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A vintage Awan lock and key. These were apparently used in maritime operations, but other than that, I do not know much about this lock. Taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm 3.5 on an extension tube.
The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.
Josephine baker
Thought I'd try it in b&w..
Intentional camera movement
Riverbank XVIII
A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways. The distinguishing feature of a lock is a fixed chamber in which the water level can be varied. (thanks Wiki)
Zoos have evolved over the years to make the life of an animal less and less traumatic, although it is still a prison for entertainment. Unlike those parks where the work to preserve species and recover those at risk of extinction seems to me to be an extremely important social and environmental job. Seeing that there are still zoos where you see that it is simply a prison makes me sad and angry, seeing the aggressive attitude of many animals in these zoos already gives you an idea of the discomfort they feel there and in those conditions. I have mixed feelings, but I am clear that if they gave me the option to choose, I would release them all. I dedicate this series to all those animals that in one way or another live in a prison, or simply have their freedom stolen from them.
Los zoo durante años han evolucionado para que cada vez sea menos traumática la vida de un animal, aunque sigue siendo una cárcel para entretener. A diferencia de aquellos parques donde el trabajo para preservar especies y recuperar aquellas en riesgo de extinción me parece un trabajo social y ambiental sumamente importante. Ver que todavía existan zoo donde ves que simplemente es una cárcel me genera tristeza y rabia, ver la actitud agresiva de muchos animales en estos zoo ya te dan a entender el malestar que tienen estando allí y en esas condiciones. Tengo mis sentimientos encontrados, pero tengo claro que si me dan la opción a elegir, los soltaría a todos.. Esta serie se la dedico a todos aquellos animales que de una u otra manera viven en una cárcel, o simplemente les roban su libertad.
Lock gates on the Forth and Clyde Canal, near Falkirk. I'm always impressed with these feats of historic engineering (even more impressive when you see a series of stepped locks, like Neptune's Staircase), allowing boats and barges to move onto a different height level of the canal. The water constantly sluicing over the top of the gates was just crying out for black and white pics.
Sometimes graffiti isn't always enjoyable but this spray created an interesting shape and colour. I returned to take another image a few days later and it had been 'repaired' so this is never to be repeated!
Camden Lock on the Regents Canal in London. Camden Town is a lovely area to visit with it's markets and colourful funky shops. You can walk for miles along the canal from here. Photo taken with my Canon camera on a beautiful afternoon.
For those interested in history I have added the Camden Lock wiki page via the link below.
To have the key you so long for yet not know where to put it. To feel ready to fly but trapped by what is knowable and comforting.
This image was the only heavily edited picture in my new series, Fourth Wall. Because I couldn't afford so many keys, I used five and transformed them into 4,000.
ODC Our Daily Challenge: atmospheric + Patience
Atmospheric: the atmosphere of closed spaces. Shops are closed or only allowed to offer parts of their supply
Patience: Patience is what we need most in pandemic times
A love lock in black and white that I saw on Monteliusvägen in Stockholm. I wonder if they're still together?
Another photo taken with my Canon camera that has it's EXIF but has lost the actual camera details when downsized! I think that I have a good eye for photos but my tech skills are useless.
Camden Lock on the Regents Canal almost in central London. Camden Town is a lovely area to visit with it's markets and you can walk along miles of London's canals from here. Photo taken early in the morning on a beautiful day in London