Peterborough Lift Lock

Peterborough Lift Lock

Peterborough Lift Lock ©Shireen Nadir 2014

A few weeks ago, Tito and I took the cameras out for a drive to Peterborough to have a look at their 110 year old lift lock.

Peterborough Lift Lock ©Shireen Nadir 2014

It’s very cool–basically it’s a boat-sized swimming pool on top of a hydraulic lift, in fact,

The dual lifts are the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, with a lift of 19.8 m (65 ft)
Source: Wikipedia

Peterborough Lift Lock ©Shireen Nadir 2014

The day was spitting and the light was variable, so I decided to shoot everything underexposed by one stop, and to process to black and white. A virtual red filter in Lightroom was used to bring up my contrast.

Peterborough Lift Lock ©Shireen Nadir 2014

This is one of my favourite shots – the tunnel has had a leak in the ceiling that produced little stalactites, and the drip onto the ground has produced little stalagmites.

Peterborough Lift Lock ©Shireen Nadir 2014

We did a few other fun things that I shot, including a visit to ‘Needles in the Hay’ and the Riverview Zoo – stay tuned!

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