Hi, The archive (down since 17/10) is back up so I can now post something on this event without worrying about duplication.
As Jostein notes, it was an excellent weekend in weather, company and photography terms. It just was a bit short..... Hadrian's Wall was a spectactular as I have ever seen it. The rebuilt gatehouse was at South Shields, the southern town on the Tyne estuary. Not floodlit, unfortunately, but still an interesting session. The castles were superb, as was the weather on the coast. One small observation: we were walking through the dunes next to Bamburgh castle, looking for a shot. I was ahead and Jostein was some distance behind me with his 654/31mm combo in hand and his tripod over his shoulder. I heard an awful clatter and an exclaimation from Jostein. Thinking he had dropped his tripod, I turned around. To see a worried Jostein and a stunned Golden Labrador, which had been trying to run past Jostein on the dune path and had gone headlong into his camera. The owner was most apologetic, the dog recovered quickly and it was only later that we discovered that the front element of the lens had been dislodged..... At the next castle, I did manage to expose some film of Jostein getting perilously close to the surf in order to get the shot he wanted. My film order arrived on the Monday. mike
