Posted by Fred (Easton PA, United States) on 24 January 2007 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Here's a different angle on the hand cranks used to open and close the locks of the Lehigh canal
I think there's been a bit too much light in this one...but I love the shadows cast by the railings.
24 Jan 2007 5:00am
@Wayne: Your right there is, strangely enough it was so cold out that my camera wasn't responding to manual settings. I turned the dial to program mode and managed to get a shot that wasn't too washed out.
good call on the exposure .
These gears have seen a lot - nice one. I agree you could probably add a little contrast in post processing and gain back some of that. Looks like a tough lighting situation shooting towards the sun.
24 Jan 2007 10:10am
@Jason Kravitz: Thanks for the comment, I think a lens hood might have helped a touch too . This view is alittle better http://fredbarr.aminus3.com/image/2007-01-20.html
So when these cranks were used, were they manually operated? It's amazing how engineers did things.
24 Jan 2007 2:47pm
@chiquitafilipina: Yep, hand powered. I don't think there was much of a choice at the time this was built. Thet are probably 150 or so years old.
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