A visit to Jerusalem today. It must be a right pain living on the river at the moment - great long gangplanks to get on and off the boat (and quite a few people have toddlers and buggies and such) and constant monitoring of water levels and adjustment of ropes. The metal poles seem to be a new thing, stopping the boats lifting on to the bank and tilting over I presume. Handy for chaining your bike to anyway.
DULL as ditchwater out so generally dull shots requiring excessive processing which I will probably be grimacing over in a few months time. I quite liked this framing from 'Camerabag' though - the cropping is a little tighter than I would have liked but fiddling around didn't seem to cure it. Just back from a meeting so I'll be catching up tomorrow I'm afraid.
Three good things:
1.A truly lovely response to my waxwing pics. Thank you.
2. A couple of meetings cancelled this week so I have time to watch some outdoor hockey.
3. My lovely daughter coming home fleetingly next weekend.
@blincodave Struggling today!! Only got my camera out at the last minute. I was trying to capture gangplanks and just captured a mess. Zooming in was a better bet!
Those poles are a great idea. I remember seeing several narrow boats on the bank a couple of years ago in Stratford when it flooded. Must be a terrible job getting them back into the water afterwards.
Like the natural framing of the shimmering water..... Yes, we are back to the grey and dull stuff again for the week ahead, such a challenge to produce any outdoor photos!
A sort of romantic life in the summer but my mind shudders at the thought of living with young children on a boat!
Great frame...must look that one up & a very nice b/w , very fine script written name on the side of the boat...does the name justice I think!
@fueast I couldn't believe there were people out sculling - surging river, no life jackets, nobody following them on the back. fool-hardy really as it's easy to capsize one and it puts other people at risk getting you out. Sad about the canoeist - they are designed to cope with rough water.
@maggiemae Yes an English barge. There's a beautiful big one for sale - I couldn't quite believe £97,000 not including mooring. I think a small one is more like £30,000.
It may seem dull and overprocessed to you but the result is stunning. I love the b&w and the tight crop - leaves me wondering about the rest of the "picture". I like that. And the frame works really well with this.
@fueast Oh, sorry - @judithg said you raved. I haven't touched mine either and yet I'm thinking of buying Jerusalem. It's a vice. One of the many (haha!).
Great frame...must look that one up & a very nice b/w , very fine script written name on the side of the boat...does the name justice I think!