AUGUST 2015 – Close-up of two love locks that has been locked to a bridge at the harbor of Eckernförde, Germany. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
I am not a big fan of the so-called ‘love locks’ that have become a common theme over the past 15 years or so. I like the concept of people showing to the world in a beautiful spot that they are in love with someone (or rather ‘were in love at that point in time’.) That’s sweet, somehow.
But there are negative effects as well: the masses of locks damage the public infrastructure (namely, bridges made from steel) and can also drastically change the look of a location. In some places it has become difficult to shoot a decent picture of a building or bridge that does not show some of the dreaded locks.
Yet, every now and then I take a photo when I come across particulary nice locks like these in Eckernförde in Germany. Locked to the bridge across the harbour, they just show engraved hearts at the top without any visible names. They must have been there for a while already as they show a lot of rust which adds structure to the surfaces. The harbour water is a nice backdrop. And the relatively large aperture creates a think depth of field and an acceptable background blur. Nice.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 28-AUG-2015, 11:55 |
| Location | Eckernförde, Germany |
| Camera | Canon EOS M |
| Lens | Canon EF-M18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM |
| ISO | 200 |
| Exposure | 1/250 sec at f/5.6 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 5184 x 3456 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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