Old Turbine

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted July 9, 2012425 views13 comments

Visited White River Falls State Park near the Tygh Valley in north-central Oregon. There is an old hydro-electric powerhouse below the falls that was built in 1910 and abandoned in 1960. This is a shot from inside the old plant. I look forward to any feedback.

Canon EOS 20D; 1/2@f/14; 19mm; ISO 100; Tamron 17-35mm.

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13 comments

Comment posted by Kent Staubus on July 9, 2012 at 6:38 PM

Man, I'm a sucker for this kind of stuff! You did a great job with it. At first the HDR look was a little jarring, but the more I looked at it the more it began to work.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 9, 2012 at 6:49 PM

Craig,
This is a very interesting capture with a lot to look at. Two thoughts. It looks like it is canted a bit counter-clockwise, just a few degrees. It also seems just a bit flat, needing either more contrast, or punching up the blacks and shadows a bit to give it more depth. Again, it is a great image with a lot of potential!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on July 10, 2012 at 1:55 PM

What a great find, and nice image.

The left leaning sensation is a bit annoying.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 10, 2012 at 3:27 PM

Yeah, this rocks!

Maybe some distortion correction to fix the lean?

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on July 10, 2012 at 4:16 PM

I'm typically not fond of B/W but old abandoned man made stuff is one place that it definately works. I like the composition, somewhat ambivalent about the previously mentioned angular look. It does seem a bit flat and may be a bit more dramatic with more contrast.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on July 10, 2012 at 6:20 PM

Excellent detail in this and fine conversion. It feels tilting to the left a bit, and I would hate to have those monsters slide! I know it has become popular in some architectureal photography to angle things considerably, but I doubt you were going for that. Difficult with the wide angles to avoid some issues.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on July 11, 2012 at 8:53 AM

Great capture Craig...this is one of those photos that makes me want to go see it in real life! I really like the conversion as it accentuates the age of the operation. I agreee with the tilt, as the shaft in my mind should be running level.
Nice find and capture!!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on July 11, 2012 at 4:42 PM

Very well done. It needs to be viewed in the large version, for sure. I concur about the left lean. Maybe a distortion correction in PS?

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Myers on July 13, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Many thanks for the feedback. I'll get to work with distortion correction in PS and see what happens.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 18, 2012 at 5:18 PM

Very cool - nicely-seen and captured -
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on July 19, 2012 at 8:13 PM

I like the perspective here and your processing and B&W conversion looks excellent with great contrast and clarity.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on August 5, 2012 at 6:10 PM

Love this, Craig... I ran my finger across my monitor and could feel the texture in this.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on August 25, 2012 at 1:28 PM

What a monstrous machine and a great capture and conversion! Many congrats on the Pick!

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