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Old 24-07-2012, 12:03 PM
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Fowey, Cornwall

Just came back from the UK after a six week tour of the south of England and captured this scene at Fowey (pronounced "foy") on the Cornwall coast. My wife and I were out for a stroll at 9 p.m. local time and two herring gulls (twice the size of our seagulls) sidled up beside us hoping for a feed we supposed so a photo opportunity presented itself. My trusty 12 year old Contax TVS 5 Mp digital seems to get better with age (with some help from Paintshop Pro) and I think this shot is up there with the latest crop of point & shoot cameras.
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Old 25-07-2012, 09:34 PM
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Cool image! Looks like the sort of place I would like to retire to.

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Old 26-07-2012, 04:38 AM
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Nice of the gulls to pose for you
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Old 28-07-2012, 01:55 PM
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I love that area in the SW.
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Old 28-07-2012, 02:44 PM
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Went there in 1969 and 1970 - been a while!
Hasn't changed
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Old 28-07-2012, 02:55 PM
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Nice shot of a nice spot, would love to visit there one day as just down the road a piece is where my great great great grand parents lived at St Erth.

Great great arrived in OZ in1865, even paid his own way it was the other side of the family that had the bracelets on when they came out.
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Old 28-07-2012, 05:50 PM
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That's amazing Ken. Grandfolks on my Mother's side come from Cornwall/Devon.
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Old 29-07-2012, 06:08 PM
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Thanks for looking guys, your comments are much appreciated. My wife's great grand parents also came from Cornwall, I put her in one of the shots living it up in the Fowey Hotel we were staying at. I uploaded some more pics for you dreamers.
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Old 29-07-2012, 09:19 PM
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That's amazing Ken. Grandfolks on my Mother's side come from Cornwall/Devon.
My Great,Great Grandfolks also on my mothers side came from Cronwall to mine for copper in Wallaroo in S.A
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