Comments on: The Life Antarctic with Ran Fiennes http://manolomen.com/2009/12/26/the-life-antarctic-with-ran-fiennes/ Fashion and Lifestyle Advice for Men Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jake http://manolomen.com/2009/12/26/the-life-antarctic-with-ran-fiennes/comment-page-1/#comment-142425 Jake Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:39:10 +0000 http://manolomen.com/?p=1556#comment-142425 He's an interesting man, is Ranulph. A famous (and possibly true) legend from his time at Eton is that he disrupted the traditional Procession of Boats (when the school rowers parade in old-fashioned wooden boats, in which they then stand up http://bit.ly/5O2J8j) by donning scuba gear and swimming under the boats where he could rock them, and tip the rowers into the water. As a former Eton rower myself, I've never found this quite as funny as everyone else seems to, but I suppose you have to admire his commitment to causing havoc! If the legend is to be believed, he was then expelled from Eton and told never to return. Something the school has quietly gone back on in more recent years, when having him come and talk in assemblies seemed like a nice idea... He’s an interesting man, is Ranulph. A famous (and possibly true) legend from his time at Eton is that he disrupted the traditional Procession of Boats (when the school rowers parade in old-fashioned wooden boats, in which they then stand up http://bit.ly/5O2J8j) by donning scuba gear and swimming under the boats where he could rock them, and tip the rowers into the water.

As a former Eton rower myself, I’ve never found this quite as funny as everyone else seems to, but I suppose you have to admire his commitment to causing havoc! If the legend is to be believed, he was then expelled from Eton and told never to return. Something the school has quietly gone back on in more recent years, when having him come and talk in assemblies seemed like a nice idea…

]]> By: Robert_H http://manolomen.com/2009/12/26/the-life-antarctic-with-ran-fiennes/comment-page-1/#comment-142327 Robert_H Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:24:46 +0000 http://manolomen.com/?p=1556#comment-142327 I don't think there was any PS'ing done on those first two images. It looks like his sunglasses were held on with a strap and when he pulled them off his head, it gave him that "<i>Wolverine</i> style-job. The color levels were probably tweaked but I don't think anyone cut-&-pasted his head onto the bookcover. All the rest of the ice matches between the photos except what was attached to his nose protector. And I've now spent WAY to much time on this - goodnight. I don’t think there was any PS’ing done on those first two images. It looks like his sunglasses were held on with a strap and when he pulled them off his head, it gave him that “Wolverine style-job. The color levels were probably tweaked but I don’t think anyone cut-&-pasted his head onto the bookcover. All the rest of the ice matches between the photos except what was attached to his nose protector.

And I’ve now spent WAY to much time on this – goodnight.

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