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This weeks Photo Hunt theme is Narrow. The following photo I took with my very first Digital Camera, a Kodak Gold, DC215 1.2 megapixels costing just over $500AUD. It certainly won’t trouble the hard drive with that kind of resolution. Now for $200AUD you can get a great little camera just like the one Neil is giving away in his latest competition.
Anyway, the photo is of a “Narrow” tunnel on the South Channel Fort in Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia… which happens to be my home town.
The width of the tunnel was no wider than my shoulders and I had to crouch to avoid hitting my head.
The South Channel Fort is a reminder of Port Phillip Bay’s early history as part of the defense lines for Melbourne. The artificial island was constructed in the 1880s to illuminate the channel at night and electronically explode mines under attacking ships coming through the Heads. A system of antiquated gun emplacements and tunnels are a feature of the island which is now a significant refuge for seabirds. Work began on south Channel fort in 1878 with the laying of about 14,000 bluestone rocks. The man made island upon which the fort is built is one of only two islands in the bay.
As always the original, albeit only a 1.2 megapixel image, is available on my .Mac site.
narrow1 [ˈnӕrəu] adjective
having or being only a small distance from side to side
Example: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.
Arabic: ضَيِّق
Chinese (Simplified): 狭窄的
Chinese (Traditional): 狹窄的
Czech: úzký
Danish: smal
Dutch: smal
Estonian: kitsas
Finnish: kapea
French: étroit
German: schmal
Greek: στενός
Hungarian: keskeny
Icelandic: þröngur
Indonesian: sempit
Italian: stretto
Japanese: 狭い, せまい, semai
Korean: 좁은
Latvian: šaurs
Lithuanian: siauras
Norwegian: smal, trang
Polish: wąski
Portuguese (Brazil): estreito
Portuguese (Portugal): estreito
Romanian: îngust
Russian: узкий
Slovak: úzky
Slovenian: ozek
Spanish: estrecho
Swedish: smal, trång
Turkish: dar
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It’s probably fair to say your shoulders are exceptionally broad though mate. 
Ewwwwwwwww, creepy looking. But anything historical and you got me interested!!! Love your ‘narrow’
Drop by and view my photo hunt if you can find time! Love to have you leave me a comment. Happy weekend to you.
Narrow indeed! Looks scary though:)
Photo Hunt - Narrow, Semai…
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This weeks theme in The Photo Hunt is Narrow or Semai (せまい) in Japanese
Starved for space in Japan using the word narrow for descriptive purposes is appropriate…
Nice take on this week’s theme. Happy weekend!
i don’t really like tunnels that much. they give me the creeps. but it’s a great shot. i wonder what’s inside there. hmmnn… care to tell?
mine’s up too. pls check it out at ~ BLOGSILOG
Now there is someplace I do not think I could go in it looks so tight and scarey to me
That is certainly a narrow tunnel! Terrific photo for this week’s Hunt.
Nice shot. It is indeed narrow.
If you have the time, do check out my another interpretation here
There should be a weight (or width) requirement before a person attempts to get in there. 
very interesting! great shot and happy hunting!
Good shot for the narrow theme. This is very narrow indeed!
Oh yeah very narrow indeed, perfect photo for the theme! Good job hunting! Happy weekend! Mine is up also please visit if you have time, Thank you!
NARROW FEED THE ROAD
Wonderful shot!
very interesting post, now I want to see it myself……..
I really enjoyed reading your post today. I would love to walk through that narrow tunnel. I bet it’s cool. I would imagine the seabirds have it made. I love how you placed the word narrow for each country. Nice job. Have a nice weekend. Happy Photo Hunting~
Great entry for narrow. Happy hunting.
Nice take on the theme. Have a blessed weekend.
That’s certainly narrow, and a good shot.
Wow that sure is narrow but it’s look scary at the same time heheehhee…Thanks for sharing….
Mine is up too:
Every Beat Of My Heart
My Newphew’s Scrap Place
Yikes, makes me feel a little clausterphobic just looking at it! Great picture. Mine is up at http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/prodoceo/472940/
Have a great weekend.
oooo….how interesting!! would certainly like to visit some day. thanks for sharing.
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