The canal by calx

The canal

I live near the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal and went for a walk in the rain this morning. I was hoping the rain drops ripples would show up but it would appear not. I took my old little compact camera that I have given to my daughter and to be honest I think she may have dropped it as all the shots I take on it are a little blurry! Hey ho.. Its a pretty shot of a bit of the history of our land. :)
Love the dreamy feel of the reflection. Must have been a lovely morning walk.
January 23rd, 2012  
@kwiksilver yes it was but it was bloody cold! About 5 degrees C!
January 23rd, 2012  
fun reflection shot.
January 23rd, 2012  
Ouch!!! "Only" 21 degrees less than our temps today!
January 23rd, 2012  
The reflection is pretty and the photo itself has a vintage 60's processing look.
January 23rd, 2012  
If I had this bridge in my neighborhood, I'd walk there every day.
January 23rd, 2012  
@kwiksilver Now you are just showing off about how warm it is with you!
@swguevin I had to try and unblurry it, so I used Picasa to sharpen it up.
@definitelydeb I only go along the canal with a friend.. you never know who or what might be lurking behind a bridge!
@tsquaret2 thanks :)
January 23rd, 2012  
Not 'showing off' - promise!! Envying more like! Although we had a bit of a monkey's wedding day today. But heatwave predicted again from Wednesday! Sigh :(
January 23rd, 2012  
May I ask ... how much sharpening did you do (in Picasa)? I can rarely see any difference when I try it - maybe don't have my default on a high enough setting? I do all my cropping and straightening in Picasa, but rarely anything else.
January 23rd, 2012  
@kwiksilver I just slid the gauge up to about 3/4. Wasn't sure if it made any differnece but saved it anyway... I don't have enough time to fiddle about too much.. 2 kids and a business to run! :)
January 24th, 2012  
You have captured the reflection perfectly. A superb shot.
January 24th, 2012  
Liz
Ah, that's lovely. A really "English" winter shot. I used ot have a share in a narrowboat and this reminds me of the relaxing part of that and the slight panic that always ensued as we approached tight squeezes.
January 28th, 2012  
Love this reflection.... nice shot
February 3rd, 2012  
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