Augusta Canal Headgates at Dusk
by Anthony Hightower
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Augusta Canal Headgates at Dusk
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Anthony Hightower
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Photograph - Photograph
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As the sun sets behind the Augusta Canal headgates, its fiery glow is slowly extinguished by a dense cover of grey clouds, leaving a landscape composed of rich colors and long shadows. A long exposure was used to transform the choppy surface of the canal into a mirrorlike surface that captures the blurred shadows of the canal bank and surrounding foliage, creating a sense of serenity while preserving a sense of motion.
Located in the Savannah Rapids Park, the Augusta Canal headgates were used to regulate flow from the Savannah river into the canal. Originally comprised of seventeen gates, the 1875 headgates facility incorporated rack and pinion gearing which allowed a single gatekeeper to easily raise and lower the gates. (hmbd.org)
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June 4th, 2025
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Comments (7)
Andrew Wilson
Congrats on a Showcase Home Page Feature in the Straight Horizon group for this Lovely landscape!
Kay Brewer
Anthony, congratulations on your fabulous photograph's selection as a Showcase Homepage Feature in the A Straight Horizon - Photography Only group! l/f
Dianne Cowen Cape Cod Photography
Congratulations!! Your exquisite Photograph has been selected from our Feature Threads to be our 'Showcase' Homepage Feature! Thank you greatly for your participation! I will be adding this to our 'Showcase' Feature threads for you. 06-10-2025
Anthony Hightower replied:
Diane, thank you very much for selecting my Augusta Canal Headgates photo to be a 'Showcase' Homepage feature for A Straight Horizon. I appreciate the honor of having my photo featured in such a prominent position on the homepage of such a wonderful group.
John Kirkland
Your work has been FEATURED on the homepage of the Georgia group. Please consider adding this piece of work to the "2025 - APR-MAY-JUN - Home Page Feature History" discussion thread. (l/f on 6-9-2025)
Anthony Hightower replied:
Thank you for the honor of the feature on the homepage of the Georgia group. I also appreciate your recommendation for places to visit while I was in Augusta!
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