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Anyone who went to Rowardennan may know about this one. The Range went on the blink whilst there, which was followed by a farcical tale involving the AA ... which may come at a later stage lol.

Despite the **** ups I met Glasgow Jim (Picture here) .. .who was our recovery driver on two occasions!

A true glaswegian with a strong accent and a wicked sense of humour - a gentleman to the last!

One the way back from a failed mission to get an alternator on a sunday from Lucas in Glasgow; we came past loch lomond returning to the hotel.

Not being one to miss an opportunity, I asked Jim if he would pull up for a couple of mins and allow me to fire off a few shots. This is the result .... its one of my favourites from Loch Lomond and a reminder that great photos can be found anywhere at any time ....

Jim ... If you are reading this ... your prints in the post mate!

Next time I'm in glasgow we can definately have a wee swallie!

PS - Do Jim a favour and view it LARGE lol

Camera:Canon EOS 20D
Lens:10-22
Recording media:100 ISO RAW
Title:Glasgow Jim & His AA Truck
Username:culturedcanvas culturedcanvas
Uploaded:15 Nov 2006 - 9:36 AM
Tags:Aa, Landscape, Landscape / travel, Lock lomond, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Rowardennan, Rowardennan06
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sut68
sut68 (e2 Member)
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1965 forum postssut68 vcard England75 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 9:38 AM
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Nice story and a cracking image Dan.

Paul

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Tandberg
15 Nov 2006 - 9:39 AM
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Yeah good story Dan

And a cracking image!
Nice detail and expo
Well done Mate
Dave

Jouİo
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56 forum posts Finland
15 Nov 2006 - 9:42 AM
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superb, Dan!

Jouko

andytvcams
15 Nov 2006 - 9:43 AM
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Quote: Yeah good story Dan

LOL,If only you knew the half of it Smile

Andy...

culturedcanvas
15 Nov 2006 - 9:45 AM
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Andy

I was going to write it! But I didn't want to wear the ends of my fingers out lol ... when the AA have finally sent me my compmensation cheque I might get around to writing an AA review lol.

D

Chant57
Chant57 (e2 Member)
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340 forum postsChant57 vcard United Kingdom2 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 9:47 AM
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A cracking image and super description!
C

chrisrudland
15 Nov 2006 - 9:48 AM
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Superb presentation and I like the timing, even used the AA logo in the title which is a nice touch.

Chris

culturedcanvas
15 Nov 2006 - 9:50 AM
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Thanks for the comment everyone - Chris I wanted the shot be suitable as an AA advert. They'll be getting an e-mail asking if they want to buy it lol

glenalva
15 Nov 2006 - 9:54 AM
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Sounds like you met a typical Glaswegian there! Cracking image and great to read the story behind it Smile

Ali

pennyspike
15 Nov 2006 - 10:07 AM
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Congrats on the HC. A good example of triumph out of adversity.
Penny
PS Hope Jim sees it.

culturedcanvas
15 Nov 2006 - 10:10 AM
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Cheers Penny ... Jim's prints in the post to him today!

Thanks for the HC Pete ... glad you like it!

Dan

Buffalo_Tom
Buffalo_Tom (e2 Member)
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2308 forum postsBuffalo_Tom vcard Wales9 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 10:17 AM
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Great story and picture.
Excellent.
Tom.

jeanie
jeanie (e2 Member)
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5933 forum postsjeanie vcard United Kingdom6 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 10:24 AM
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LOL!!! Well, fancy breaking down and getting an HC for the suffering.....

Jeanie

MikeBonsall
15 Nov 2006 - 10:41 AM
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A great shot and VERY commercial.

Mike

DiegoDesigns
15 Nov 2006 - 11:27 AM
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I imagine the AA would pay handsomely for this shot. Brilliant capture.

Dave

Skichic
15 Nov 2006 - 11:41 AM
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That was one of my first thoughts too - that the AA would surely buy this shot. It's a really good image.


Quote: and a reminder that great photos can be found anywhere at any time ....

Indeed!

Eileene.

ps: Jeanie's comment - LOL! Smile

Chriscj
15 Nov 2006 - 11:58 AM
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Excellent work Dan, congrats on your HC too.

Chris

daviewat
15 Nov 2006 - 12:21 PM
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It was a bit of a farse that episode for you Smile)))


Still all well now i take it ????



Dave

TeresaH
15 Nov 2006 - 12:34 PM
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Great story, and great pic.

Nice to have met you too on the meet.

Teresa

Paul_Barr
15 Nov 2006 - 12:51 PM
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This shot captures the story well Dan.

Not a good advert for Range Rover though.

Paul

caotiquemind
15 Nov 2006 - 1:16 PM
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Great colors and fantastic lighting.
I like so much the composition and the sky in contrast with the image colors.

Good work!

Noe

conrad
conrad (e2 Member)
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10712 forum postsconrad vcard 113 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 2:01 PM
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Quote: great photos can be found anywhere at any time

And so can awards - third or fourth from the Meet, I think...? Well deserved! It was a good idea to shoot this, and very well executed.

Conrad

PatrickSmith
15 Nov 2006 - 3:23 PM
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Quote: LOL,If only you knew the half of it Smile


Now we MUST know the other half....

This is very well done indeed.

Patrick

chris-p
chris-p (e2 Member)
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61 forum postschris-p vcard England
15 Nov 2006 - 3:44 PM
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A pleasure to read and view...made my afternoon

beaniebabe
15 Nov 2006 - 3:44 PM
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brilliant Dan..shame about the range rover though

congrats on HC :o)

Angie x

talltrees
15 Nov 2006 - 4:27 PM
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You need to get on that phone to the AA...WONDERFUL PIC

Mari
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1824 forum posts Wales
15 Nov 2006 - 6:20 PM
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Brilliant image, I bet Jim is well chuffed with this Dan

Mari Smile

colin
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697 forum posts Scotland5 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 6:21 PM
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Wonderful capture, Dan.
Every cloud, and all that....

Colin

Rob_p
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80 forum posts
15 Nov 2006 - 7:07 PM
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That is a stunning image, the sky, the lorry lights and the focus on his jacket are spot on.

We need more stuff like this Smile

Nice pf too
Rob

Camairish
15 Nov 2006 - 7:15 PM
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What a simply stunning image - very well done on having the vision to create this, best I've seen here for a while,

Ian.

DouglasLatham
DouglasLatham (e2 Member)
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454 forum postsDouglasLatham vcard England
15 Nov 2006 - 7:58 PM
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what a great shot Dan Smile

Dougie

martin.w
martin.w (e2 Member)
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336 forum postsmartin.w vcard United Kingdom16 Constructive Critique Points
15 Nov 2006 - 8:05 PM
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Well done for coming up with such a different image. Fully deserves the HC.

fauxtography
15 Nov 2006 - 8:06 PM
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a good idea Dan.. and a very nice image.

Big Bri
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15310 forum posts England
15 Nov 2006 - 10:45 PM
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Cracking photo Dan. Well impressed that you should think of this in the middle of all the problems you had up there.

tepot
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4416 forum posts United Kingdom
16 Nov 2006 - 2:14 AM
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love the movement you have caught in Jim, exposure spot on too, great image.

redstag
16 Nov 2006 - 11:48 AM
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Congrats on the RC and HC. This is a superb shot and well worthy of the awards. Just hope the AA agree!
All the best
Jon

deviant
20 Nov 2006 - 11:35 AM
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Great atmosphere and I like the story also.

robporter
21 Nov 2006 - 9:04 AM
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A superb image, and quite a different 'landscape' to most.

You want to join the RAC - can't recommend them highly enough... broke down on the M6 in driving rain on the way to the Lakes last week. RAC van there in 12 mins took us off the motorway, tow truck another 10 mins, took us to the nearest dealership near Ambleside, and we then had a hire car the next morning at 9.30am until the car was fixed. This is the third time in a year I've needed them (French cars for you), and every time they have been superb.

Rob.

Sabreur
24 Nov 2006 - 1:55 PM
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Making the most of any opportunity! Well worth the HC.

bandidos
25 Nov 2006 - 7:37 PM
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Great picture, great story!

dazzaman
25 Nov 2006 - 10:15 PM
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this is a belter dan.
this would make a good advert poster for the AA.

WELL CAPTURED DAN

daz

Paul Morgan
Paul Morgan (e2 Member)
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12337 forum postsPaul Morgan vcard England6 Constructive Critique Points
14 Dec 2006 - 1:39 AM
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Pure quality Dan, I`m hoping to get out one night soon with a motorway brakedown recovery crew and see what pics I could get. Great work.

Paul

chinny
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492 forum posts United Kingdom
22 Dec 2006 - 7:25 PM
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Hi Did you sell this image?

scragend
16 Jan 2007 - 12:12 AM
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It looks to all the world like a commercial image. Well done! Only downside to using such a wide lens is that your 'Range' looks like a small Fiat Panda on first glance! Smile

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