Portal of Tavy

by morpheus71

Sunlight dapples the riverbanks in places, as the slowly drifting waters of the River Tavy pass beneath Denham Bridge on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.

Denham Bridge is an old packhorse bridge near Buckland Monachorum. It is a Grade II listed building. A bridge existed on this site in medieval times but the present structure probably dates to the 17th Century, although considerably repaired in 19th Century.

The deep pool below the bridge is a popular wild-swimming location.
Uploaded12/12/2014 - 21:59
CategoryLandscape / Travel
Shutter Speed28169/40000
Aperturef/16
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length55mm

GIULIO57
Posted 13/12/2014 - 10:14 Link
Simply NICE
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drobbia
Posted 13/12/2014 - 18:08 Link
Peaceful yet dynamic. Beautifully seen and executed - another top shelf image - thanks T
"It's not what you look at that's important, it's what you see" - Thoreau
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Teaka53
Posted 13/12/2014 - 21:01 Link
I really like the colours reflected in the water and the textures of the stonework on the bridge
Malc
morpheus71
Posted 14/12/2014 - 00:25 Link
GIULIO57 wrote:
Simply NICE

Many thanks Giulio 😎
morpheus71
Posted 14/12/2014 - 00:28 Link
drobbia wrote:
Peaceful yet dynamic. Beautifully seen and executed - another top shelf image - thanks T

Thanks very much for your encouraging comments 😎 It's a wonderful place and one that I look forward to visiting once in a while 😊
morpheus71
Posted 14/12/2014 - 00:37 Link
Teaka53 wrote:
I really like the colours reflected in the water and the textures of the stonework on the bridge

Thanks very much Malc 😎 That afternoon had nice light, calm waters running over the gravel beds and leaves gently being animated by a light breeze... the current flowing about my wellington boots gave a sense of connection to it all. A fine moment in a characterful place 😊 I can see why JMW Turner did some artwork here
davidwozhere
Posted 14/12/2014 - 01:02 Link
"Simply nice"? ..... VERY nice!
I was wondering how you didn't get wet? The answer is above.
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morpheus71
Posted 14/12/2014 - 13:22 Link
davidwozhere wrote:
"Simply nice"? ..... VERY nice!
I was wondering how you didn't get wet? The answer is above.

Many thanks indeed David 😎 A few metres up stream is a 10m deep submerged canyon, so one has to be observant of where to wade out 😁
Posted 14/12/2014 - 15:34 Link
Quality
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morpheus71
Posted 16/12/2014 - 13:20 Link
kilmas2 wrote:
Quality

Many thanks for your encouraging comment 😎
pauljay
Posted 21/12/2014 - 08:05 Link
The square format is just ideal for this magical location!
Paul.

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