Falkirk Canal Wheel

Artist: Donald Cameron
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Falkirk Canal Wheel

Long exposure capturing the rotation of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland – the world’s first revolving canal boat lift. It takes approximately 4 minutes to fully rotate and lifts boats up to the next level of the canal. An amazing piece of architechtural design and engineering, apparently it only takes the equivalent power of boiling a kettle to power each rotation.

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Location: Falkirk, Central Scotland

Copyright © Donald Cameron 2009
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Laurie Search

Very cool!!
Donald Cameron replied

Thank you Laurie, appreciated.
PaulHealey

Love this – All are inspirational mono creations….
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks for your comments.
jason owens

great shot.!!!!
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Jason
Scott d'Almeida

outstanding,
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Scott
Peter Hill

WTF? That’s awesome.
Donald Cameron replied

Hehe, thanks Peter.
stevealder

Hi Donald. Nice lengthy exposure has created a very interesting image. I’ve never seen a canal wheel, so I’m curious….what does it do ? Regards, Steve
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Steve. Basically a boat enters the wheel under the arch at the bottom, onto a water-filled platform. The wheel then rotates lifting the boat up to the top, and it can then continue onto the upper part of the canal. It’s the first of its kind I believe, and only uses the equivalent power of boiling a kettle to fully rotate.
funkybunch

great image
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks a lot
Christopher Biggs

Very original job! Well done.
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Christopher
Richard Ion

Amazing image Donald! Well done
Richard
Donald Cameron replied

Thank you again! I spent hours here shooting it over and over, it only goes around once every half an hour so a lot of waiting around to try different exposure times. A place I definitely plan to go back to.
David Howarth

Awsome catch pal,super!
Donald Cameron replied

Cheers David
Caterpillar

Superb! :)
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Caterpillar :)
clickinhistory

you got the thing in motion.. lol met a photographer who was going back there for the 12th time to get a shot like this not so long ago, can see why he wants to get this shot, stunning image
Donald Cameron replied

12 times?! It’s an impressive place but worth that many visits!
motordriven

see what we do to get the perfect image? this is amazing.. thank you for the dedication you put into this. i love it
Donald Cameron replied

Really pleased to hear your comments, thanks so much!
motordriven

your welcome so much!
David Lewins LRPS

I have seen many images of the Falkirk Wheel and wondered when I’d see one of it in motion, well done and wonderful effect.
Donald Cameron replied

You’re right though, you don’t often see pics of it in motion, but to me seemed an obvious thing to try. It may be because it takes quite a bit of trial and error with the long exposures, you need the right setup and lighting conditions. Glad you liked the result.
johannesfrank

Excelent idea and well made!!!
Donald Cameron replied

Thank you
Dave Johnson

Excellent capture Donald, it’s got to be a fav
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Dave, glad you like it.
Andrew Murrell

Knew I wanted to feature this one the moment I saw it.
FANTASTIC!!
Donald Cameron replied

Cheers Andrew, really appreciate the feature
Ralph Olsson

Congrats mate, great work:)) Good choice Andrew.
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Ralph, really pleased with the feature
Jason Ruth

congrats on feature and amazing shot, well done
Donald Cameron replied

Thank you Jason
Rod Mueller

An amazing piece of engineering.Well captured.Love the sense of movement,shows instantly that this is not just a static structure.The miniscule amount of power it uses shows how well its made.Thanks for the info.The mind boggles.
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks Rod. Yes it is a pretty unique piece of engineering and design, the mind boggles indeed!
Karl Williams

Wow, Donald, this is something else .. I’m speechless!
Donald Cameron replied

If you were speechless you couldn’t have said that :)
Glad you like the shot.
Martin Kohl

interesting subject matter, never seen anything like that before
Donald Cameron replied

Yes it is very unique, the first of its kind in the world.
jenseyes
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks a lot for featuring, really appreciated.
Lisawv

Cool shot. Excellent work.
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks a lot :)
hsien-ku

a really awesome capture! congratulations
Donald Cameron replied

Thanks again for your comments.
erich biemer

thats fascinating….wonderful capture as well…...
Donald Cameron replied

Cheers for looking :)
Paul Woloschuk

A great shot of this amazing structure Donald. The long exposure works really well.
Donald Cameron replied

Yes it is an impressive construction, glad you like the shot.
bela

very interesting. I never saw something like that… good one :)
Donald Cameron replied

Thank you :)
DonDavisUK 13 days ago

Awesome capture Donald, regards, Don.