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Locks on the McMulloch Trestle. The trestle is on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail near Penticton British Columbia, Canada.
Bratch Locks are a delightful feature of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal situated in the leafy outskirts of Wombourne. They are a legacy of James Brindley and offer visitors the chance to explore semi-rural South Staffordshire conveniently.
The canal runs through softly undulating West Midlands countryside, skirting around the edges of Birmingham without ever becoming truly urban. It is 46 miles long and has 43 locks.
Poznan, Poland
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Having borrowed a Canon EOS 6D on this particular night, it seemed fitting to just go around and shoot whatever caught my eye. Here is something that sparkled and caught it...wedding locks on the bridge. An easy target and one that I was immediately drawn to. :) Discover fun, its fun to discover.
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There was a nice sunset after a dull day. A nice way to end the first day of the New Year. Looking forward to the year ahead as this is my 9th 365 project.
Every one holds a story.
A love lock or love padlock is a padlock that significant other pairs lock to a bridge, fence, gate, monument, or similar public fixture to symbolize their love.Typically the sweethearts' names or initials, and perhaps the date, are inscribed on the padlock, and its key is thrown away (often into a nearby river) to symbolize unbreakable love.
Since the 2000s, love locks have proliferated at an increasing number of locations worldwide. They are now mostly treated by municipal authorities as litter or vandalism, and there is some cost to their removal. However, there are authorities who embrace them, and who use them as fundraising projects or tourist attractions.
The history of love padlocks dates back at least 100 years to a melancholic Serbian tale of World War I, with an attribution for the bridge Most Ljubavi (the Bridge of Love) in the spa town of Vrnjačka Banja. A local schoolmistress named Nada fell in love with a Serbian officer named Relja. After they committed to each other, Relja went to war in Greece, where he fell in love with a local woman from Corfu. As a consequence, Relja and Nada broke off their engagement. Nada never recovered from that devastating blow, and after some time she died due to heartbreak from her unfortunate love.
Exeter Quayside, Exeter, Devon, UK.
On the Wilford Suspension Bridge over the Trent at Nottingham.
Olympus OM20 SLR camera
Olympus Zuiko 50 mm f/1.8 lens
Kodak UltraMax 400 (expired July 2010, shot at 160)
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The lock gates are expertly crafted and all made by hand. The great canal walks, 7-mile route combines natural delights with incredible the man-made wonders and has some thrilling views along the way.
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. My attention caught by some truly gorgeous low winter sunlight and these flowing and impressive locks. Enjoy!
Foxton Locks are ten canal locks consisting of two "staircases" each of five locks, located on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal about 5 km west of the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough and are named after the nearby village of Foxton.
Staircase locks are used where a canal needs to climb a steep hill, and consist of a group of locks where each lock opens directly into the next, that is, where the bottom gates of one lock form the top gates of the next.
Foxton Locks are the largest flight of such staircase locks on the English canal system.
The Grade II* listed locks are a popular tourist attraction and the county council has created a country park at the top.
Alongside the locks is the site of the Foxton Inclined Plane, an inclined plane built in 1900 as a solution to various operational restrictions imposed by the lock flight. It was not a commercial success and remained in full-time operation for only ten years. It was dismantled in 1926, but a project to re-create the Plane commenced in the 2000s, since the locks remain a bottleneck for boat traffic.
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Miss Daphne went for a walk in the Dark Forest... she spotted an open book in amongst the bluebells and picked it up, only to find it had a secret compartment with a key inside.
There’s something magical about secret keys with unknown locks🔒
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Went with my bud Purple Dude on Saturday out to the Locks and on to Lancaster. After seeing epic light last weekend I was hoping the same would happen and I thought the big guy could throw in a rainbow as well but this was all I got :( Happy Monday :) :) :)
Bratch Locks are a delightful feature of the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal situated in the leafy outskirts of Wombourne. They are a legacy of James Brindley and offer visitors the chance to explore semi-rural South Staffordshire conveniently.
Something different that I stumbled across on my trip to Toowoomba last weekend ...
THE sheer weight of Toowoomba's love for their partners has made one of the city's most romantic spots a safety hazard.
The fence overlooking the waterfall at Picnic Point has become an iconic spot for Toowoomba lovers to show their affection for their partners.
But the more than 250 padlocks on the aging fence have damaged the railing, prompting council to replace it and remove the locks.
But don't be concerned if you have affixed a lock - you have three months to remove and reattach it to a purpose-built hitching rail.
Toowoomba Regional Council's Park and Recreation portfolio leader Cr Sue Englart said the council was not the "love grinch" and a new hitching rail had been set up so people could still symbolically show their devotion.
"Our point of view is that if you look at the fence, for safety's sake, it is a mess," she said.
"The whole fence is going to be removed and replaced.
"We don't want to be the grinch of love, or the lock grinch, but it needs to be safe."
Cr Englart said council made the decision to ensure the safety of residents and tourists and is calling on people to remove their padlocks and reattach them to the new railing.
"They have got three months to get their locks," she said.
"It is not our right to cut the lock so we're asking the people that kept the key to remove them."
Toowoomba is not the first council to remove love locks.
Extensive collections of the romantic gestures have been removed from iconic locations in Paris, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and Dublin, Ireland.
Camera: Zenza Bronica C
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Film: 35mm Ultrafine Extreme 100 rolled in 120 backing paper.
Developer: Xtol
Scanner: Epson V600
Photoshop: Curves, Healing Brush (spotting)
Cropping: None
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Another night shot of the wonderful Victorian bridge over the Regent's Canal at Camden Locks in London.
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A perfect lighting situation at the Ballard Locks in WA. I waited for the sun to pop thru the clouds for a dynamic look and stunning water reflections.
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Foxton Locks are the largest flight of staircase locks on the English canal system. The locks are equipped with side pounds, with white paddles emptying a lock into a side pound, and red paddles filling the next lock downstream from the pound. This saves water compared to the more common riser staircases, since changing the direction of traffic does not require emptying/filling almost all the locks.
I signed up for the Canal and River Trust Canalathon fundraiser this month (July 2022). The idea is to run or walk a total of 26.2 miles in July along local rivers and canals across England and Wales. I completed my 26.2 miles in almost one day with a 25.51 mile walk from Market Harborough to Leicester city centre. Earlier walks ensured I'd made my overall target. I plan to keep on canal/river walking in July and to add those walks to my overall total. You can see maps of my walks at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/brian-negus and, if you share my love of the English and Welsh waterways, any donations you feel able to make would be wonderful. I've also tweeted about my walks at www.twitter.com/BrianNegus.
This is part of the flight of 10 locks at Foxton Locks, where I took a brief lunch break after my first 5.8 miles. It is the steepest and longest staircase of locks in the UK. My path continues downhill to Leicester, not up that steep incline. I'm standing on an arched bridge over the canal to take this shot.