Friday, June 12, 2009

Lock/ Photo Hunter

Below the Peterborough Lift Locks

This week's Photo Hunter challenge: Lock

Peterborough's hydraulic lift locks are on the Trent-Severn Waterway, 386 kilometres that link central Ontario's "cottage country."


Looking below from above the lift locks


Yep, that's snow. This photo was taken in January, so the lift locks were closed. The locks are open from May through October.


To see what other Photo hunters found, check out http://tnchick.com

25 comments:

DeniseinVA said...

Wow, that is an impressive looking lock. Great photos!

B SQUARED said...

I am fascinated with locks.

Antjas said...

Ah, home sweet home. I'll be there in a couple of weeks. Perhaps I'll have to take a summer photo of it for a "Sudbury (MA)DP on the Road" series.

Hilda said...

Fascinating! I've never seen locks and in the portal, I thought your first photo was a castle.

Roan said...

Great choice for the prompt!

Carver said...

Wow that's a humongous lock. I went with a canal lock but mine is small compared to that.

annalarssonphotography said...

This is an impressive lock!

Wonderful shots!

Have a great weekend :)
Anna

Buenos Aires Photoblog said...

I've never seen such a lock before. I agree with Hilda. In the first photo it looks definitely like a castle or fortress.

That is the chicken said...

I love locks...love sitting by them on sunny days and watching the boats go up and down. There's an amazing lock in Scotland called the Falkirk wheel...have you seen it?
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkirk/falkirkwheel/index.html

PERBS said...

WOW! Look at that view and snow too! I am in heaven!!!!!!!!!!

Lowell said...

Striking! I was wondering about the snow. Superb photography!

Becky said...

What a beautiful choice EG. I'd love to see this!
B.

Rune Eide said...

Majestic structures you have found! The low sun enhanced the edges and lines very well.

Anonymous said...

Thge first lock of its kind I have seen today. Impressive.

jams o donnell said...

shot of the lock. An impressive and attractive piece of engineering! Happy weekend

Colin Campbell said...

Lock that in for Lock of the week.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Wow! I had no idea that locks could be so tall and grand! Fantastic images!

Tara R. said...

Wow... that is amazing! Very intimidating. A great shot for this week's theme.

TorAa said...

Fascinating Locks.

To day most people are not aware the importantence of Locks regarding the development of modern society and trade, long before the railways and cars.

In the beginning the canal-vessels were driven by horses, from paths on land. Even through tunnels.

srp said...

So these actually mechanically lift the boats up rather than letting an inflow of water do the work? Great shot for this week! Mine is up here.

Unknown said...

How interesting! I agree with Denise who said this is an impressive-looking lock. Indeed!
Yes, it does look similar to a castle.

Pinopolis Lock: http://blondesherry.blogspot.com/2009/06/photohunt-lock.html

Sherry at EX Marks the Spot

Cezar and Léia said...

wowwwwwwwwww
Adorable place! I do need to visit there someday!
Thanks for these wonderful pictures!
Léia

George said...

These photos are great! I like the perspective you got on the second picture. The snow only makes it more interesting.

EG CameraGirl said...

That is the Chicken,

What a great URL you passed on to us! I need - yes, NEED - to go there to see it in person!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

I never thought of these locks, and I am an English teacher.

Thanks.

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