Barge in a Lock
thoth
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My girlfriend and I visited Clarksville, MO, a small river town, yesterday evening. While there we had the chance to watch a large barge travel through a lock in the Mississippi. Enjoy!
1)
This particular barge is about 1200' long and 105' wide. The lock itself is 110' wide leaving only 2.5' on either side of the barge. The worker (center) is beginning to disassemble the front set of barges from the rest. Since the lock is only 600' long, they'll have to pass through in two halves.
2)
This section of the barge is waiting to enter the lock while the front section is being pushed through.
3)
As the water level in the lock was on the rise, this lady took the opportunity to load her baggage for her work shift.
4)
These lock workers were back and forth across 2000' of lock half a dozen times during the barge's trip through. Now wonder they ride these things!
1)
This particular barge is about 1200' long and 105' wide. The lock itself is 110' wide leaving only 2.5' on either side of the barge. The worker (center) is beginning to disassemble the front set of barges from the rest. Since the lock is only 600' long, they'll have to pass through in two halves.
2)
This section of the barge is waiting to enter the lock while the front section is being pushed through.
3)
As the water level in the lock was on the rise, this lady took the opportunity to load her baggage for her work shift.
4)
These lock workers were back and forth across 2000' of lock half a dozen times during the barge's trip through. Now wonder they ride these things!
Travis
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Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)
I think actually if you just decrease the overall brightness a tad that would do it. Notice how much richer the darks are in the 2nd and 4th image. I think that's what you should be looking for.
Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)
Perfect
Jack
(My real name is John but Jack'll do)