[...] > early spring day in Oxford. My route took me along the > canal that parallels the > Thames, not far from our house: > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8770573&size=lg > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=8770504 > > (K10D and DA 50-200) > > Rick > > ========== > I find the shots interesting, gives me a peek into a part of > Oxford I've > never seen (not even on Morris).
Morris Oxford? That's a car. You must mean Morse. > Don't think the first shot > is totally > successful. Maybe like Bob (?) said needs to be taken later > in year, like in a few > weeks. Like the barge shot. Didn't know they were still > used. Looks like someone > lives on them. That would be kind of cool. > Barges are very popular for living in. I used to work with someone who lived on a barge, which he moored in Hebden Bridge. Our offices were in Leeds, which is very close by car. One year his 2 week holiday was spent taking the barge from Hebden Bridge to Leeds and back. There's a place in London called Little Venice which is a very popular place for barge dwellers. I believe Richard Branson lived there at one time. It's in a very attractive and expensive part of London. http://www.360cities.net/image/little-venice They are also still used for logistical purposes. For example, several trains of barges loaded with containers full of refuse ply the Thames every day, taking a large number of lorries off the roads. And for many construction projects near the river it is a condition on the builders that all spoils are removed by barge. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
