Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: pump

This is one of the old water pumps in town. The Czech Republic still has these all over the country, in both Bohemia and Moravia, in spite of their scarcity in many other developed countries. Even Prague still has them, although the water isn't fit to drink from all of them.

I've taken shots of this pump before, but this time I decided I'd try it one more time, and I liked the result so I decided to post it. This was taken with my Ikoflex, and this roll, while a lab tech told me it was poorly developed (by a professional lab), I still consider it to be technically my best Ikoflex black and white roll so far.

When our train arrived in Nadrazi Cimelice, I was shooting video (maybe you'll get to see some of it later), so I forgot to photograph the station. Neverless, before we got on the bus for Dobriv, I noticed this hand pump and had to take a photo.

I think that compositionally, even though you can see that this pump is wet and functioning, this shot is more pleasing to the eye.

This shot also works quite well in black and white, so I converted it even though it's a cheesy third-rate cameraphone image.

Handpumps like this, dating to the days before central plumbing in all buildings, often still work, as you can see from the wetness on this one. These can be found everywhere in the city centre of Prague, and recommending any particular neighborhood wouldn't make sense, as there are a few of them almost everywhere.