by Tim Daniels - lapseoftheshutter.com

A war memorial to the Boer war dead, as found in the city of York. The reflections of the street lights in the low clouds overhead make it seem as if the sky is almost on fire; somehow appropriate for this image. Finding a sky like this is one of the advantages of taking pictures in cities. There always seem to be lots of night shots available to take, which you just don’t get in the countryside.

Finding a memorial to the Boer war also seems quite an unusual thing. Almost all other monuments you find are to the first and second world wars. If you view the original shot at 100%, you can even read the inscription and names that cover this memorial.