LED Eddie
Underworld
Last minute hook-up with the infamous insomniac AndWhyNot after he had secured a pink card from Mrs WhyNot.
Had to abandon the first location due to the painfully cold Arctic wind and headed off to the LP playground that is the old abbey. Inner tunnel lit by Andrew driving a Led Lenser X21 followed by a self-lit "Michelin Man" silhouette and half hour star trail.
Tipped off by Andrew that I was being followed by the police after we went our separate ways, I was subsequently pulled some 20 mins later at about 3am. Apparently I had aroused their interest as I had looked suspicious whilst "travelling in a late night convoy with a hatchback car sporting a single headlight".
"We're on a joint exercise with BT on the look out for cable thieves". I presumed he meant electrical cable and not camera cable releases !
"You and the hatchback looked suspicious so we have pulled you both"
" Got any ID ?"
" Only a gun licence "
" Are there guns in the vehicle ? "
" No and those two pheasants in the foot well aren't poached either, they are from the weekend".
I could sense this going down hill rather rapidly.
A search of the Shogun satisfied them that my night photography story was bona fide and luckily they didn't search my rucsac as the gasmask and some of the props may have proved a bit problematical.
Anyway, finally rolled in at 3:30am (when will I learn) and not sure whether Andrew got pulled or not. Could have been a pricey fine for that cyclops car and he will have wished he'd taken my £5 bet that he couldn't walk across the iced lake after all !
All in all great fun with a great guy.
Refreshments were Twinings English Breakfast tea, 2 raison whirls (both for me) and 5 doughnut rings.
Check this out www.flickr.com/groups/optical-nirvana/
Underworld
Last minute hook-up with the infamous insomniac AndWhyNot after he had secured a pink card from Mrs WhyNot.
Had to abandon the first location due to the painfully cold Arctic wind and headed off to the LP playground that is the old abbey. Inner tunnel lit by Andrew driving a Led Lenser X21 followed by a self-lit "Michelin Man" silhouette and half hour star trail.
Tipped off by Andrew that I was being followed by the police after we went our separate ways, I was subsequently pulled some 20 mins later at about 3am. Apparently I had aroused their interest as I had looked suspicious whilst "travelling in a late night convoy with a hatchback car sporting a single headlight".
"We're on a joint exercise with BT on the look out for cable thieves". I presumed he meant electrical cable and not camera cable releases !
"You and the hatchback looked suspicious so we have pulled you both"
" Got any ID ?"
" Only a gun licence "
" Are there guns in the vehicle ? "
" No and those two pheasants in the foot well aren't poached either, they are from the weekend".
I could sense this going down hill rather rapidly.
A search of the Shogun satisfied them that my night photography story was bona fide and luckily they didn't search my rucsac as the gasmask and some of the props may have proved a bit problematical.
Anyway, finally rolled in at 3:30am (when will I learn) and not sure whether Andrew got pulled or not. Could have been a pricey fine for that cyclops car and he will have wished he'd taken my £5 bet that he couldn't walk across the iced lake after all !
All in all great fun with a great guy.
Refreshments were Twinings English Breakfast tea, 2 raison whirls (both for me) and 5 doughnut rings.
Check this out www.flickr.com/groups/optical-nirvana/