Some local scaffolding...

the traffic in mumbai - it doesn't even begin to explain ...

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Originally posted by andy c:
Peter,
I'm a fan of the colour blue, as you know - the swan pictu

re is lovely - can you send me the hi-res version?

Sure thing Andy,

I have a few you may like!

Nice pics Keano - Hope the new employment's working out for you!

Kind regards,

Peter

Thanks Peter. Work is going well. Very Busy but enjoying it.

Hey and great picture

ATB
KK

I actually hate photos of me, but this one is okay! Taken earlier today after this afternoon's concert.
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George

What's this I see - Fredrik reunited with George??!!!

Peter

Dear Peter,

Almost like the old days!



These two instruments could hardly be more contrasted. The one taken today [two posts up] is a 60 year old Czech bass made of plywood, but actually very playable with some guts to the sound, which is not always the case, and then this beautifully made 1995 copy of a 1666 Maggini photographed in 2000. Best tonewood and gut strings, as opposed to the relatively unresonant laminated tonewood with much heavier steel strings.

Also note the violin corners on the big bass, compared to the plain "viol" corners on the Czech bass. The violin corners were introduced in 17th century Italy, and caught on in England, but not the German, and Austo-Hungarian speres of influence.

George

First time I have tried Photobucket instead of Imageshack so I hope this works..

First image is the deliberate use of lens flare in order to dramatize the intensity of the sun at our camp somewhere around 16,000ft or so......actually that's a load of bollocks as the flare was totally unintentional but it does seem to add something to this picture as the sun is relentless at that altitude. It wasn't the most comfortable of camps but I've slept in worse!



This one is of an old man who was resting after carting a load of firewood on his back for almost 12 miles as the part of India we were in had no roads and he had no option!



And this one of a girl in the village who seemed to do nothing except get into trouble constantly....I just love the colours in it...



Good trip and good memories....

Cheers

Jim

Keano

I take it you are living and working in Mumbai....I lived in Bangalore for six months and you are right in that no photo or even video can describe the traffic and the driving in any major Indian city!

Great country and great people though...enjoy it!

Cheers

Jim

Dunstanburgh Castle in Northumberland yesterday. Think I need to clean my point and shoot lens.

and on the way back from the Castle we went back along the rocks by the sea................ and my eagle eyed son spotted.....................................

On Lindisfarne we also spotted....................

The light was pretty poor but Lindisfarne Castle loomed in the distance.

My 10 year old son seems to be getting his eye in, albeit with a little cropping. This is the place to go for the numpties who don't read the Tide timetable and end up getting stuck on the Causeway to Lindisfarne (Holy Island) with the waves lapping round them.................

In one of NicNaim's favourite haunts 'The Ship' at Newton-By-the-Sea.

If only they could sit still for more than 0.00000003 of a second. My three wonderful children

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Originally posted by Exiled Highlander:
Keano

I take it you are living and working in Mumbai....I lived in Bangalore for six months and you are right in that no photo or even video can describe the traffic and the driving in any major Indian city!

Great country and great people though...enjoy it!

Cheers

Jim

Hi Jim,

Not living out there yet!! I travel from Mumbai to Pune where Tata are based. I visit once a month. Life is hectic and so is the work!!

Great experience and certainly an eye opener, and yes the people are great.

A friends Dad worked in Bangalore for a while, he loved it also.

ATB

KK

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Originally posted by Diccus62:
In one of NicNaim's favourite haunts 'The Ship' at Newton-By-the-Sea. etc

What a great pub, what a great little village! And the rockpooling is wonderful.

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Originally posted by JWM:

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Originally posted by Diccus62:
In one of NicNaim's favourite haunts 'The Ship' at Newton-By-the-Sea. etc

What a great pub, what a great little village! And the rockpooling is wonderful.

It certainly is

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Wow! Great picture Lontano. Wonderful sense of movement and speed

This is one I like of the Golden Gate. In the sunshine but head in the clouds and no indication of the swirling currents that rush beneath it. A remarkable achievement in it's time.

Kind regards,

Peter