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Wednesday, 22 July 2015

RELAX..

    World © Geoff Wilkinson - All rights reserved
....sit back and relax, this picture will take a little explaining. There are two lovely old Victorian water pumping stations fed by the river Roding near Wanstead, unfortunately they are not open to the public. However I managed to get this picture with a telephoto lens, you can just see some of the machinery inside. Unfortunately it doesn't look to me like the original working parts which in their own way were beautiful but you can't have everything. What I really like in addition to the machinery is the colour of the sky reflected in the window and the peeling glass window frame, it's a little off beat but I do like it..
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13 comments:

  1. RedPat22 July 2015 at 01:26

    I toured a pumping station here that has had the old machinery restored and cleaned up to a wonderful degree. I still have to post all the pics! I love the blue reflection you got!

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    1. Unknown23 July 2015 at 20:22

      Someone has kindly sent me some pictures of the original workings, I have to say they do look rather grand..

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  2. Linda22 July 2015 at 02:42

    Lovely blue reflection, Geoff!

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  3. orvokki22 July 2015 at 06:58

    This is photo which I love.
    Love the blue reflection, too.
    Hugs

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  4. Halcyon22 July 2015 at 08:06

    That blue is unreal! I can't believe it's only a reflection. I thought the glass was painted or something. Very nice!

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    1. Unknown23 July 2015 at 20:24

      Yes it is pretty spectacular, the angle of the window was just right to pick up the reflection..

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  5. William Kendall22 July 2015 at 15:34

    Just the hint of the machinery makes for a cool image!

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  6. cieldequimper22 July 2015 at 19:33

    I would have spent forever trying to figure out what this was if you hadn't explained. It's very cool!

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    1. Unknown23 July 2015 at 20:27

      Thanks Ciel, I wouldn't want you to loose sleep over it..

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  7. Pietro Brosio23 July 2015 at 05:15

    Beautiful blue reflection, with the machinery inside!

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