I’d intended going for a walk with Alex along the Forth & Clyde canal and we did start the walk, but then had a change of direction
We both agreed that the weather wasn’t playing fair with us and those big black clouds weren’t allowing any directional light through, so instead of ploughing on, we walked back to the car at Auchinstarry and drove to the Kelpies instead. The further east we went, the more sunlight we saw. We were definitely going in the right direction.
The Helix Park, where the Kelpies live was mobbed. Not so the carpark you have to pay for. Only foreign visitors were parked there and a couple of photogs (us). Most of the locals, and by Locals I mean, mean Scots would rather squeeze into a tiny space in the free carpark and then walk a mile to the Kelpies than pay a few quid to park right next to them. We were the odd ones out. Alex paid, I drove.
I think we were both looking for ‘people shots’ today and anything just that wee bit unusual. A different angle or something that took your fancy, really. I was trying to get more photos of people, something I usually avoid. Today I’d break my rule. We had a quick lunch and then split up. I tried a few shot of barges on the Forth & Clyde canal, that same Forth & Clyde we’d rejected back at Auchinstarry as a bit boring with too much flat lighting. It’s amazing what a difference a few miles makes. After a couple of hours of shutter clicking we were done and headed home. Alex to Motherwell and me to Cumbersheugh after I’d dropped him off at the train station.
Back home it was Carrot & Lentil Curry for dinner made by Scamp. Not as hot as it sometimes is, but it will improve tomorrow, I’m sure, but if it stays the same as today’s, I won’t be disappointed.
A run through of the Outside Spin again tonight and I was much more confident about it. Still not so confident about the Cross Basic in the Cha-Cha, but after a heated discussion I’m beginning to see that Scamp is probably correct in her description of it. We may get a chance to test out both tomorrow if we go to the tea dance.
PoD turned out to be a ‘people photo’ from The Kelpies.
Tomorrow there’s a tea dance and we may go to it.