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A tour on the Grand Union Canal

Summer sunshine tourist photography - or the spirit of Life just happens.



A photography tour on the the grand union canal
Sometimes life just happens. And one has to hop on. That would be the gist of this story.

On the day of arrival I took our weekend guest, my good friend from Norway to one of my favourite spots in the neighbourhood: to the Iron Trunk Aqueduct. This Aqueduct lets the Grand Union Canal cross the River Ouse in Stony Stratford - so it is an open water bridge (Maybe this is part of Wolverton. It does not matter.). Along the Aqueduct is a mooring place for the canal boats. A peaceful place, what many boat dwellers call their home… Read More...

Lighthouses - I

Being at the right place at the right time.


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On one of my last trips along the norther East Coast in the U.S. I made it up to Cape Neddick in York, Maine. My destination was the Nubble light house. Since this was a rather spontaneous decision I made it there in the mid afternoon on a sunny Sunday - amongst busloads of other tourists. But being patient enough, I managed to capture the image of the Nubble Light house below.Although it looks rather unreal, this is done at the right time with the right equipment.

Nubble Lighthouse at sunset, York Beach, Maine

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The old baptist church

Another visit to the old stone baptist church in Boylston


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The old stone baptist church, Boyston, Massachusetts
On a Sunday afternoon cruise I drove by one of my favorite locations, the old stone baptist church in Boylston, Massachusetts. This church sits aside the reservoir and is the the last reminder of an old town, which was located in the valley below the church before the reservoir was flooded in the early nineteen hundreds...

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