Wednesday 4 May 2011

The Tidal Avon consumes all it touches...

An appetizer...

8 comments:

  1. Raw movement captured here, Richard. Powerful.

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  2. Like the unknown perspective here. Looked just like a mud flat, till I noticed the rails which then made sense of the title!

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  3. At first I couldn't see what I was looking at but then noticed the rails as Mandy did. It looks as though it won't be long until they have are gone too.

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  4. The river had a tidal range of over 30 feet/10M, and 6 feet/2M more on a spring tide so it scrubs really hard in both directions.
    Here you're only a couple of hundred yards/M upstream from the Avon Gorge
    That 'might' be a hint for tomorrow if you know your Bristol geography. ;-)

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  5. Thinks hard about her Bristol geography, meanwhile enjoyed this one.

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  6. A challenging picture at first glance, and rather menacing after further inspection!

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  7. Wow.

    I don't normally go for the devastation shots. Makes me sad, in part.

    But this one has an 'awe' about it. And given the facts that you shared--HOLY moly.
    30 feet?!?!

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  8. Yes, over 30 feet... it's one of the highest tidal ranges in the world.
    Here's a tide table for the mouth of the river: http://www.tidetimes.org.uk/Avonmouth.html

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