Industrial postcard Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Kansai region is one of the most heavily industrialized areas of Japan. These massive refineries line up along the Kobe - Kansai airport expressway for many kilometers.

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JPlumb (3153) 2008-05-06 23:28

Wow Cristian, who'd have thought that a site like this could look so good. You've made this place look really good with the sharp detail, and the great strong lines in this shot. Your title is very fitting for this one, it is indeed an industrial postcard. There's a nice contrast between the industry and the clouds behind, some of which were obviously created by this "machine".

Thanks, John

BennyV (4919) 2008-05-07 4:25

Industrial surrealism at its best. A pity the van and the small house is included in the corner, otherwise the lack of human presence would have us guessing about the size of this.

Benny

lopshang (628) 2008-05-07 8:28

Hi Cristian

Probably one of the best industrial shot i ever seen on TE. Very vivid and sharp picture. Love the detail lines drawn alone the objects. Great composition and superb POV.

Regards,

Lopshang.

sevy (13960) 2008-05-07 8:44

Hello Cristian,

Nice urban, industrial landscape. I also find that all those pipes and tubes can provide interesting photo and here the sunset sun is providing game of light on the metal.
I like the little truck on the botton right corner to give the scale of the giant plant.
The look of the clouds seems a little strange, is it an artefact of the jpeg or did you play a kind of HDR to manage to the high range light?

Yves.

tigra (2968) 2008-05-07 14:20

Hello Christian
Interesting composition, very unusual capture from Japan:)
Katia

Morac (20899) 2008-05-07 14:22

Hello Christian,
You photographed well: "the beauty of the ugliness"
Regards
Marc

MarcT (21103) 2008-05-08 5:30

Hi Christian,
excellent use of those contrasts, metallic colors and the sky to bring a graphical interesting picture.
Cheers
Marc

elihesamian (26091) 2008-05-08 10:25

Hello Cristian,
I'm Thankful for your warm words on my post !

but here ! ohh! what a landscape !
it reminds me the city whre I was born there in south of Iran,Abadan city,where has a bigest refinery of the world till 1980 !
Then War and fire and explosion and killing the poeple and workers and ...
The side light is perfect,in fact you worked it a fine moment.the graphism aspects of the shot is special with those steams and clouds.
an atmospheric work and I'm glad you posted it,very well captured and composed.
Best Wishes
M

tho_ebert (872) 2008-05-08 11:33

Salut Cristian,
Superbe compo, comme dans un livre de SF !
Est-ce du HDR ?
Merci d'avoir partagé,
Thomas

archimatica (13344) 2008-05-08 14:19

Terrible but very attractive at the same time.
I dont't konw the Japan but... is this futureworld?
Great work.
Regards
Renzo

sebinho342 (18784) 2008-05-08 16:07

Excellent PP here, i love the result, all my congratulations once again

marietom (32084) 2008-05-09 3:12

Hello Critian,

Là, je ne résiste pas !
C'est très beau, j'aime les photos industrielles !
Bonne journée
Marie

ryno (4621) 2008-05-11 9:48

Hi Cristian, you've made these boilers & chimneys seem strangely beautiful in this shot. The great light, wispy clouds and gleam of metal certainly helped you here, but very well done on recognizing the photographic potential of this scene. Regards,
Ryno

Waylim (11159) 2008-05-12 13:25

Cristian,
Well, not something that I would think of photographing, but this looks great. Very artistic actually, Pretty even, except the subject. Great composition and good sharpness and clarity. Well done.
Way

pboehringer (770) 2008-05-14 10:13

Industrial Postcard? LOL!
But you really got my attetion here and I have to admit that the whole "landscape" has a certain beauty in all its colors and perfect light management. A scene that I was thinking to do myself but since 2001 it is highly suspiscious to get shots of places like this here in the US.
Peter

jentt (1150) 2008-05-15 3:28

Bonjour Cristian
Fantastique! on dirait vraiment un décor futuriste pour un film de science fiction. Le traitement de la lumière et des couleurs est parfait et accentue encore l'effet surréaliste de la scène. Un grand bravo. Superbe.
Amicalement
Antoine

jmdias (19935) 2008-05-15 8:22

christian

I liked this pov, it is very interesting. The lines of the place against the dramatical clouds are very nice to see. I think if a version in B&W could be interesting too.

hugs

jorge

nesiaZ (996) 2008-05-15 11:07

Hi Christian,
This is really fabulous photo. I like this photo and an idea very much. Well done.
Congratulations.
Anetka

Stepan (27175) 2008-05-18 0:00

You succeeded in designing some beauty in that industrial chaos and that's great !! And you're right, this is stuff postcard are made off. Well seen.
Stéphane

king (2602) 2008-05-23 20:47

Hi Christian.
Nice composed picture is this. The colours of the sky are in blance with the industry. Reality or PP?
TFS
Huub.

maltese (21537) 2008-05-31 23:36

Hello Christian
Une très belle réalisation et une beau PP pour donner presque du charme à cet environnement industriel. Cette bonne lumière en fait une photo très agréable.
Très beau travail!!
Amicalement
hervé

noborders (14201) 2008-06-28 1:21

Super and superb ! magnificient colours, great POV, great subject : eagerly waiting for your next ones, Romania is such a great country for this kind of photos...
Bravo,
Cath.

kloppenborg (855) 2008-06-29 17:05

Vow!!

Simply an artwork. Difficult to comment on - gives me a feeling of a crazy future that is now..
Love the work you did on the background sky.

Henrik

luisafonso (858) 2008-07-13 7:05

Very beautiful Cristian. I love industrial scenes and your capture is just great. Composition is perfect. You probably exaggerated a bit getting detail from highlights (probably due to a not so perfect exposure) but the result isn't bad at all. Would work great in b&w too. I like it.

avene (11140) 2008-07-15 20:56

hello Cristian,
normally I don't like exaggerated postproduction and too obvious highlights/shadows enhancement, that tool in Photoshop is quite brutal, but I have to say that I quite like the result here, your idea of enhancing the mood of the place in pp works well. the elaborate industrial constructions are fascinating, and it's almost impossible to separate clouds from the steam. unusual postcard, but I like it.

regards,
Kristine

scalerman (25787) 2008-08-14 12:01

Cristian: there's a certain beauty to this image, in addition to it's reportage qualities. Great light - it's an amazing pic. best, c

Yeoman (1015) 2008-09-23 13:42

Hi Christian,

A superb picture by framing and tones of great sweetness achieved. This is a picture which, despite a little about glamor, managed the prodigy to transform polluting factories in Graphic' picture !

Congratulations,

Best regards,

Emmanuel

cristiancu (268) 2008-11-19 8:21

Scri acolo ....
postcard
dar e mai mult pictura
altfel spus.... prea lucrata
pacat! altfel arata bine
doamne ajuta!

JCG (25753) 2009-01-23 4:53

Bonjour Cristian,

Comme tu l'as expliqué à nos amis Yves et Thomas, même si ce n'est pas du HDR ça y ressemble beaucoup et j'aime beaucoup ce traitement qui permet, en quelque sorte, d'enjoliver ce site industriel qui n'a surement pas pour vocation d'être beau. Le contraste avec le ciel est intéressant et donne du relief voire un effet 3D appréciable. J'apprécie aussi la lumière. Composition intéressante, bravo Cristian.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et un très bon WE,

Jean-Charles

Jemppu (16) 2009-01-29 1:20

Impressive.

Junctus (64) 2009-06-07 15:22

...this really is showing the beauty of the beast...
my best wishes for your upcoming travels - may you come back with many a good picture to share with us!
Best wishes, JC