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The Grand Western Canal (Part II) (Read 155 times)
Apr 20th, 2007 at 5:14pm

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Part I

Here are the rest of the pictures taken on my little walk:

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Here's the memorial to the crew of the Canberra which crashed near Manley Bridge (the 4th bridge along the canal). At 6:50PM on 21st November 1961, Flt Lt Roger Moore and Fg Off Martin E. J. Archard crashed in the canal. Whilst over Devon an engine failed on the Canberra, and the pilots had the chance to eject over Tiverton - if they did, their aircraft would crash into Tiverton and kill many; instead they chose to pilot the aircraft to its doom and couldn't eject, leading to their deaths in the canal. Most of the debris was removed in 1961 but in 2003 whilst dredging the canal, some wreckage was discovered. Sad story indeed. Cry

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Manley Bridge, the fourth bridge along the canal, 1.5 miles from Tiverton.

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The same bridge further on.

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Which way round? Cheesy

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Taken from Manley Bridge, looking west to Tiverton.

Was an interesting walk, hope you enjoyed the photos!

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Reply #1 - Apr 20th, 2007 at 5:33pm

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Excellent shots in both threads Charlie - a very relaxing walk by the looks of it.

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Reply #2 - Apr 22nd, 2007 at 2:25pm

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Nice shots Charlie, although if you want a tip (stop reading now if you don't  Wink ) you may want to practice a little more on getting your horizons straight. No.3 is good, but the others are fractionally out (and it only needs a fraction to make the viewer feel drunk Shocked )

It's something I regularly fail on, and is very noticeable in the final image. My camera has the option to put a 3x3 grid over the viewfinder, to help with getting horizons straight, and it can be fixed later in Irfanview as well, but it's worth trying to get the image right in the first shot.

I think I'm getting better with practice but it's still a constant trial  Roll Eyes

Pic 2 is really nice with the reflection under the bridge, you should try that shot again in the same light, but  walk straight foward to the water's edge, and get the camera down low to catch the full reflection of the bridge. The same angle in dawn light may also be quite special.

Thanks for the walk Charlie  Wink
 
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