These are my Tricker's Herman boots in mogano shell. Every so often you can pick them up from the Tricker's eBay store. I haven't had any problems with water.
I agree with most of the comments in this thread. You may also find the advice of Ken Rockwell useful regarding the use of wide angle lenses, especially useful kenrockwell.com. Sometimes the "wide effect" can be put to good...
I recently puchased a pair of Hunters. I considered Le Chameau and Aigle but the fit wasn't right. Some of Hunters are made for large calf muscles and you can find the sizing on their website...
These are my JLP Brooklands in black museum calf. The black colour is lightly mottled with grey. I do like the finish, but if I bought them again I'd go for black. After polishing a dozen times, I can't really see the museum finish.