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Ships drop 9.4 meters in the single-step Pedro Miguel Locks (1911) on the Panama Canal, Panama. The waterway on the right gives access to the newer Cocoli Locks (2016).
Eastham Locks link the River Mersey with the Manchester Ship Canal. Lovely still morning last week, perfect for a quick drone flight and the colours were great!
The “love locks” at Seoul’s N Tower began appearing around 2006–2007, when visitors and couples started leaving small padlocks as symbols of lasting affection. Over time, the practice evolved into a cultural phenomenon—amplified by Korean media and the tower’s growing popularity as a major city landmark—gradually transforming the railings of Namsan Mountain into a vibrant mosaic of promises. Today, this tradition continues to thrive, making the tower one of Seoul’s most emblematic and romantically charged destinations.
The city took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The U.S. federal government approved the plan for the locks in 1875, construction began in 1878, and the locks were completed on November 5, 1896. The locks were subsequently submerged in 1938, replaced by Bonneville Lock and Dam. Cascade Locks is just upstream from the Bridge of the Gods, a toll bridge that spans the Columbia River.
Caen Hill Locks are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, between Rowde and Devizes in Wiltshire, England.
First opened in 1810, they were designed and built by John Rennie, the engineer of the Kennet and Avon Canal that they form part of. In total, there are 29 locks – adding up to a rise of 237 feet over two miles.
In Paris, lovers, young and old, put their initials on a padlock, and fasten it to a bridge or gate. Then they throw the key into the Seine, and according to the legend, their love is "locked" forever! A romantic idea, indeed! However, the weight of thousands of these locks has been damaging the old bridges of Paris. This practice is now considered to be vandalism, and the authorities keep removing the locks only to have more reappear the next day! A constant battle!
An arrow on the roof of this control building at the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal indicates which series of locks a ship must enter. Row boats are used to toss tow lines to the ships.
Old lock gates now a art installation on the side of Leeds and liverpool canal ,shot with a zero image pinhole on ilford delta 100 film
Taken on Fomapan 100 shot at ISO 250 with Zenit 12XP Helios 44M-4.
Developed in Adox Rodinal 1+25 @ 3 min.
Postprocessed with The GIMP.
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Although known by many as Whilton Locks, The locks themselves are officially Buckby Locks, and here we see 2 narrowboats entering Buckby Bottom Lock #13. although they will not get any further for some time at least, as the pound ahead of them was very low, maybe just 6 inches of water.
29th October 2018
Another shot from the sky. This time it's the Caen Hill locks in Devizes, Wiltshire. A total of 29 locks raise the canal 237 feet in 2 miles.
July 18, 2016
Predilection:
[pred-l-ek-shuh n]
noun
1. a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference
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Took a different route for my lunch hour walk today and decided to visit this bridge, it's been a while since I walked through here and I was curious about how many more locks had been added in the last couple years.
Well, more have been added, and I think some have been removed. But that's love for you; sometimes it's kind of fickle.
Anyway, hope everyone has had a good day.
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Set of turning knob devices used for raising or lowering the metal gates of this small set of locks along the Malden River.
These are padlocks at the Hohenzollernbrücke in Cologne, Germany. Last time I photographed them was in 2010 and I wrote something like: “Love padlocks are a custom not only in Cologne, but putting them on a Rhine bridge is kinda stylish…” It seems impossible, but there seem to be even more of these locks nowadays.