Welcome to week 159 of the Tuesday Photo Challenge!

After a great week of Technology, I thought it would be fun to switch to some early technology that has affected humanity’s advancement over the ages; so this week, the theme is Wheel! Of course, the Wheel comes in all shapes and sizes, and it can be a noun or a verb. I think that this might give all of you some room for exploration and creative expression, to which I very much look forward!!

So let’s wheel around and have a blast with this theme!

Here’s a wheel of great power…

Archimedes at Work!

The Falkirk Wheel is a creative solution to reduce the number of locks that have to be traversed in order to overcome a height difference between canals. This wheel raises boats by 24 meters, so that they need to traverse only 2 additional locks to overcome the remaining 11 meters of difference between the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal. It’s an impressive machine to see in action!

The full rules of this challenge are in TPC Guidelines, but here’s the tl;dr:

  • Write a post with an image for this week’s topic
  • Please tag your post with fpj-photo-challenge (if you’re not sure about how tags work, please check out this WordPress article about tagging posts)
  • Create a pingback link to this post, so that I can create a post showing all of the submissions over the week (note: pingbacks may not appear immediately, as my site is set up to require approval for linking to it; helps against previous bad experiences with spamming)
  • Have fun creating something new (or sharing something old)!!

Spin the wheel and see what rolls for you!!

80 responses

    1. A classic!

  1. Great post 😃

    1. Thank you!

    1. It’s the wheel thing!

    1. Wonderful post as always!

      1. You are very kind to say Frank

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  3. Wow – that is an impressive machine. I love how you captured its size compared to the onlookers and the scene in the background. Lovely leading lines as per usual!

    1. Thank you, Shelley! It’s awe inspiring to see this in action.

      1. I can imagine it would be!!

  4. Whoa!!! What a wonderful wheel! I’ve learned something new today, and I love what I learned! 🙂
    Here’s my wheely contribution … of a wheel that was …
    https://naamayehuda.com/2019/05/07/wheel-no-more/
    Na’ama

    1. What a great post!

      1. 🙂 Thank you, Frank! 🙂

  5. Brilliant!👏👏

    1. Thank you!

  6. There is something very pleasing about the way this photo has 3 distinct columns, and travels from background to foreground from left to right, really like this.

    1. Thank you very kindly, Ken!

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  8. Lovely shot of the wheel, Frank! Imagine you saw the horses as well! https://wp.me/p1hCI2-aLI

    1. Fantastic prayer wheel!! I saw the horses, but not at night.

      1. I’d love to see them at night too…maybe next time…

    1. Thank you for the inspiration!

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  10. Another great picture, another great challenge! I created a pingback for my entry (anotherlqqk.com/2019/05/07/photo-challenge-wheel/) but wanted to let you know that as I ended the Skype call with my Dad, he was looking forward to checking out your posts. Thanks!

    1. Awesome wheels!

  11. I love looking at technology and thinking..how in the world did they come up with that. Amazing piece and photograph.

    1. Thank you! It’s a nicely balanced application of Archimedes’ principle of displacement of water. Beautiful engineering!

  12. […] Tuesday Photo Challenge – Wheel […]

  13. Simple solution to a problem Here’s mine: http://the59club.blog/2019/05/07/wheel-throwing/

    1. A great application of the wheel!

    1. Those are sweet wheels!

    1. Love your perspective!

      1. Thank You. I could have spent all day photographing that lock. On a clear calm day the possibilities are endless

  14. An unusual one from me with only a small part of the wheel.

    https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/05/07/sharpening-wheel/

    1. Love the way the bird surveys the kingdom!

    1. Wonderful post! Glad the visit was free of snakes!

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  17. I love the Falkirk Wheel. Amazing engineering. My wheel isn’t quite as impressive
    http://bushboy.blog/2019/05/08/a-wheel-in-the-past/

    1. It’s a classic!

  18. Impressive structure, Frank. Here’s mine for this week. https://travel-with-tech.blog/2019/05/08/view-of-the-london-eye/

    1. Stunning views!

  19. That’s one very cool wheel, Frank!
    Here is my whimsical take on wheel: https://outofmywritemind.com/2019/05/08/head-over-wheels/

    1. Awesome post! I remember some of those jumbles!

  20. […] giant wheel behind a 4 wheeler with dramatic […]

  21. Great shot of the Falkirk Wheel – I’ve seen it once, barely, on a very gloomy and misty day. On my list to revisit and ride on it!
    Talk me a while to choose a wheel for my response – went for a collection instead of making a choice: https://travelwithintent.com/2019/05/08/big-wheels/

    1. Amazing wheels!

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  23. Pingbacks are not working, so here is our entry. https://iballrtw.com/2019/05/08/the-budapest-eye/

    1. Fantastic post and photos!

      1. Thank you! 😁

  24. […] Join Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge: Wheel […]

  25. Extraordinary wheels! It took me a few seconds to figure out what they are. Here is my contribution: just some German wheels 🙂
    https://lenjourneys.com/2018/03/23/the-story-of-german-cars/

  26. […] Inspired by: Frank Jansen, at Dutch Goes the Photo […]

  27. I decided to do a second contribution to this challenge,

    https://davidmsphotoblog.com/2019/05/09/traction-engine-wheel-detail/

  28. […] This post inspired by Frank at Dutch goes the Photo […]

  29. Went back into the archives for this one!
    http://oneletterup.com/2019/05/11/wheel

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  31. No luck this week finding a wheel related photo in my Lightroom catalog. I am brainstorming ideas for a new photograph but it’s challenging finding subjects.

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  33. My submission for the week. A water wheel at an old sugar cane plantation in Hawaii https://musinwithsusan.com/2019/05/12/tuesday-photo-challenge-water-wheel/

  34. […] Tuesday Photo Challenge – Wheel […]

  35. Would love to see the Falkirk wheel some time…pretty interesting! Here’s mine – https://myheart2heart.blog/2019/05/13/many-on-the-move-out-there/

    1. Fantastic wheel!! Love your post!

      1. Thank you so much 😊

  36. Great pic and wheely great theme Frank (sorry, couldn’t resist) 😉

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