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The Treadgold Fish

The Treadgold Fish
Taken on the Sea Front at Southsea, Hampshire on a pretty grotty afternoon. This "sculpture" is made from scrap metal and is used to collect plastic bottles in the fight against plastic waste. It moves around the city to wherever it's needed.

I've photographed this a few times over the years. There's a shot from 2019 in the link below:

www.ipernity.com/doc/keithburton/49238884

aNNa schramm, Nouchetdu38, Love Song, trester88 and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo


34 comments - The latest ones
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Amazing work; well captured Keith.
Enjoy your weekend
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen club
Thank you so much Jaap......and have a good weekend yourself.
2 years ago.
 Jean-louis Thiaudiere
Jean-louis Thiaudier…
Beau rendu en noir et blanc**
Bon Week end Keith.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean-louis Thiaudier…
Thank you Jean-louis.......and have a good weekend yourself.
2 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
It looks great in mono Keith. I think I have seen a colour photo of this lovely sculpture, filled with colourful plastic bottles. Would that have been in your gallery? A beautiful sculpture and a great idea. I have just seen your link and have given it a gold star, which it appears I left off!! I also see that the sculptor has a fish in his surname :-))

Have a good and hopefully warmer weekend Keith.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne
Thank you very much Rosa........and you're right I've been taking pics of this for a while. Glad you found the one in the link again.......and added a star for me.

You know I never noticed the "goldfish" either until you mentioned the "cod".........I can't believe I missed that :-)))

I hope you have a decent weekend too, Thanks again.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Es erfüllt auch einen sehr guten Zweck lieber Keith und ich erfreue mich über diene ganz tolle Aufnahme am Meer,mir gefällt auch sehr gut,das du SW gewählt hast für deine Darstellung,schön ist dieser Anblick :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
I'm really happy you like this image Güni.......the "fish" is one of my favourite things I see around this area and I always try and get some photos of it whenever I see it.

It was a colourless, miserable day, so I thought black and white would be appropriate.
2 years ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Great sculpture very well shown, Keith!
I prefer this one in B/W
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to J.Garcia club
Thanks very much Judite......glad you approve!
2 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
A gorgeous sculpture, Keith!
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Stephan Fey club
Thanks Stephan.......I'm pleased you think so!
2 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
A wonderful piece of art that looks better empty than full in my opinion, Keith
This is a wonderful scenic location for it, and you have captured it perfectly, beneath a cloudy but interesting sky and some rather nice light., I like this!
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Thank you so much Roger.......I also think it looks better empty (especially in silhouette form), but I suppose it only fulfils it's purpose when it gets full :-))

It was pretty dull and miserable at the time I took this, so I thought black and white was appropriate. The sun did come out for a while though.

Have a good weekend my friend.
2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.
 Amelia
Amelia club
I really like the backdrop here, Keith. The sculpture stands out do well against the stormy water.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Amelia club
Thank you kind lady..........much appreciated.
2 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
This is a stunning picture of this scene - you can see there is a picture of a bird in its shape. Wonderful really. I looked at your earlier photo of the same scene, and it was full of squashed cans. Perfect.

I wish you a great weekend though
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jenny McIntyre club
Thank you Jenny.........I'm pleased you like this one. It's beautiful AND useful.
2 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A great artwork gravely captured in b/w !
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
Thanks Ulrich.........always kind words.
2 years ago.
 elvigiadelosamaneceres.com
elvigiadelosamanecer… club
Espectacular. Feliz fin de semana.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to elvigiadelosamanecer… club
Thanks very much Juan Luis.
2 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
A Beautiful BW image Keith
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thank you Annemarie.
2 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
interessant keith --zoiets dergelijks zag ik op meer plekken
en langs de wegen hier en daar de zogenaamde blikvangers
mooi keith dat transparante
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Fred Fouarge club
Thanks very much Fred......I'm pleased you like it.
2 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
A great idea to motivate people to pick up plastic waste from the sea and elsewhere.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Xata club
It certainly is Isabel.........it's amazing how quickly it gets filled up......there is a great need for it.
2 years ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
A great subject for black and white. A striking shot.
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to John FitzGerald club
Thank you John............it is rather splendid structure and I'm glad you like it too.
2 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Die Art von Kunstwerk, die ich mag. Und es erfüllt einen guten Zweck.
Die Silhouette wirkt sehr gut in S/W! Gute Arbeit, Keith!
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
Such lovely comments................thanks Wilhelm.
2 years ago.
 Love Song
Love Song club
Klasse *_* J**********************************************
2 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Love Song club
Many thanks Love Song, I'm pleased you like it. It's good of you to stop by.
2 years ago.

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