9th September 2007
stranded pole
09/09/2007
stranded pole
stranded pole | click for previous photo click to view full screen
stranded pole | click for previous photo
one thing i didn't realise before i went punting was how easy it is to get your pole stuck in the river. you are effectively pressing the pole down to the muddy riverbed and pushing the punt along. it can be quite a hairy moment when you and pull the pole out while floating away and it doesn't move. i never lost the pole when i was punting but not everyone was so lucky, we rescued a couple for some other people but weren't able to reach this particular one. instead the punter who had let go stripped down to his shorts and dived into the river to the rescue. as we cheered and sang the theme tune to baywatch.

i preferred a more desaturated look to this image which is different from the original
one thing i didn't realise before i went punting was how easy it is to get your pole stuck in the river. you are effectively pressing the pole down to the muddy riverbed and pushing the punt along. it can be quite a hairy moment when you and pull the pole out while floating away and it doesn't move. i never lost the pole when i was punting but not everyone was so lucky, we rescued a couple for some other people but weren't able to reach this particular one. instead the punter who had let go stripped down to his shorts and dived into the river to the rescue. as we cheered and sang the theme tune to baywatch.

i preferred a more desaturated look to this image which is different from the original