On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 10:48 AM, David Cragg <[email protected]> wrote: > I seem to remember when John Liley photographed a boatee doing that in cold > blood he got shot at and warned not to publish the shot lest the man got done > by BW (or BTW). > > Saw a film of this done by old boatmen - it was a lot smoother and totally > effortless.
I take it you are talking about the thumblining - as far as I know not a problem with BW? Obviously these days you have to stop in the bottom of the lock to close the gate and drop the paddle again. The second attempt at the next lock worked better, and it really needs a lot of local knowledge and practice to get it right. By the way, which film shows it? Cheers, Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
