Ian Bramham's Photoblog
Mist & Smoke
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 9 February 2009 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
A photograph of the Pilkington's factory in St. Helens taken on a very misty day when the mist combined with the smoke from the industrial processes to produce this surreal scene.
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Michael Paulison from United States
Love this. Very powerful shot. Love the starkness and the grain. Really nice.
9 Feb 2009 5:25am
@Michael Paulison: Thanks Michael!
@Darhy: Thanks Darhy!
Tony from Shanghai, China
THis has great texture , always think textures importance in photos is underrated. You get it just right.
9 Feb 2009 7:10am
@Tony: Thanks Tony!
@Marie LC: Hi Marie....thanks!
@yz: Thanks yz!
@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana.
@GJC: Thanks GJC....I hadn't made the mental connection but, as you know, I'm a big fan of his photos, especially his early work. Seeing an exhibition his photos last year was a real turning point for me.
@Cheryl: Thanks Cheryl
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
A powerful industrial shot, almost like stepping back in time.
9 Feb 2009 12:26pm
@Craig@Random Ramblings: Thanks Craig....I darkened the image slightly and added the sepia/tin type tone in post processing to get exactly that type of look.
NJ & SB Photography from Spain
buena captura, tus chimeneas producen más contaminación jeje!!
buen procesado.
9 Feb 2009 12:56pm
@NJ & SB Photography: Thanks Nuria!
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Oh Ian, such a powerful image... just another classic! The tone and composition are perfect!
9 Feb 2009 4:02pm
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo...are you intending to post your great new photos with the new camera over at DPR? If so, please let me know so I can get a chance to see them together in one spot.
613photo from Dallas, United States
Excellent shot. It's like an still taken from a bad dream.
9 Feb 2009 4:18pm
@613photo: Thanks! (is thanks in order?! :-)
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
This image looks like from a history book covering the era of industrialisation... :-) Very good!
9 Feb 2009 5:07pm
@Mirko Herzner: Thanks Mirko!
@missparis: Thanks very much...not too worrying I hope :-)
@Anna.C: Thanks Anna!
@MadScientist: Thanks very much!
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Simple and effecient! I like the grain in this photo. In my collec. vfxy.
10 Feb 2009 1:15am
gavin hart from Gold Coast, Australia
Grain texture doesn't always work well with digital camera images but this one works nicely. I like the sepia? hue as well. Nice neat compo.
11 Feb 2009 10:26am
Marco from Haarlem, Netherlands
What a great shot. The spiders from Mars can enter the scene any moment now...
13 Feb 2009 5:45pm
Nikon D40
1/800 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
117 mm (35mm equiv.)