The guv'nors

Better on black
Centrifugal governors on steam powered pumping engines at the Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester which is now a museum: http://www.abbeypumpingstation.org/exhibits.asp

Some info about centrifugal governors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_governor

An abstract motion blur of one in action on an engine at the London Museum of Water and Steam, a favourite haunt of mine:
https://365project.org/dulciknit/365/2017-06-14

[Etienne]

Thanks for the information and for the links, that is quite interesting and not so common. I like your black on black, always a difficult exercize, but well appropriate to the subject. I like how you have defined the shapes by using the small amount of light reflected by the metallic parts.

[Sharon Lee]

Nice pattern

[Louise]

Can understand why you like to visit, it must be very visually stimulating. And I thought governors only applies to people ;).

[Phil Howcroft]

Abbey Pumping Station, Leicester, one of my strangers is involved with the pumping station, Twinned with our Papplewick Pumping Station. Cracking mono Alison

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

@phil_howcroft Thank you. I've seen pictures of Papplewick - would love to go there. One day maybe...

[Netkonnexion]

That's cool. Lovely balls darling!