Sugar mill smokestacks

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  Andrew Moxom

• Dec 31, 2007

Wow, wonderful. On my screen, I can see some pink and purple areas. Are these anomalies on the plate?

 

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  davido

• Dec 31, 2007

I can also see some pink/purple. very cool.

david

 

• John Simmons

• Dec 31, 2007

Very nice image.

Regards,
John

 

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  Guillaume Zuili

• Dec 31, 2007

These clouds are amazing. Great.
G.

 

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  jovo

• Dec 31, 2007

Excellent work! This new-fangled wet-plate thing may just catch on!

 

• Bruce Schultz

• Dec 31, 2007

What looks like clouds is actually smoke and steam from the boiler.
I didn't notice those colors until you pointed them out. The pinks are from the scan but there is some purplish coloration although not as pronounced on the plate.
In hindsight, I should have waited another 10-15 minutes to take this. I was shooting into the sun in late afternoon, and I got in a hurry to shoot another view from a distance which turned out to be crap. I should have stayed at this location and I suspect I would have gotten more details in the smoke.

 

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  MVNelson

• Dec 31, 2007

no no you did just fine ... this is a wonderful image .....I feel the energy and action in this view.... the plumb of steam and smoke are exciting and the tonal depth is profound ....
'excellent' , sums it up .....

Miles'

 

• Garry Madlung

• Jan 1, 2008

I can tell that this is a terrific print. Any anomalies visible here are clearly only due to jpg artifacting. Next time you scan it save it as a higher quality jpg. That might clear it up.

I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work. This is a bold composition.

 

• Bruce Schultz

• Jan 1, 2008

Unfortunately, cane grinding season ended yesterday. Otherwise, I'd go back this week and do more. After this shot, I had intended to do a horizontal but I inserted the plate in the vertical mode. Next year, well later this year, I'll revisit this.