To open the annual Twickenham Riverside Festival – this year dubbed the Twickenham Riverside Jubilee Festival because the Queen – there is a tug of war between some of the local drinking establishments for bragging rights and a trophy of sorts. The Barmy Arms (hosting the event), The Cabbage Patch (a really nice pub with a great folk club), and a third, independent team called the Fat Boys.
1/320sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 135mm
It was a thrilling contest, with – ah heck, I can’t remember what happened. All I know is the team from The Cabbage Patch won; if if you’re wanting to know which ones they are, they’re the only ones that look like a team in the gallery below.
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- This guy looks serious. | 1/400sec, f/4, ISO 1250, 70mm
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- The Cabbage Patch team – bunch of ringers if you ask me. | 1/250sec, f/4, ISO 1250, 70mm
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- The Fat Boys, I think. | 1/200sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 67mm
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- Tug o’ Rope. | 1/200sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 75mm
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- Taking things seriously. | 1/125sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 60mm (cropped)
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- Bunch of chancers. | 1/100sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 60mm (cropped)
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- I can’t help but get artsy sometimes. | 1/125sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 135mm
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- One of the kids has a go. | 1/320sec, f/5, ISO 2000, 52mm
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- Her brother, fighting back. | 1/500sec, f/4.5, ISO 2000, 35mm
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- Ah, a tongue out. He is really concentrating. | 1/250sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 106mm
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- 1/320sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 135mm
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- This man looks as if he’s about to soil himself. | 1/800sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 120mm
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- Pull! | 1/320sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 135mm
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- How tempting is it to just cut the rope? | 1/320sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 135mm
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- I never saw the second guy without a cigarette in his mouth. | 1/800sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 79mm
I’d also like to apologise to my email and WordPress subscribers for the ‘false start’ you got a couple of days ago. It turns out there is a keyboard shortcut to publish WordPress posts. I don’t know what it is, but I managed to push it. This is the real post this time!
