Waterloo Road
And from the bascule bridge
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Regarding setts and cobbles, there is also cubes.Cobbles were used with the tops left rough for the horse traffic to stop them slipping but later setts, (dressed stones)were used for a smoother finish,then along cubes which every side was equal.
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Originally Posted by
Oudeis
Something for the photography buffs.
Did these men pose for the picture? The figures look crisp and clear yet the wagon and truck seem to be whizzing by.
I know that a similar effect is obtained by panning with the subject's movements leaving the background a blur.
In the old days film speed was very slow,so a certain amount of posing went on.In the pic the man with the spade appears to speaking to the man oppposite so he could have been still for a second, he would have also been aware that the pic was being taken,as the photographer would have also been using a tripod and plate camera.
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