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Subject: [Leica] Grafton Regis Northamptonshire #3
From: geebee at geebeephoto.com (GeeBee)
Date: Thu Jul 29 10:56:08 2004
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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




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