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The Oxford Canal in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
The Oxford Canal is amongst the earliest of cuts in the Canal Age. It was initially designed by James Brindley, succeeded by Samuel Simcock and Robert Whitworth after Brindley's untimely death in 1772 at the age of 56.
It was opened in sections between 1774 and 1790 with the purpose of bringing coal from the Coventry coalfields to Oxford and the River Thames. The canal formed part of Brindley's grand plan for a waterway 'cross' linking the rivers Thames, Mersey, Trent and Severn.
The Oxford Canal provided a direct link with London via the Thames, and for several years was hugely profitable. The arrival of the Grand Junction Canal, linking Braunston to London and later becoming the backbone of the Grand Union Canal, finally broke its stranglehold and effectively bypassed the southern half of the Oxford Canal.
Nonetheless, it brought more traffic to the northern section, which soon required upgrading. The Oxford Canal was originally built to the contour method favoured by Brindley, which not only meant that earthworks were minimised, but that the canal could call at many villages and wharves along the route.
Boating at BraunstonIn the 1830s, Marc Brunel and William Cubitt made the most of developments in engineering to straighten Brindley's original line. Several of the resulting 'loops', where the new line bisected the old, can still be seen: some have found use as tranquil moorings.
But the southern section between Napton and Oxford remains remarkably unspoilt and offers an evocative insight into canal life as it would have been two centuries ago. Trade began to seriously decline on the Oxford after World War II, but commerce continued well into the 1960s.
Tooley's Boatyard, in Banbury, is famous as the spot from where canal pioneer Tom Rolt set out on his 1930s journey around the waterways. His travels in Cressy were immortalised in the book Narrow Boat, which directly led to the formation of the Inland Waterways Association and the campaign to save the waterways.
The historic Oxford terminus of the canal is long lost, sold to Nuffield College and redeveloped as a public car park. However, support is growing for proposals to reinstate it as the heart of a new cultural quarter for the city.
Information Source:
canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-rive...
today I had work, and that was about it. joe's band, waking nelson (myspace.com/wakingnelson) had a show today, but it's in CT so I couldn't make it :(
when I got home, I started dinner, took a few photos while there was still light, and finished editing photos of tara. julia, ever the life saver when it comes to my in...decision with photos, helped me narrow them down enough to make a blog post tomorrow morning or maybe even tonight, hooray! I still have to make a million catch-up blog posts, I have to finish editing/posting the lovely hil's shoot, and I have a lot of stuff to post to flickr, too. maybe I'll get all this done wednesday/thursday :P
tomorrow I have work again, and Abby needs me to take more photos while I'm there. I'm really excited for sunday-thursday, though. it's going to be fun, and relaxing, and lovely.
Ce soir, la lune rêve avec plus de paresse ;
Ainsi qu'une beauté, sur de nombreux coussins,
Qui d'une main distraite et légère caresse
Avant de s'endormir le contour de ses seins,
Sur le dos satiné des molles avalanches,
Mourante, elle se livre aux longues pâmoisons,
Et promène ses yeux sur les visions blanches
Qui montent dans l'azur comme des floraisons.
Quand parfois sur ce globe, en sa langueur oisive,
Elle laisse filer une larme furtive,
Un poète pieux, ennemi du sommeil,
Dans le creux de sa main prend cette larme pâle,
Aux reflets irisés comme un fragment d'opale,
Et la met dans son coeur loin des yeux du soleil.
Baudelaire
N16502 - Embraer ERJ-135ER - Contour Aviation
leased from Keybank Equipment Finance
(untitled - ex United Express -c/s)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 145166 - built in 1999 -
leased to Contour Aviation since 08/2017
Some of the retired regional jets have found a new role -
this one is arriving with the Country-band "Florida Georgia Line" for their concert in Hamilton
N16502 - Embraer ERJ-135ER - Contour Aviation
leased from Keybank Equipment Finance
(untitled - ex United Express -c/s)
at Hamilton International Airport (YHM)
c/n 145166 - built in 1999 -
leased to Contour Aviation since 08/2017
Some of the retired regional jets have found a new role -
this one is arriving with the Country-band "Florida Georgia Line" for their concert in Hamilton
I've always liked the contours on this field at Hawthorn so I got up this morning to take the dog for a walk around one of my favorite local stamping grounds. Made a nice change from heading to the beach. A blend of two bracketed exposures.
A view overlooking Wahweap Bay and Antelope Island. With the Grand Staircase Escalante in the background. The sun had set, the shadows vanished, and the sky was full of color. The winds were gusting over 30mph. Not the ideal conditions to shoot in, but the colors of the landscape made it worth the effort. Some consider the ultra wide lens as the best landscape lens. Not here. The best lens for landscape is the one that the landscape dictates. In this case, I chose the telephoto.
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Morelia City, Mexico.
This is the final part of this sunset triad/set in three consecutive days. Shots were taken from 6pm to 7pm featuring different weather conditions and humidity. I really loved this last one as it has multiple colour shades.
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Regards
Kissimmee, Florida - 01/30/10
Collector car sits patiently waiting its turn on the auction block. No, I didn't make note of exactly what kind of car this is and should know it anyway...I think I was too engrossed in what I was doing.
Thinking of you, Enzo Simone, Vincent Roland Simone
while lightpainting this Les Paul. Shine on!
*used light painting flutes to create this contoured lighting effect.
f13 , 41 sec, 200 iso
Contour Airlines ERJ135 N16501 about to land on Runway 33L at BWI still in ex-United Express colors.
The morning light bathes the canyon walls opposite Dead Horse Point, Utah, revealing the intricate shapes, patterns, and contours sculpted by millions of years of natural forces.