Water Zen
I had the opportunity and fortune to live in the U.K. for more than a year. I lived in a little village called Rickmansworth which is slightly northwest of London, about 45 minutes by train.
My flat was near the Batchwork Locks which is part of a canal system that traverses most of the United Kingdom. The water at this location was typically muddy, dirty and quite unattractive. I would walk by this place several times a week.
On my way home from work one day, I passed by the Locks and had a very strong sense to quickly get my camera and come back to this location. The feeling was so strong it almost put me into a panic. I returned to the Locks in about 10 minutes.
As I approached the locks, the clouds in the west parted slightly and the sun poured down. In that moment everything I had seen here before was transformed before my eyes. I started taking one photo after another. This is one of the best.
A friend of mine that lives near there, still to this day, thinks I’m not telling the truth about where I took this photo. In all his years he has never seen the light or the water look this way at the Locks.
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Nov 23, 2002 |
| City: | Rickmansworth |
| State: | N/A |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Note: | Batchwork Locks |
| Camera | |
|---|---|
| Camera: | Canon G2 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/50 sec |
| f/stop: | 6.3 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Lens: | 21mm |
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