Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
It was early afternoon and the sun was high in the sky. I was walking beside the southern bank of the Yarra River here in Melbourne. I had the 70-300mm lens on the camera and I was in search of an unusual shot.
That's when I spotted this buoy in the middle of the river. I've seen it hundreds of times, but I've never bothered to try and decipher what the words say, so I figured this was as good a time as any. Because I had a long lens, I was able to zoom in really close and frame a really tight shot.
The clarity of this image is pretty good - because the light was so strong. This is just a low-resolution version of the original, but you can see the moss on the bottom of the buoy, as well as the plastic-encased light that flashes in darkness.
The colour of the water, too, was really interesting - the silvery-grey tone is not something you see often, but maybe it was caused by the sun being directly overhead. It's almost as if the buoy is sitting on a flooded freeway, rather than a wide river.
On the other hand, maybe this was one of the Backstreet Buoys.
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20 comments:
I think maybe it's one of the Lost Buoys.
Very cryptic message too -- No boats prohibited or No boats, prohibited water?
Punctuation please.
Maybe the "back water bouys"?
What an interesting photo! Very funny tale too!
Very interesting! I am always curious about the signs I see...
I enjoyed your post on the sunrise photos!
It truly does look like a flooded roadway! The water almost looks like a solid surface! Terrific photo!
hah - this is a good one.
I vote prohibbited water... i think?
UUUUUUGGGGHHHHH -- on the pun Love it --- but I see the grammatical error -- you could read it--"No boats prohibited" ok so ALL boats are allowed? or "stop no boats" don't dare stop another boat or its telling the water it is prohibited beyond this point? :) Have you ever read the book Eats Shoots, and leaves? it is so funny.
Perhaps it is David Bouy or one of the Soggy Bottom Bouys. Giggle.
The words on the bouy are intriguing, how you get to spot these and capture them in pictures is more intriguing. great photo.
The wording is SO funny!
The water looks like its oiled, some times seen at sea.
I did think that the warning buoy was on a flooded road.
Lovely photograph.
The water is clearly in breach of this command! Summon a policeman!
....i don't think a boat could go beyond this point, even if it wanted to. unless james bond's in it...
the blog header got me here and I like what I see......
Will be back.
This is what I read: Stop, no Boats, Prohibited, Water beyond this point. Which I didn't quite get: why no boats when there was water beyond this point? I got the real meaning after a second read though...
I thought it was sitting on a flooded street....good thing I like to read your text David.
The clarity of the image is excellent. the clarity of the message is not. Could be confusing if you actually think about it.
Ha, I tend to agree with Chris and that color is SO vibrant.
You were doing good till the last sentence! lol
It does look like it is standing on flooded ground.
Nice photo! I like the reflection that shows on the water.c
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