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)
danob
Very nicely done living just down the raod and a regular on the Kennet and Avon this is wonderful
ScinttyPoo
A nostalgic piece? Very nice. I like the sentiments behind it.
Iceshark39
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!
Sylvia
So ~Beautiful & Evocative~ Land of Dreams... I've been there :-} FABULOUS!! ^5^
mel841
Masterful piece!!
ESarge
Fantastic lighting and details!! Well done!
swjkie100
Very interesting story and image to go along with it -^ Refreshing experience, I would imagine ^^
evinrude
You bohemian, you. Excellent scene.
ledwolorz
Fantastic scene,lighting and details.wonderful work.
GRA
Heading for Bristol 5+
7Sins
Great scene with superb attention to detail. Love the history behind it too, the good old days eh? :)
tallpindo
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.
lorddarkwolf
way cool!
seedydeedee
Great image and a greater tale to go with it. :)
Igolochka
Excellent work on this impressive image, five stars!
RBlue
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.
mhossack
Fantastic image!
Forevernyt
Sounds like you took lemons and made lemon merangue(sp?) pie. Great looking scene as well!
Cimaira
wonderful image! Sounds like you took the opportunity to start fresh!
ragouc
Cool scene. Good light and render.
cjoe
Read the story late...nice!...I bet it brings back great memories!...perfect!
cole4965
Really beautifully done!!!
amirapsp
This is really great work and detail Thomas. Love it. Hugs
e-brink
Fantastic image. I've been looking for a narrow boat model myself. I love the way you did the water here!
efron_241
Like an old Belgium town.. or Venice
Azr1el
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 :)
behzad
I like it every much, nice work.