It is a heavily cloudy Sunday afternoon. The weather did not really improve during the day. Still decided to take photos's late afternoon. Somewhere around the city (Amsterdam). I after driving through Schellingwoude I end up on the Noorder IJdijk. On which I can walk up the Oranjesluizen at the end.
These large locks separate the water of the Binnen-IJ, the water between Amsterdam and Amsterdam-Noord, from the water of the Buiten-IJ.
The photo shows the long arms to guide shipping in. In the distance see the Schellingwouder bridge.
The muted weather made it a moody black-and-white photo.
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