Ely - Winter Snow

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• published: 11 Feb 2012
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Today was my annual drumming trip to Ely. It was a frosty/slushy day when I left Essex. But as I travelled more inland into the Fens* of Cambridgeshire - where it was lower, damper and cooler - the snow had remained. The flat fen fields were sugar frosted with bright light snow. The branches of the trees were highlighted with a brilliant white coating that sparkled and shimmered in the full sunshine in amazing detail. The sky was clear and blue. As I neared Ely traffic started to slow down and I couldn't resist filming it. It's low res, sorry. You can just about see Ely Cathedral in the distance. It looms large on the landscape. It is said that it is "The Ship of the Fens" (because of its prominent shape that towers above the surrounding flat and watery landscape, apparently). It was constructed in the years 1083-1375. So it's been there a while. I also happened to have a MP3 of Winter Snow by Booker T & the MGs. The slow pace of the music changes the pace of the movie. The soundtrack changes the mood of the visuals in a really moody way. What do you think? * Thanks Wiki: "The Fens, also known as the Fenland(s), are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Cathedral ------------------------------------------------- Issued under the Creative Commons Licence - fair use policy. Winter Snow - Booker T. & the MG's - The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 In this video all music Copyrights are to the owner's. I do not own or take credit for the music on this movie. No-one has endorsed this. And it was my idea to put them together FOR FUN. I will remove it if asked. -------------------------------------------------