Yesterday evening I took a walk down to the local flood protection system at Earith sluice It is quite a lovely spot and it also performs a vital function in this area.
Deep dive East Anglia flood defenses
First up my entry for #goldenhourphotography initiated by @juliank
Russet coloured tree trunk
It may not seem exactly the kind of place you would think of as beautiful from the form and function of the place but I hope you can see that this kind of engineering does have a certain beauty and charm.
Earith Bridge looking east
Without these flood defenses this whole area would return to wetlands very quickly.
Barrage catches large objects before they get to the sluice
Main field drain looking east
The ducks were having a quick bathe.
Earith bridge looking south
I liked this little overgrown path down to the river.
Sometimes in life we find that if something looks right. It is right. These field drains were first put in many centuries ago and have become part of the landscape.
Nature has grown up around them and now they blend in to the scenery. Without these drains this whole region of England would be under several feet of water!
Have a lovely day folks wherever you are.
More in the golden hour series
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Country roads
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My camera gear
EOS Canon 70D
Canon 50 mm 1.8 II lens
Sigma 30 mm lens
Sigma 20 mm lens
Pixel Shutter Cable Release
Travel tripod
| Category | (Goldenhour photography)
| Camera | (Canon EOS 70D)
| Exposure | (1/30)
| f Stop | (5.6)
| ISO | (400)
| Lens | (Sigma 10 -20 mm 14 mm focal length)
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