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go bigger for detail. this was with my walkabout 28-135 lens... i can only imagine what a macro lens would do... someday... :)
Old lock in the Meat Packing District in Manhattan, New York City, NY. This neighborhood is now a mix of high end design and the former meat packing factories that once dominated.
This was a lock box outside the spa area. It was where the guests use to keep their belongings while being pampered.
The Baker Hotel
Mineral Wells, Texas
OurDailyChallenge "The Mail"
We don't have door to door delivery, so most folks in Stayner have a lock box where we can pick up our mail 24/7. This lobby is relatively new and all new boxes were installed during recent renovations. You can see the change in the floor where the lobby was extended.
Lock 13 on the Mississippi River was crowded with probably 200 eagles on the ice and in the trees. This whole ice floe was moving pretty fast in the water. The wind was raw and blustery. This isn't a great photo because of all the movement . The tripod was shaking in the wind
Floating docks are being towed through Lachine lock in preparation for the upcoming winter freeze. And this man is in charge, not of gears and cranks, but a complex electronic panel. Floating docks are being towed through Lachine lock, preparing for the upcoming winter freeze.
The Lachine Canal passes through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Work on it began July 17, 1821. The original canal was 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long and had seven locks, each 30 metres (98 ft) long, 6 metres (20 ft) wide and 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) deep. It opened in 1825 and helped turn Montreal into a major port, attracting industry and population to its banks.
In the 1840s, the Lachine Canal was deepened to allow heavier ships to pass through, and hydraulic power was introduced to the industries on its banks. By creating a route that bypassed the Lachine rapids, the canal opened the upper St Lawrence River to navigation and Montreal became a more convenient area for trade, taking shipping traffic away from Quebec City. The Lachine Canal also led to the emergence of new working-class neighborhoods such as Griffintown, St Henri, and Pointe St Charles.
The first canal enlargements came between 1843 and 1848. Five new locks, each 200 ft long, 44 ft wide and 8.9 ft deep replaced the original seven. A second enlargement took place between 1873 and 1885 at which time the locks were lengthened to 269 ft and deepened to 14 ft.
The canal continued to operate successfully until 1950, but it could not be expanded to cope with the continuing increase in vessel size. In 1959 the canal was replaced by the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Lachine canal was closed to shipping in 1970 which led to the devastation of the neighborhoods that lined the canal.
In the mid 1960's The Lachine Canal was blocked off with tunnelling debris from the excavation to build the underground metro rail for Montreal's Worlds Fair: Expo 67. Today it is an exciting tourist area lined with parks, shops and restaurants and is open to skaters in winter.
My roommate just finished picking this lock, and wanted proof that he did it. So I took this picture.