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Wheels

by Ian Mason

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 8, 2010148 views3 comments
1D mk iv, 600mm f4 x 1.4, 1/160s, f5.6, iso 1000.

We've had some exceptional weather recently which has also produced exceptional light at times. This was taken perhaps 15 minutes after sunset today and the sky was uniformly pink. You are looking at the edge of an open cast mine, waste heaps covered in snow. The subject appears to be some sort of mechanical equipment relating to the mine. I presume it is laid there randomly, because it isn't normally a place where one thinks artistically. I was struck by the lines and shapes they created. Amazing how nature can transform a place!

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3 comments
Comment posted by Jim Sabiston on December 8, 2010 at 10:40 PM
Interesting find. Very graphic and the sky/snow combo sets it off nicely.
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Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on December 9, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Good eye on your part. I imagine this scene is more of an eye sore than anything under normal conditions. The snow and pastel sky really have transformed this landscape and you noticed. Kudos. :toast:
Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 9, 2010 at 11:01 AM
Very cool shot with abstract qualities. The pinks and white colour scheme is lovely. Wish it were a bit sharper though.
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