I live on 30 acres in the country – this is what lies beyond the hedgerow in my back garden …
The corner store is 2 miles that way, or 5 the other way; the bank is 7 miles away. Thirty acres are roughly equivalent to 20% of a square mile … in Japan 167 people would live on 30 acres … in China it would be 73 people and in India 191 people would call the same 30 acres home. In Monaco, of all places, it would be 8,428. On my 30 acres it is just two people and a dog. No sidewalks and lamp posts, paved roads or corner mailboxes – this is my neighbourhood ….
The most densely populated place, according to my bit of research, is Macau which, I have to say, I had not heard of but is an administrative region of the People’s Republic of China, like Hong Kong. There 30 acres is home to 14,670 people. Conversely, 30 acres in Greenland is populated by .08 of one person … that’s not even an arm or a leg 😉
Sonel at Sonel’s Corner is hosting a black and white weekly photo challenge. This week it is: Neighbourhood
Gorgeous black and whites, Lynne and very interesting analysis. Hmmm… nice to have a lot of open space, however, can you imagine the portraits you could get with 14,000 people on your land? 🙂
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Hmmmm, that would definitely make for endless possibilities ….
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Lucky you, Lynne! Gorgeous neighborhood.
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I need to get out and take more shots locally 🙂
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What interesting statistics you have found. Makes me appreciate my space. Black and white gives the photos such a relaxing feel
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I’ve lived and worked downtown in a large (Canadian) city, and enjoyed it. I’ve lived in a smaller city, and enjoyed it. I now live in the country, and I enjoy it. But NOTHING would cause me to choose to invite 14,000 other people to share this space. I can’t imagine that … but a lot of is what we are born to I’m sure.
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I agree with you about enjoying being where you are. Life is definitely what you make it
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Funny you … Great pix look terrific in monotone 🙂
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Countryside perhaps looked a little familiar to you -? So different from your paradise.
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Ahhh – a different type of paradise, Lynne!
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Have you changed paradises yet?
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Absolutely exquisite, loved these immensely!!
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Thank you! Very much appreciated 🙂
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Very nice photos, and what a beautiful and peaceful neighbourhood you live in. I don’t think I could cope with living in some of those densely populated places you mentioned….makes me feel boxed in just thinking about all these people and such little green space 🙂
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Now how could I know you would feel that way -? Your own photos and prose tell that story 😉 I think those numbers would leave me feeling rattled too.
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Absolutely stunning photo’s Lynne! Thank you so much for taking part in the challenge and for sharing the beauty of your neighbourhood. It is a lovely place indeed. 😀 Much appreciated. *hugs*
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Thank you and you’re welcome, Sonel. I’ll be looking forward to the next one. Bridges? Photography has become my latest fun passion and I enjoy the black and white and searching the photos that best suit it. I take colour and then convert – gives me more options in the end in terms of working with them.
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I am very glad to hear that Lynne and the same here. 🙂
Oh, I must agree with you there as some of them just doesn’t look quite right to me when I do shoot them in B/W, so I then also take a colour shot and sometimes converting it looks way better than the B/W although sometimes the B/W looks better again than the colour one and I think this is what I am enjoying so much. There’s nothing boring about it and you can play around all you like. Like you said : more options. I like “more options” … 😀
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Super Pictures.
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Appreciated, Hanno.
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