Monday 3 November 2008

The weir at Teddington Lock - # 08/258

Straight, curved. Vertical, horizontal. Solid, fluid. Hard, soft. Static, moving. Fast, slow. Agitated, calm. Natural, man-made. Wild, tame. Dangerous, safe. Uncontrolled, controlled. Ordered, chaotic. Animal.


9 comments:

  1. Great photo! and the text as well.

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  2. Superb shot. Black and white works beautifully.

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  3. For me the text makes this post! Yep, it is a really good shot in B&W - but the text gives it legs.

    We have been discussing where our next holiday should be. We met a couple at Heathrow (who had also been locked out of their SYD connection!) who used to own a narrowboat. They swore that the canals in England beat hands-down any canal in France and the canals in Italy simply do not pass muster. At the moment this is top of the list together with Kruger in RSA.

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  4. Love this. Works really well in B&W

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  5. Love the depth of this photograph. And I adore all those words. Nice one!

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  6. This weir is a work of art. As is your prose.

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  7. Well-said...with photo and with words. I like the choice to put this in b/w. I think it adds dimensions we wouldn't otherwise have noticed.

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  8. Just found your blog and am really enjoying your insights and photos.

    I work in Teddington and often go running at lunchtime on the trail that goes along the lock (on the Richmond side), and I always marvel at this scene. V. pleased to see it captured so thoughtfully and well.

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