Bimmer Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'm in Normandy, based in Bayeux, for the next three days. If anyone has any photo requests, I'll try to get some shots, though I can't promise anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 A panorama of photos from the top of Hill 112/113 out across the surrounding terrain? Similar from some the the hilltops N and NW of St Lo? Sort of: "this is what the infantry could see from up here". Cheers! And have a great time. Jon Edit: this Hill 112 and 113 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 How about a series of pics of the hottest looking local chicks you can find? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie_Oz Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 How about one of you mooning the local Gendarmes ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I was going to ask if there are any nude beaches in the area now... Seriously, some shots of bocage and typical fields of fire would be nice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie_Oz Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I think most of the bocage is gone now. The centuries old hedgerows have been cleared away due to modern farming methods. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmer Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'll see what I can do. I've been to St. Lo and Hill 112 in past visits, but I'm not sure I'll make it out there this time. I might have a couple of wide shots from 112 at home; I'll check when I get back. I'll try to find some bocage, but as noted above, it's not so common any more. I do have some shots from Devon in southern England, where the hedgerows are far more intact than what's left in Normandy. Heading up along the beaches today. No nude beaches I'm aware of, but they'd probably be full of 350-pound Germans anyway. Unless that's the sort of subject matter you were looking for.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie_Oz Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'll see what I can do. I've been to St. Lo and Hill 112 in past visits, but I'm not sure I'll make it out there this time. I might have a couple of wide shots from 112 at home; I'll check when I get back. I'll try to find some bocage, but as noted above, it's not so common any more. I do have some shots from Devon in southern England, where the hedgerows are far more intact than what's left in Normandy. Heading up along the beaches today. No nude beaches I'm aware of, but they'd probably be full of 350-pound Germans anyway. Unless that's the sort of subject matter you were looking for.... ok ... and the Gendarmes ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affentitten Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 There are plenty of intact hedgreows elsewhere in France. I't's just not so common in those regions that are given over to mega-acres of EU subsidised canola. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseltaylor Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Rape, we use no euphemisms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmer Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 There don't seem to be any gendarmes in France any more, just speed cameras. I haven't figured out a way to moon them at more than 110kph, but I'm working on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Good man. Carry on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie_Oz Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 There don't seem to be any gendarmes in France any more, just speed cameras. I haven't figured out a way to moon them at more than 110kph, but I'm working on it. Try the bridge at Le Harve, worked a treat for me and at much lower speed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmer Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 OK, here's a few shots of typical bocage. These were taken near Longues-sur-Mer. You can see how difficult it is to see through the foliage at a distance, and how tangled the branches are. This particular hedge was made up of fairly young growth; some include considerably larger trees. Also visible is the high berm on which the hedge is perched; this is quite typical, and would provide excellent cover. There are not many of the small roads/paths bounded on both sides by bocage, but there are a few. I was unable to get photos of these, but they are extremely narrow and would be almost impossible to maneuver in for any vehicle larger than a bicycle. The bocage on either side is often heavy old growth with many large trees, creating a sort of tunnel effect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimmer Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Here are a couple of wide shots that show how the fields are often laid out. These are from southern Devon, which is hillier than Normandy, but this makes it easier to see the layout of the fields. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie_Oz Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Nice boat. Oddly enough it looks like many of the fields around my home except we have rainforest edging cleared paddocks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnergoz Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Nice boat. Oddly enough it looks like many of the fields around my home except we have rainforest edging cleared paddocks. Presumably where you keep the T-Rex's, eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie_Oz Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Presumably where you keep the T-Rex's, eh? Just their fossils these days 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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