Green flag, green for go, beach flag, safe for bathing - low hazard, calm conditions

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2AJRT9GFile size:
57.1 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3648 x 5472 px | 30.9 x 46.3 cm | 12.2 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
3 January 2020More information:
. An on-location image from the recorded location in 2020, useful both for the specific subject shown and for the evidence it retains about local identity, design, use and everyday life. The location is represented through Green flag, green for go, beach flag, safe for bathing - low hazard, calm conditions. The photograph also reflects rule enforcement, changing streetscape, period detail, community identity, compliance notice, contemporary social history, changing land use, public-facing notice, instructional sign, visual archive, customer guidance, visual regulation, historical comparison, and public information notice. The subject remains useful for current coverage of clear communication and regulation, not least because of the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention. As a dated visual record, the scene fixes the way the place functioned before later physical or commercial change in the immediate surroundings of the recorded location. The setting also brings in site information, documentary photography, venue rules, regional identity, operational signage, behavioural signage, before-and-after reference, and visitor instruction. Details involving conditions, beach, bathing, Green, and hazard give the scene useful specificity and strengthen its local, cultural or historical identity. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Another strand within the photograph is clear communication and the role of signs in shaping behaviour without staff intervention within the specific setting of the recorded location. The image also provides a reference for liability and how public spaces communicate rules quickly and visibly as part of the longer story of the recorded location. The period view preserves evidence of changing use before later change alters the scene.