In North America it's known as a faucet. In the UK we call them taps.
Accordining to Wikipedia...
"Access to unpolluted fresh water is a critical issue for the survival of many species, including humans, who must drink fresh water in order to survive. Only three percent of the water on Earth is freshwater in nature, and about two-thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. Most of the rest is underground and only 0.3 percent is surface water. Freshwater lakes contain seven-eighths of this fresh surface water. Swamps have most of the balance with only a small amount in rivers. The atmosphere contains 0.04% water."
It is pretty obvious that we actually don't have easy access to an awful lot of the fresh water we all take for granted. You turn on the tap/faucet and there it is - life sustaining H2O. But will it always be like that?
If you have a leaking tap then it could be wasting 40 litres of water each week. I can't even begin to imagine how many leaky taps there might be out there - but I'm sure it all adds up to a hell of a lot of wasted fresh water.
The photograph today is low DoF (f/1.8) high ISO (1600) pic of the tap in my utility room. Don't worry though, the leak was simulated ;-)
4 comments:
Very nice Clive!
Now that is a very nice image. Simple but it looks very pleasing. The limited depth of field is great and capturing that drop and it leaves the tap is great.
The issues you raise are very important. It never ceases to amaze me how the water companies here in the UK hide behind pathetic excuses when challenged on the issue of leaking pips throughout their infrastructure. Seeing a leak remaining untouched for days is truly a heartbreaking sight, but the thought of what that wasted water would mean to people in a drought stricken land is even more heartbreaking.
Beautiful toning and shallow DOF work. Love this one.
And water here in Perth, and indeed in most of Australia, is a very hot topic. Water restrictions, dry gardens and constant advertising to save water, are the order of most days. And the farming community is really suffering. And so up goes the price of local fresh produce. The knock-on effect of the lack of water, even in a developed country like this, is staggering. In countries where infrastructure and facilities are poor, it is devastating!
Okay I havn't stopped by recently I admit that. But is that any reason to put up awesome pictures and tease me with them upon my return? No. I certainly don't think so.
I'm starting to love grain more and more. Even digital grain. I like this sort of hazy-on-drugs appearance here, with the focus slightly off the drop (not sure that was intentional, but whatever) and the twisted bokeh.
Makes me want to shoot up with crack or something, if I was into that sort of thing ;)
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