Bridge of Sights

Well here's an old one. This is a slide I took of the Kennet and Avon canal back in 1997, scanned with my DSLR and a macro lens. I am always surprised how poor my results were from film, compared to the modern super clean digital cameras with their comuter optimised lenses.

Furthermore, the old 3x2 format of slide film seems strangely long and narrow after a few years with 4x3 format.





This is part of the canal that leads to the Newbury marina: A place to tie up your boat and pop into town.

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  1. Jim Huckle14 June 2012 at 12:00

    ...and always an entertaining bridge to cycle over, especially when heading towards Newbury!

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