Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: "William G. Lamb, III" <lambroving@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: [Leica] Grafton Regis Northamptonshire #3 > Graham, > <snip> > but failed to realize how much lovely countryside you > have there. Don't feel bad William :-) I am Northamptonshire born and bred but I only found out how lovely this area is a couple of years back when another Lugger, Colin Vozeh, told me to shoot 'local' in response to a comment I made about having nothing to shoot. >You must be right because narrowboats do not come along >that frequently, unless you have the patience of Job, which I >don't. Yesterday I was along the canal where there is an aqueduct to take the canal across a river. No matter how many times I see a barge up in the air they just don't look right. I have taken similar shots of barges going over the aqueduct but I thought I would take another. I sat by the river on a hot steamy day and waited...and waited..... and waited...... Nearly one hour later I heard the engine of an approaching barge. During the wait I had been sitting on the sun baked mud of the riverbank and my backside and legs had been quietly going numb. As I leapt up in response to the sound of the oncoming barge I very nearly went headlong into the river complete with Leica as I struggled to make my legs work. Fortunately I stayed dry and took this shot: http://www.geebeephoto.com/temp/Leica/Cosgrove_01.htm Thanks for looking. --Graham