Canal du Midi, France
The idea of creating a waterway as a shortcut between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea had captured the imagination of successive French Kings and governments since Roman times. The regional route overland was slow, uncomfortable and haunted by bandits; the three thousand kilometre passage by sea took at least a month and was also dangerous as ships negotiating the Spanish coast dodged storms and Barbary pirates to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Have Bag, Will Travel 
What a beautiful photo. Very Monet.
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Worked well on the header too.
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Thanks. Shot an hour before sunset with a tripod, ISO set at 100 or 200 and shutter speed anywhere from 2 to 15 seconds, depending on the amount of daylight remaining. If I use a dark ND filter, I put the camera on manual focus, bump up the ISO and use a slower shutter speed to allow more light to come in.
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Ah right. Yeah I do all that too… Perhaps you should start a photoblog? 🙂
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Like the muted colours and reflections.
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Thanks – it was just a fluke!
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