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| Traffic Mirror, Yongchon |
A couple of weeks ago I rode my bicycle around a flooded reservoir and in places found myself halfway up to my spokes in muck. The mud dried, but, as I live in an apartment complex, I had no way to wash the tyres after I got home.
A few days ago I was out in the countryside and went to have a look at the weir on Yongchon Brook. I noticed that the water on the lower side of the barrier was about the depth of the mud on my bicycle tyres so I went across. The rushing water took away most of the dirt.
Neither the brook nor the weir is in the photo above. The traffic mirror is at the top of the path that leads down to the water and I stopped there to check the state of my bicycle and see what sort of composition I could make with the reflection.
Love this one, spiders and all. Your bicycle in the reflection just adds that little bit of a story to it as well.
ReplyDeleteThe scene conjures up images in my mind of The Third Policeman, by Flann O'Brien/Brian O'Nolan (Irish author, obvs). Mad stuff with lots of talk of bicycles and one of my favourite books.
Thanks, Michael. I used to black and white film to photograph the mirror at the same time, but the film version is a bit boring. Probably my fault, of course.
ReplyDeleteI looked up The Third Policeman online. It looks interesting and I've added it to my To Buy list. Thanks for mentioning it.