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Views from Day 2 (Pendeen to St. Ives) of our 1160 mile charity walk form Lands End to John o'Groats


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Blog: Boots of Blood (Pendeen to St. Ives) (Day 2 - Walking Land's End to John o'Groats)
Date: June 26th 2011

"Why are you so obese? You really are obese!" These words were still raw. I admit to carrying a little puppy fat, too much cheap Asian street food earlier in the year being the culprit. But obese? Surely not. But these inquisitive words from a family member had hit a nerve. I was hoping that the upcoming challenge of walking 15 miles a day for three solid months would help send these words straigh ... read more


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Comments
Date: 24th January 2012


Great picture. Do you do any work in photo shop to get this effect?

From Blog: Boots of Blood (Pendeen to St. Ives) (Day 2 - Walking Land's End to John o'Groats)
Date: 25th January 2012


Sadly I do.........I really wish my camera and ability was good enough to get this kind of photo first time around. I just use Picasa to touch some photos up from time to time. For this one, I just changed it to sepia and then increase the shadows and light.

From Blog: Boots of Blood (Pendeen to St. Ives) (Day 2 - Walking Land's End to John o'Groats)



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