Czech This Bit of Blue




I know I know it’s yet another blooming BlueStream, but I just cannot support it. You know I get these infatuations with particular trucks and I definitely have the blues at the moment. On my way home down the A12 to Colchester and just as I’m about to come off at my junction there is this lay by which is where the 300 yard marker is for the junction. The lay by was empty and it’s a really clear evening, I saw the back end of a quite intelligent frigo trailer and the unmistakeable blue shine at the front end.. I went residence and told the wife that I would be pooping out about 10pm when the targeted traffic on the A12 quietened down. For what ever cause Mrs Blog doesn’t bat an eyelid when I say I’m going back to a darkened lay by, she knows why. For what ever explanation my passion for trucks more than requires and I just have to go back and try and get a photo. 

Now a truck photo in a lay by isn’t too a lot of a issue, or so you would think

1. The truck is at the end of the lay by


2. The street lights are in the centre of the carriageway and finish about half way along the layby


3. The layby is a drive by means of one particular with a modest kerb separating it from the carriageway


4. There is no light on the front grill of the truck


5. My camera requirements a tripod to take night pictures


6. There is nonetheless lots of targeted traffic


7. I don’t want the police to turn up considering I’m about to run out on front of the site visitors!

I managed to get some tips on how to use my camera by way of the Canon G12 group on Facebook. I nevertheless,have Mr Jensen Chua’s guidelines saved on my telephone and as you can see he knows his sh*t. They have come out really properly. All these photographs have a 15 second exposure as there was no light at the front of the truck. Putting my camera on a tripod on the outdoors edge of the kerb of the lay by was the greatest idea nor was placing the camera in the middle of the drive via lane of the lay by………..but it was worth it, I’m extremely pleased with the results. Thanks Jensen and thanks to Neil Jarrold who recommended utilizing the auto lights to assist, so I place the reverse lights on the automobile, in order to place a small light on the front grill. 



I think the explanation why I love the BlueStream so considerably is purely the colour.  I appear to get blinkered by a gorgeous shade of blue and it seems to just lure me in. Romance is not dead Richie! Helped by being attached to a 730hp Scania V8 in this case, it genuinely is a prime looking motor. My only thoughts are it have to look even far more great all lit up, pity the driver was currently in bed. The BlueStreams are available worldwide, but I wonder if this is the only one operated out of Czech Republic??






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Czech This Bit of Blue