The Thames has been flooding for a few days. Not to the extent it flooded in 2002 when many of our local roads were closed, but it’s been climbing the tow-paths & the speed that it has been racing has been disturbing the ducks.
The persistent rain this week has meant that I haven’t been able to get any good photographs, but yesterday afternoon just as the sun was getting lower in the sky, the conditions were perfect so I went down to the weir to see how high the water was.
I was really happy with my photos, so I have spent today working out how to watermark them with free photo-editing software. I chose GIMP as it came highly recommended on CNET, and I read a few different tutorials and blundered my way through! I am very happy with my very first attempt at ‘owning’ my photographs! Please don’t ask how I did it, none of the other people’s versions of GIMP seemed the same as mine, so as usual, I ended up making it up as I went along!!
Without further ado, here are my pictures!
River Thames in flood by Desborough Island
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- This was the image that I thought most represented this weeks challenge, Reflections
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- River Thames in flood by Desborough Island
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- I hope they don’t need anything from the shed!
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- I love the colours in these photos, especially the green shed
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- Green Shed
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- Reflections
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- Still Water
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- Old House, Boats and completely still water
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- New and old, modern houses & old Marina cottage
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- Sabrina
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- Steps to the ferry under water
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- Flooded Walkway
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- Weybridge Weir, water levels almost equal both sides of the weir
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- River Thames at Weybridge
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- Towpath under Water
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- The bell you need to ring in order to call the ferry… just out of reach
These photos don’t really fit the instructions in this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections however I did focus on the reflections of the sky, trees, boats and ducks when centring the images, so they are a loose fit 
November 30, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Well done you, on working out the watermark! I love the photos.
November 30, 2012 at 8:39 pm
It has taken me half the day, but I love the photos so thought it was worth giving it a go!
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December 1, 2012 at 12:12 am
This is my old stomping ground. I haven’t been back for ages, but recognise some of the landmarks. I’ve never seen it like this before, though. Thanks for sharing
December 1, 2012 at 12:18 am
The Thames floods to this level most years. I moved here in 2001 and in 2002 it flooded the roads completely down at Walton Bridge, both bridges had water under them and Cowie Sale ‘the bumpy road’ was closed. The water came up on the road at the weir too, but was not close to houses here.
They built the new houses on the island alongside the lock after the floods. Would be interesting to see how wet they got if we had the floods like 2002! Straight after the floods we had freezing weather and then snow. It was a bit treacherous on the roads then!
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December 1, 2012 at 11:28 am
You did a great job with your photos. I especially like the one with ducks. They swim along no matter the problem, all is right in their world. Blessings ~ Maxi
December 1, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Thank you
I do like them. On my iPad the cover photo doesn’t load properly which is a bit annoying as it is one of my all time favourite photos, hopefully it’s just my iPad!! Quite happy with how the watermark turned out, though it is a bit of a pain to add it to the photos!
The ducks were funny, they stayed out of the main current, except one who got swept along at top speed just past the railings, he looked really funny. I guess they are ok as they can always fly if they are being swept off course
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December 1, 2012 at 11:30 pm
Congrats on learning a new trick! Good job on the watermark and great job on the photos!
December 1, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Thank you
can you tell I’m proud of myself??
December 1, 2012 at 11:44 pm
And you should be! It’s like laughing at your own jokes… I mean really!
December 1, 2012 at 11:45 pm
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March 27, 2013 at 9:23 pm
Lovely, lovely photos! I would say you have tamed the Thames.
March 28, 2013 at 8:12 pm
I do like these ones, but the cover photo takes forever to load
May 17, 2013 at 10:34 am
Oh my, not sure I’d want the river THAT close to home
But then again, you no longer have to walk as far to get to waters edge.
May 17, 2013 at 10:39 am
The new houses have been built much nearer the egde than I would have built them having been here in 2002 and seen the flood waters then. I think they all are built on stilts though so that the water flows through them rather than into them! I doubt any of the houses photographed can get flood insurance!
May 17, 2013 at 11:09 am
Are the home owners as bad over there when it comes to crying to the government when there precious waterfront home is destroyed by a flood? People will never learn
May 17, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Not so much, although it is the property developers who should be held accountable now.
The worst is when it is government built houses that flood, or if the flooding is a result of some change that was made to the river flow. Then they are responsible.
London itself, and many huge cities are built on the flood plain of rivers, so it is stupid not to expect flooding if you live near a river, especially one so big! They built a massive flood barrier after a huge storm surge killed loads of people in 1952, but they think that it is not big enough to protect London completely