tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post482523740487058582..comments2024-03-11T08:41:25.347+00:00Comments on conradwalks: Idle momentsSir Hughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-31637014091249128222017-07-10T09:15:59.866+01:002017-07-10T09:15:59.866+01:00RR - I feel vindicated by the fact that I recognis...RR - I feel vindicated by the fact that I recognised the potential photographic artistic merits of all components of that shot before I took it - it was no flook, and I do not see myself as a philistine. In close-up, as you say, the pot has its attractive nuances, but in un- foreshortened context, viewed from my window it is an eyesore slap bang in the middle of a panoramic view across the valley backed by the distant hills including two of the The Three Peaks.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-15154656984443974702017-07-10T07:43:20.710+01:002017-07-10T07:43:20.710+01:00For shame (about the chimney pot). Without it that...For shame (about the chimney pot). Without it that view would have been photographically dull and featureless. The chimney pot gives the photo a third dimension and the sharp eye of the gull helps animate the view (Animate as used to describe certain passages of play in the TdF.)<br /><br />I invite you to look more closely at the chimney pot. It's a comparatively rare design, its function is not entirely clear and deserves some speculation, it brings contrasting colours to what you see from your window, although it is admittedly an artefact natural forces (eg, lichens) are modifying its straight lines in a pleasing way, by shifting your viewpoint - especially that of the camera - you can alter its relationship with the distant horizons.<br /><br />Strange how knee-jerk humans can be about aspects of humankind. Imagine you're driving towards towards Arnside from Milnthorp and you glance up at that hillside on which your house is located. Imagine you have billions - enough to acquire the whole of that area, destroy all the buildings and return the slope to mere grass and trees. Imagine the complex morality that exists in finding that desirable.<br /><br />Watching the TdF should have taught you differently. The helicopter shots show buildings as well as natural vistas; we see the essence of France, people and their needs not mere topography. Often the Tour can seem incidental to this endlessly varying magnificence, except that the Tour animates that which would otherwise be immobile. The Earth is people, you are a person, people make twelfth-century abbatiales and, of course, chimney pots. At 1500 feet a Peugeot resembles a shiny insect.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-68955323772107774652017-07-09T09:15:00.194+01:002017-07-09T09:15:00.194+01:00Phreerunner- I'm now denying myself watching t...Phreerunner- I'm now denying myself watching the 6:00 pm news in case I get a spolier for watching Le Tour highlights at 7:00pm.<br />----------------------<br />Beating the bounds - Hi Mark. did you live near Hollins Lane?Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-10365996545217349242017-07-07T22:51:27.508+01:002017-07-07T22:51:27.508+01:00As armchair photographs go, that can't be bad!...As armchair photographs go, that can't be bad! I left Arnside late in 2000, we may even have been near neighbours for a while!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-20852104907411633672017-07-04T20:43:25.083+01:002017-07-04T20:43:25.083+01:00Enjoy Le Tour Conrad. Though you'd have had to...Enjoy Le Tour Conrad. Though you'd have had to wait a long time today to get much excitement!Phreerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-30319983274201763262017-07-04T16:39:48.450+01:002017-07-04T16:39:48.450+01:00Alan R - Yes it was costing me £50 and all the pro...Alan R - Yes it was costing me £50 and all the programmes I used to watch seem to have turned into repeats and I found I was rarely watching it - an expensive whim.<br />-----------------<br /><br />Gayle - Oh yes! I have a monthly direct debit (only £2 per week) but I never check the results. They just send me an email if I've won which has happened about twice in seventeen years for puny amounts, but at least the Lottery supports many worthwhile areas.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-28090562179635618462017-07-04T15:14:24.822+01:002017-07-04T15:14:24.822+01:00The question is: do you buy lottery tickets?
The question is: do you buy lottery tickets? <br />Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365582190126322848.post-47799332711782303872017-07-04T10:55:12.421+01:002017-07-04T10:55:12.421+01:00I can understand you getting rid of SKY tv, we did...I can understand you getting rid of SKY tv, we did it ourselves last year and saved around £60/month. I kept SKY fibre broadband as it has been the most reliable purchase for the last decade. Not a minutes worth of problems. <br />Ive just finished reading The Fell Walkers Legacy by Michael Wood. A good easy read.AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com