A long exposure photo of Fiddlers Ferry coal fired power station on the River Mersey showing the immense clouds of water vapour coming out of the cooling towers in the cold winter weather.
The light was really dreadful for photography but I'm pleased nonetheless at how the photo turned out.
Technical info for those who are interested:
90 second tripod exposure
10 stop B+W neutral density filter
Nikon 16-85vr lens at 16mm on a Nikon D40
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@Alun: Thanks Alun!
@Mirko Herzner: Thanks Mirko...I was photographing from the opposite bank of the River.
@gavin hart: Thanks Gavin!
@Scene by Sharon Photography: Thanks Sharon!
@GJC: Thanks GJC...it's a scene that I drive past regularly. Every winter when the air is as cold as it is right now the plumes of water vapour from this local power station fill the sky for miles around - on still days when the huge vapour columns rise vertically they are an even more dramatic sight.
@MadScientist: Thanks....the rain that precipitates from them is acidic as the water vapour you can see on the photo mixes with the combustion gases from the burning of the coal and our UK power stations like this one are supposed to be responsible for problems like deforestation in Scandinavia.
@digitalCG: Thanks!...they are such a dramatic feature in the landscape aren't they.
@Morris Taub (momo): Thanks Morris.....as you know the power station photos that i've taken are all inspired by Michael Kenna's wonderful work. Thanks again for pointng it out to me at DPR (it seems like a long time ago already!) his work is a constant source of inspiration.
@sil: Thanks very much sil!
@Ian Smith: Thanks for that Ian!
@Larry Lefever: Thanks Larry!
@Anna.C: Thanks very much Anna....I'm really pleased you like it!
@wvallen: Thanks very much!
@Louloupix: Thanks very much for that!
@Stefan: Thanks Stefan!
@Chris: Thanks Chris!
@Morris Taub (momo): Hi Morris, I was so dissapointed to have missed that exhibition in Paris. I was actually in the city on Christmas day (a brief stopover on the way to the Alps) but of course it was closed for the day.
@Richard: Thanks Richard!
@flyingwind风飞扬: Thank you very much!
@Ralph Jones: What a lovely tthing to say Ralph....thank you!
@DarkElf: Thanks....I was pleasantly surprised to see how this one turned out despite the very flat lighting conditions!
@amy: Thanks Amy!
@Babzy: Thanks Babzy!
@keith: Thanks very much Keith!
@Jaun: Thanks for that Jaun!
@Brian: Hi Brian......oh yes, Michael Kenna is by far my favourite 'famous' living photographer and all my photography is heavily influenced by what i've seen of his work, but especially the power station ones like this photo. My other favourites are Steichen, Cartier-Bresson, Brandt, Avedon, Atget, A Adams, Brassai, E Erwitt, Winogrand, Eggleston....the list is quite a long one!!
Just as small children learn to speak by copying their parents so I reckon it's the same with photography when you are a beginner.....before you can start to develop your own style it's important to be aware of the photography of the greats and to be able to truly understand what it is about their photographs that you like and why.
@Zach: Thanks very much Zach!
This image has been featured in 4 Remix collections.
NIKON D40
90 seconds
F/16.0
ISO 200
24 mm (35mm equiv.)