Advantages: Great songs,one of the most melodic albums ever Disadvantages: One weaker track
CameraObscura are the emerging darlings of the Scotish music industry.'UnderachieversPleaseTryHarder' was released in 2003 and was raved about by the much missed John Peel and Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian) who has helped raise the profile of this band and indeed took the cover photos for the album. Named after an optical device that I will neve be able to explain the workings of they are a six piece fronted by Tracyann Campbell who sings and writes most of the songs.And what you get with Cameraobscura are some of the most simplistic but melodic pop songs written in the last decade.Comparisons with Belle and Sebastian I can understand but make no mistake this group has a sound of there own.The album consists of 11 stunning songs which should delight any serious music lover.
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Advantages: View is just wonderful up here. Disadvantages: None as not open when poor weather conditions
CameraObscura or Tower of Tavira is to be found up the hill near the castle in Tavira. It is situated in an old disused water tower, built in 1931. Accessibility is by lift or the stairs, which encase the lift and then a small walkway to the doors of the Tower. There are the old steps up the side of the Tower but not recommended.
The cost of this experience is 3-50 euro.
The visit inside the Tower takes about 15 minutes, and at the most there would be 15 people inside, so not too bad for space, though when you go inside the lights are on and the inside of the old water tower is both strange and wonderful. When the lights are switched out, and warning is given you are in total darkness for a few seconds.
The CameraObscura in Tavira is the first of it's kind in the Algarve.
It works by mirrors, lenses, pullies, a very large ...