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Good Morning all :) Hope everyone is as good as they can be :) Quiet weekend for me again (like i have noisy weekends !) Havent used my camera in about 2 weeks due to mobility issues but hey ho ..never mind as i am off on wednesday on a cruise :) yipeeeee. Ok granted it is a cruise on a boat called MV Pocahontas , and leaves from 800yrds from my flat . It then takes a slow steady pace not to the Bahamas , or the Med ..but to... wait for it ....London ..hehe Going to be a long day tho 1030 til 1800 on a boat , and is the first time i have been out of Gravesend for months . Plus my dad is coming with me ,and is expecting me to show him how to use his camera :O hehe ..(i am just learning myself !) Soo looking forward to it , have never seen London from the river .My camera will be overheating .....Greenwich , the dome , the Flood Barrier, all the bridges , the tower etc etc from a totally different perspective . Had a choice to get out at greenwich and walk around (haha not an option!) and we would have missed all the sites of central London . As for today ... looks like the sun is coming out so think i might consider going into town ..it is only 100 m away and feel i can make it today:) All the Best Rich :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Oh London from the Thames, how wonderful. I've been down there a couple of times with my kids this summer, but not as far as the Thames barrier. Must try that some time. Hope you had a great day.
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Hi Rich
I'm sure you'll really enjoy it. I love boat trips- I've been on the Thames several times and it's always a must see when I have visitors from far away. London is fantastic from the river, and you're right, your camera will be overheating. There's so much to see- on both sides. Going through Tower bridge is brilliant. I took my 9 yr old niece from Greenwich down to Westminster and she was so thrilled by it. I've always wanted to go down the river at night too. How far west are you going?
You say you live in Gravesend- I used to live across the river in Tilbury many years ago and used to love going down to see the cruise ships from abroad.
Have a lovely time
Maria x
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Thanks merry berry and Maria apparently it all depends on the tide how far west we go , but will tell you on Thursday but Chelsea was mentioned . I live about 800 yards from the river but cannot see it from home .. when i can get down there especially if its early morning .it is so relaxing :) I have got bored with taking snaps of the power station ;) hehe I have been on the Tilbury Gravesend ferry , but not a lot over there (apart from the fort) ..oh and of course the rest of Essex (where i was bought up ) Again Thanks :) Rich "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hi Rich That sounds like a really great day out and with the camera too! I would be in my element  Hope your joints give you the day off and you are able to benefit from the change of scenery. Feel quite envious ... however, all being well (especially knees!) I'll be off to the NRAS Group Coordinators Training in Maidenhead week after next so that will be a fun time and something to look forward to  Do report back Rich, with photos please!! Lyn x
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Thanks Lyn :) Yes i will try to post some images , i will have to get an image shack or other account by the looks of things to post images. Ive so got into photography the last few months .. bought a fujis200EXR bridge camera in March (definitely upped the quality of my images!) All my images so far have been of Gravesend , as thats as far as ive gone hehe. Luckily i am just about walk able distance (on some days) from the Thames and a lovely Park , and the Town Centre, sp plenty of images to snap :) But this will be different :) Good luck with the training .. funny i used to hate training courses ..now i love them ..got a few CAB ones coming up :) Edit .just got an image shack account and this is a test :)  By richcottee at 2010-09-05 Rich X "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hi Rich-I can recommend Photography Cafe as a great photography site to join. It's one I moderate on and is a family related site with everyone from raw beginners to enthusiastic amateurs (that's me!) to absoluely amazing photographers, all willing to help, advise and praise! There's a gallery too where you can post your pics and ask for constructive critique if you want it. http://www.photography-cafe.comYES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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Thanks Julie ..:) I will have a look later .. have been on flickr for a while and am a member (since March) of the Fuji -myfinepix site which has weekly and monthly and daily comps and a forum . I think enthusiastic amateur describes me , hence this Thames trip is purely photographic ..plus with added extra of catching up with my Dad (Mum died last December after losing a long battle with lymphatic cancer.. so the "single " life is all very strange to him) Funnily enough she left me a little money when she departed , and the new camera , in effect is the result of that , so the trip is even more poignant! Anyway enough Ramblings hehe Catch you all later .. Rich X "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Aw-that sound lovely Rich! YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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Joined: 12/3/2009 Posts: 2,237 Location: nr Southampton
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oooh that is exciting- I love boat trips! I always try and do one a year.
my son is going on an "exploring digital photography" course with my dad later this month. he is 15 and got a digi camera (basic point and shoot job) for his birthday and is going to learn to make the best of it. Who knows, it might become a life long hobby for him!
hope you have a great time
Jenni how to be a velvet bulldoser
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He's welcome on Photography Cafe too Jenni! YES I'VE CHANGED, PAIN DOES THAT TO PEOPLE.
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Have a wonderful trip Rich.  I'll be looking at the photography cafe too Julie!  Jan x
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Hi Rich I used to have a brother in Gravesend ( you may even know him had a public job ) I now have a nephew and a great neice livin there .( nephew part time in Army ) My name is Christine chris chockers Chrissy ( sounds alfull in Norfolk ) 57 Married with a son just finshed his masters and wants a phd come from Norfolk . i am mad .Well like to live as when i had a flare up i was months and months getting better and Steve my hubby pushed me in a chair as could walk only a few yards behind me now since MTX i have also a scleroderma overlap which is mild but changing Welcome to the forum . I also like the cambra and will go out just to take photos .I have a Nickon 950 ( ? big one )and a Lumix panasonic . Love Chris  The chocolate eating housewife ...The washer woman .....naughty lady
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Thanks all :) Chris .. give me a chance ..i have only been in Gravesend 2 years .. so only know 75% of the people here so far ..but i am getting there ;) hehe Well peeing down with rain here at the moment ..but have looked at 3 weather forecasts and it looks clearer for Wednesday then rain again Thursday :) Just incase im making a plastic "snood" for my camera , as i cannot do the trip without taking hundreds of images :) And do you mean a Nikon D50 ..if so then that's a proper camera ..mine is just pretend ;) .. and thx Jenni and Jen :) Looks like lots of new prospective members for the photography cafe then Julie :) Rich ... a soaked through rich :) X "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hello Rich Wishing you happy time and 'mobile' time on your boat trip to London on Wednesday. I hope the weather will be better. I am in Somerset and it is dreadfully heavy rain and my mood is heavy with it. I hate rain Anyway have good day Rose
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not raining here yet i have a nickon cambra think its a 450 .It old now it was one of the best for close ups it twisted round in 2 parts all metal super cambra but heavy for round neck so have a small one now . i brought the nickon off someone who was going away to live at the time i think they about £500 i got a bargin Christine know what it is now nickon 950 The chocolate eating housewife ...The washer woman .....naughty lady
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Rich, hope you enjoy your trip around London, the weather forecast is for rain from today through to Thursday apparently, sorry!!! I have lived in London all my life, been on the trips many times. Even if its not great weather, it should still be a memorable trip, wishing you well BARBARA
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hehe Barbara ...well I'm the eternal optimist . I will wake up tomorrow and the sun will be shining ..i don't mind if it's raining on the return leg as i've a feeling my camera's battery will have run out ;) and .... i will wake up and not have any fatigue or aches anywhere ! hehe ....i live in hope for both :) I am "doctoring" some see-through freezer bags to protect my camera from the rain :) A "Camera Condom" so to speak :) oo just had a look at that Nikon 450 .. what an odd looking camera ;) Have a good day all :) Ricardo XII du Gravesende and it's environs :) "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hello well i made it to the cruise ..and it didn't rain ..wooohoo. Sat on the boat from about 1030 am til 1630 , and boy am i suffering now !! Ache all over and mind fogged .. oh well it was worth it :) I would recommend it to anyone ..I took over 300 images :O most of which are ok :) Geography or lie of the land is so different from the River ..trying to identify places from there too, especially east of London:) Anyway here are a few images ..resized for here :)  By richcottee at 2010-09-09  By richcottee at 2010-09-09  By richcottee at 2010-09-09  By richcottee at 2010-09-09  By richcottee at 2010-09-09 Well that's 5 out of 300 odd .. think i will have to do it again , as it's brilliant being able to sit there in the boat and just snap away :) I hope for better weather next year though :) Rich :) XX "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'."
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Hi Rich Thanks for posting the pics, they are good ! and pleased to hear the rain stayed away Hope you are having a good rest today, it was a long one yesterday, you did well and as you say well worth it. Take care Julia
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