Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Douglas, impressive and interesting view Cheers Lluis El 09/07/2009, a las 15:20, Douglas Sharp escribi?: > I've been scanning some older stuff again. > > I suppose this could be called CAT content: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170341-1/Big_Cat_misburg0004scan.jpg > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170344-1/Big_Cat_Hannover0041scan.jpg > > This bulldozer was being used on the project for widening the canal > that passes our house (1995) > > A fascinating funicular - this recently refurbished Victorian cliff > railway has a closed water cycle and a pump as a power source. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170347-1/Funicular_Saltburn0032scan.jpg > > The water is pumped out of the car at the bottom and into the car at > the top. As soon as it's tanks are full it descends and pulls the > other car back up the cliff. We stayed in Saltburn often when I was > very young and I was always glad that the funicular was there, > little legs get very tired after a long day on the sands. > > The pier used to be the longest in the UK until a ship sliced it in > half. Saltburn used to boast a top-class hotel "The Zetland" with a > "drive-in station" built for it's own luxury railway carriages. > > Possibly one of the nicest spots for a holiday cottage - Runswick > Bay in North Yorkshire: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170350-1/Holiday_cottage_Runswick0033scan.jpg > > The Bay has its own microclimate. Although it is quite a long way > north, the gardens grow palms, citrus fruit trees and most of the > hedges are Fuchsias and roses. > > Our holiday resort - Whitby: > > When the regatta is on, they install a fairground on one of the > piers - as if the rides aren't scary enough, these are about 30 feet > above and right next to the North Sea. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170353-1/Rides_Whitby0037scan.jpg > http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/170359-1/Rides_Whitby0039scan.jpg > > No, the second one doesn't need despotting, those are stars at the > top of the sky. > > Hope you like them, C+C more than welcome > > Douglas > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Lluis Ripoll luisripoll at telefonica.net http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ http://www.lrmusic.es