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The Ponte Milvio, spanning the Flume Tevere (Tiber River) in Rome, was an important bridge during the age of the Roman Empire. After a scene in a popular movie, couples began attaching padlocks to a lamppost on the bridge and then tossing the keys into the river. The padlocks collapsed the lamppost in 2008, not long after I took this picture. But, the tradition persisted and has since spread globally.
Our canals are quiet at the moment due to the coronavirus lockdown, but hopefully they'll soon be busy again. Whilton Locks is the name of a flight of seven locks (one is pictured) on the Grand Union Canal near Daventry in Northamptonshire. They are also referred to as Buckby Lock Flight. The seven locks raise the level of the canal by 63 feet and date from 1796. Whilton Marina is located close to the bottom lock and was constructed in 1971. It has moorings for 200 boats. For full details please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whilton_Locks.
Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before.
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Allemaal sloten aan het hek aan de Möhnesee.
Caen Hill Locks just outside Devizes, Wiltshire, are a flight of 29 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal. The locks are in three groups. This image is of the middle 16 locks that climb a steep hill taking the canal into Devizes.
The canal was opened in 1810 and connected the Kennet, a tributary of the Thames, to the Avon, a tributary of the Severn, thus forming an east-west link across southern England. The coming of the railways destroyed the business model for canals and as with almost all canals built in England, the canal was in a state of serious disrepair by the early 20th Century and was no longer navigable. Restoration work was completed around 1990. Today, the Caen Hill Locks are a beautiful reminder of life moving at a different pace.
Locks on the McMulloch Trestle. The trestle is on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail near Penticton British Columbia, Canada.
Our canals are quiet at the moment due to the coronavirus lockdown, but hopefully they'll soon be busy again. Whilton Locks is the name of a flight of seven locks (one is pictured) on the Grand Union Canal near Daventry in Northamptonshire. They are also referred to as Buckby Lock Flight. The seven locks raise the level of the canal by 63 feet and date from 1796. Whilton Marina is located close to the bottom lock and was constructed in 1971. It has moorings for 200 boats. For full details please see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whilton_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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Yet another failed attempt at an autumnal shot of the pound above these locks at Whilton. No water, then a rogue cloud, and today, the boats pulled straight into the bank (coming in at wrong angle for the sun, and then in shade when they straightened up.......) This shot of 2 narrowboats leaving Buckby Lock #13 is the best I could muster, but when you don`t want a black boat, you get one..........
I will have to try again one day next week.
2nd November 2018.
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.
Shutesbury Massachusetts
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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.
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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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. My attention caught by some truly gorgeous low winter sunlight and these flowing and impressive locks. Enjoy!
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 :) :) :)
Located on the Rideau River, Merrickville is a unique and vibrant Victorian village on the Rideau Canal running through the centre town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the early 1800s. You can also watch boats going through three locks each hand-operated. An organization called Communities in Bloom named Merrickville Canada's Most Beautiful Village in a 1998 competition, and it regained the honor in 2019.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrickville%E2%80%93Wolford
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Situé sur la rivière Rideau, Merrickville est un village victorien unique et dynamique sur le canal Rideau qui traverse le centre-ville, un site du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO construit au début des années 1800. Vous pouvez également observer les bateaux passer par trois écluses, chacune actionnée manuellement. Une organisation appelée Communities in Bloom a nommé Merrickville le plus beau village du Canada lors d'un concours en 1998, et a regagné cet honneur en 2019.
Done for Kreative People's Treat This 353 challenge and using all four of abstractartangel77's fractal images offered up for abuse and manipulation and of which can be found in the first comment box... thanks Sandy!
Locks and railing from a shot I took the other day of the old St. Paul St W bridge in St. Catharines.
Nate (?) and Shari perhaps... hope things are still working out for them.
Camera: Zenza Bronica C
Lens: 75mm Nikkor f2.8
Film: 35mm Ultrafine Extreme 100 rolled in 120 backing paper.
Developer: Xtol
Scanner: Epson V600
Photoshop: Curves, Healing Brush (spotting)
Cropping: None
The Rideau Canal is a waterway that connects the Ottawa River in Ottawa with Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario. The first 8 locks in Ottawa raise the level of the canal 30 feet to the Rideau River, bypassing Rideau Falls. The locks were completed in 1831 and the entire canal in 1832. Originally for commercial use, it is now mostly pleasure craft and sightseeing. This picture shows the close proximity of the locks to the Chateau Laurier hotel.