Reading - top of the world by ThomasMacCallum
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Description
Back in 1995 whe I had a full beard and dreads, my first child was born, Kyra. The day she was born I was fired from my job labouring for a small country building firm so my lady, my daughter and I moved onto a narrowboat (a 50ft traditional midlands barge) and set off with no particular destination in mind. I was remembering how I felt when I left the Thames river heading west to the Kennet and Avon canal - top of the world - I was in my element.
Credit to:
Pearce aka Smudger for the narrowboat
Richard Szydelko for "Venice for C"
Comments (27)
Very nicely done living just down the raod and a regular on the Kennet and Avon this is wonderful
A nostalgic piece? Very nice. I like the sentiments behind it.
Beautiful image! Very touching story with it. The best images are those that come from the heart, with personal meaning and sentiment. This is certainly key among them. Very nicely done!
So ~Beautiful & Evocative~ Land of Dreams... I've been there :-} FABULOUS!! ^5^
Masterful piece!!
Fantastic lighting and details!! Well done!
Very interesting story and image to go along with it -^ Refreshing experience, I would imagine ^^
You bohemian, you. Excellent scene.
Fantastic scene,lighting and details.wonderful work.
Heading for Bristol 5+
Great scene with superb attention to detail. Love the history behind it too, the good old days eh? :)
The water seems so free. Damp mornings eventually air out. Not knowing where you are going leads to a familiar place. What a surprise. Randomness is bounded by free association and guesswork.
way cool!
Great image and a greater tale to go with it. :)
Excellent work on this impressive image, five stars!
Hey! I was the exact same way!! Well, no dread locks. And ... I wasn't on the Thames. Oh, and I never piloted any boats.. I did drive a jet ski.... But ....The feeling was the same... I guess.
Fantastic image!
Sounds like you took lemons and made lemon merangue(sp?) pie. Great looking scene as well!
wonderful image! Sounds like you took the opportunity to start fresh!
Cool scene. Good light and render.
Read the story late...nice!...I bet it brings back great memories!...perfect!
Really beautifully done!!!
This is really great work and detail Thomas. Love it. Hugs
Fantastic image. I've been looking for a narrow boat model myself. I love the way you did the water here!
Like an old Belgium town.. or Venice
Wonderful image - I can totally believe that the character in your image is on top of the world. Thank you for sharing this memory with us :)
I like it every much, nice work.