design problems associated with underpasses. In 2026, current regeneration programmes make older urban photographs particularly useful
They allow comparison of high streets, underpasses, shopping areas and public spaces before redevelopment, while also documenting local identity that may not survive physical change. Useful indexing vocabulary includes dog walking, public access, pedestrian infrastructure, and local route.
Latchford Pedestrian Tunnel, Knutsford Road, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK WA4 1JR
