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sichko
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Location: South West UK
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 Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:03 am Post subject: A trip home |
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sichko wrote:
I went to visit my father last week. He still lives in the village where I was born. The village is situated on the west bank of the River Trent which is one of the longest rivers in the UK. A canal joins the river and runs west. This is where I took some pictures.
The canal near the junction with the river - looking west Tokina 3.5/17 f/11
The Spider T is a sailing barge which was built in 1926. It is now fitted with a diesel engine. It recently made a trip to the east coast of Scotland via the River Trent, the River Humber and the North Sea.
Spider T MIR 24N 2/35 f/8 or f/11
The River Trent is tidal and carries a lot of suspended soil. Constant exchange between the canal and river water, together with run-off from adjacent agricultural land results in a build-up of silt in the canal.
Dredger Tokina 3.5/17 f/11
The canal carries a rich stock of fish.
Fishing Tokina 3.5/17 f/11 (note blown clouds!)
In addition to agriculture and the waterways, the village is dominated by a power station. The current one is relatively recent and is gas powered. It replaced a coal fired station which was built near the river because of the availability of cooling water.
Power Station Tokina 3.5/17 f/11
I hope that you'll forgive the "chocolate box" nature of these pictures. I'm still learning. These are first attempts at editing RAW captures. Also - you may find some dust spots !
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Nice ones, John, #2 is my fave, and I like chocolate!  |
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patrickh
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:18 am Post subject: |
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patrickh wrote:
I like #4 even with the blown clouds. Lovely English countryside. Alas for the canals - I do hope they are all being kept open.
patrickh
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Jesito
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:37 am Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
I love the #2, #4 and #5.
My preferred landscapes are those with water being a reflecting mirror.
Excellent shots!.
Jes.
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poilu
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: |
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poilu wrote:
nice landscape! my favorite is #4
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Sandie
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Sandie wrote:
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| nice landscape! my favorite is #4 |
Me too 
Tokina 17/f3.5 looks not bad.
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Sven
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Sven wrote:
No 4 is my favorite
These photos brings back memories from a canal boat trip in England 12 years ago. The fishermen were around at that time as well.
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LucisPictor
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LucisPictor wrote:
Very nice shots. My fav is the last one. This is an extraordinary pic!
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
I'll agree with patrick on the one with the blown clouds. VERY nice shot, and the inclusion of the people fishing gives a nice sense of time and place.
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sichko
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sichko wrote:
Thanks everone for your generous comments.
This canal is certainly well managed. Forty years ago it was a working canal with barges carrying bulk items such as coal and flour. These days it is largely used by tourists and is quite busy during the summer months.
@Sandie I'm very pleased with the Tokina. I don't know how good it is relative to the Tamron, for example, but it has a nice feel and handles very well. I had always thought of wides as being for landscapes but I'm now starting to use it for flower close-ups for example. Incidentally I think that I was lucky. The lens sat on ebay for a week without any bids until the last minute. Someone must have put in a bid at the starting bid level. I put in a much higher bid and got it for only 1 GBP more than the start.
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peterqd
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
Very nice pics John, thanks for letting us see them. And especially for the background info which I think always adds a lot of interest. My favs are 4 & 5 too. The exposures are perfect. Any chance of seeing a picture of the lens?
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sichko
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| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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sichko wrote:
Thanks for your comments. Here are some quick "snaps". I've only got one camera - so the lens is alone.
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Sandie
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Sandie wrote:
@sichko, Thank you for the photo of Tokina RMC 17/3.5.
Now I figure out I should try Tamron SP 51B or 151B. Because, most Tokina is with Ai mount, though I do have Ai to EOS mount. But I am not sure whether it could fit Canon 5D.
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sichko
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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sichko wrote:
You're welcome.
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