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The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges moving up from the North Sea. It has been operational since 1982. When needed, it is closed (raised) during high tide; at low tide, it can be opened to restore the river's flow towards the sea. Built about 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of the Isle of Dogs, its northern bank is in Silvertown in the London Borough of Newham and its southern bank is in the New Charlton area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
This view is looking towards the city from the East side of the barrier.
The Thames barrier, between Greenwich and Woolwich on the Eastern side of London.
Shot from a flight home, with my Nikon D40, fitted with a Tamron 70-300mm F4/5.6 DI LD (Nikon AFS) lens and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
I was discussing aurora locations with Brett Abernethy and i wanted to show the view over Barrier Lake looking North.
The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world.
The barrier spans 520 metres across the River Thames near Woolwich, and it protects 125 square kilometres of central London from flooding caused by tidal surges.
It became operational in 1982 and has 10 steel gates that can be raised into position across the River Thames. When raised, the main gates stand as high as a five-storey building and as wide as the opening of Tower Bridge. Each main gate weighs 3,300 tonnes.
I've been down here many times trying to get a good shot, but could never get a good compositon so glad to finally get one.
It was bloody cold, wet and windy but I'm pleased with the result.
Aperture: f/16
Exposure: 151 seconds
ISO: 160
Camera: Canon 5D MKII
Lens: Canon 24-105L @ 60mm
Filters: LEE Big Stopper, LEE 0.9H ND Grad, LEE 0.6S ND Grad
Processing: Photoshop CC and Silver Efex Pro 2
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A shot for Fence Friday taken in Barrier Park. Unfortunately rejected for being too abstract.
On Explore:Highest position: 111 on Saturday, April 10, 2010
The largest wind barrier in the world (1750 meter; 129 sections; 25 meters high) had to be modified to make room for a rail connection (Theemswegtracé, 2021).
This barrier was designed by Maarten Struijs and Frans de Wit (1983), in order to protect ships in the Caland Canal.
The now retired Maarten Struijs invited himself to design this replacement section (144 meter; 27 sections; 24 meters high). It was completed in 2018.
The train track is nearing its completion.
Sunrise ~ Thames Barrier ~ Greenwich ~ South London ~ England ~ Saturday 21st Jan 2017.
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Well I had to work at the Weekend, so decided to make the most of it by getting there early, so I could capture the sunrise! Which would have appeared to have been a good decision as we were treated to a pretty good one in South London, down by the Thames Barrier..;)
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