'A conversation with the sea...' - a photo on Flickriver

            So here we are in Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast, and here we are on the northern reaches of the shingle beach, with a fine view of Maggi Hambling’s Scallop – a four-ton stainless steel creation dedicated to the composer Benjamin Britten.

Britten lived in Aldeburgh with his partner Peter Pears, and he frequently walked along the beach, drawing inspiration from the sea and the acres and acres of sky. The Scallop, which is four metres (13 feet) tall, was commissioned in 2003, nearly 30 years after Britten’s death, and is pierced with the words “I hear those voices that will not be drowned” – a quotation from Britten’s opera Peter Grimes.

Maggi Hambling is herself from Suffolk, and lives in nearby Saxmundham. “The whole point [of the sculpture] is a conversation with the sea”, she says. I have absolutely no doubt that Britten would have approved.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Suffolk Coastal District (show map)

Taken on: October 10, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 100D, f/14.0, 1/500 sec, 18mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 100D
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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