118- TITAN Cranes Photo

Photographer’s Note

For my last post, a few members were surprised that we could make art (very humbly in my case) out of cranes.
Well, It made me think of some other cranes I had in stock and which are part of Industrial Art. I hope you will enjoy!

The TITAN cranes, situated on the Island of Nantes are testimonies of the industrial past of this island, right in the center of the city. Their name remind us of their lifting power: 80 tons, the crane itself weighing 400 t. being 43 m. high for this one.

It used to belong to the "Chantiers Dubigeon" in 1954, and worked until 1987, when the Naval shipyards closed.

Nantes city council then bought it and renovated it as an important element of the industrial heritage of the city and the refurbishing of the "Island of Nantes".

See WS for the GREY CRANE.

pablominto, jlbrthnn, wgreis, gildasjan, papagolf21, josepmarin, danos, Charo, Bluejeans, jafadabret, xuaxo, s_lush has marked this note useful

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aadilj (17950) 2009-09-19 1:07

This is an interesting machine which you have captured so nicely. i like the content and like the way you have presented this one

pablominto (41354) 2009-09-19 1:12

Hello Marie-Louise,

The shining yellow is of course what catch my eyes at first!
But then the construction of the crane makes me think, as this is about balance and counterbalance...
However I have heard about cranes tipping over so I guess they are not 100% safe...
The subject is well framed with fine details, a good documentary!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Morac (20861) 2009-09-19 1:49

Bonjour Marie Louise,

Cette grue Titan, comme sa soeur grise, est superbe (je les ai aussi montrées sur TE).
Elle est aujourd'hui un symbole de la ville de Nantes et elle est riche de l'histoire et du passé de cette ville et de ses habitants.

Amicalement
Marc

Nota : petit problème sur tes WS : les photos ne passent pas du premier coup mais c'est peut-être lié à TE

jlbrthnn (38927) 2009-09-19 3:00

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Notre passé est culturel et aussi industriel, ce qui a participé à nourrir les générations précédentes. J'apprécie donc ta précédente photo et cette-ci, d'autant plus que le "monument" est à la fois magnifique et impressionnant. La lumière éclaire à souhait ce jaune lumineux. Bon cadrage, très bonne réalisation. Bravo.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement.
Joël

wgreis (6130) 2009-09-19 14:24

Hi Marie,
what a big crane. I never saw any kind of this.
I like the POV showing all of it.
Have a wonderful Sunday.
Regards,
Wagner.

gildasjan (24133) 2009-09-22 1:26

Bonjour marieLouise
Ce monstre d'acier est parfaitement cadré dans le format et sa couleur le fait flasher devant ce ciel.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

papagolf21 (56737) 2009-09-22 2:34

Bonjour, mon amie Marie-Louise, En effet, créer une composition contemporaine avec du matériel de levage relève de l'exploit ! Cette grue est particulièrement imposante (le choix du cadrage y est pour beaucoup). Une réalisation très intéressante ! cette grue fait penser pour la partie basse à la fusée de Tintin ! Amitiés. Philippe

josepmarin (34099) 2009-09-22 3:26

Hola Marie-Louise,
esta enorme grua es espectacular, parece un gran monstruo por su tamaño y por el efecto de su color amarillo tan vivo que se destaca sobre el entorno que la rodea.
Tu encuadre la capta totalmente, en un buen plano contrapicado que da una buena perspectiva.
Bonito e interesante trabajo, con una buena nota informativa.
Un abrazo,
Josep

danos (33272) 2009-09-24 4:31

Hi MarieLouise,
really a huge crane, that looks like a giant. Nice the idea of Nantes city council to bought it and to use it as an industrial heritage of the city. A well reportage shot.

Have a nice day,Danos

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2009-09-25 1:51

Hello Marie-Louise,
what a monster, hope it will not start crawl through the city :-)
Best wishes,
Achim

francio64 (11744) 2009-09-25 13:07

Ciao Marie Louise,
la foto è particolare e molto dinamica, ma perdonami se te lo dico, manca di sharp e luminosità.

Inoltre ho visto che il tuo file è di 69 KB, mentre il sito permette di pubblicare foto fino a 300 KB e quindi con migliore definizione.

Dovresti cercare di curare questi particolari, per un risultato migliore.

Ti ho fatto un WS dove ho aggiunto alla tua foto una cornicetta.
Fammi sapere cosa ne pensi per favore!

Francesco

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fanni (8879) 2009-09-27 6:22

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
I am very very sorry to be so late with my comment! :( My memory failed me :( and I thought I had already expressed my opinion about this photo which I find very oroginal and peculiar in terms of the choice of POV and the subject itself!
Such cranes have always reminded me of huge strange animals which have a life of their own: birds, giraffes etc... Maybe the creators of such cranes had some birds or animals in mind when designing them?
I like this photo - I think the POV was chosen very well; and concerning the WS photos, that "Image #2" with the grey crane in the background - as an interesting juxtaposition to the yellow one - is also excellent... and, perhaps, I like it a bit more than the main image :) But this is my humble opinion!
I wish you a very good week ahead,
kind regards
and warm greetings from Moscow!
Elena

Charo (31803) 2009-09-29 13:48

Bonsoir Marie Louise,
Très bon contraste de la grande grue pour les bâtiments de la ville et le ciel. Ces machines sont de plus en plus présents dans nos paysages.
Excellent cadrage et la lumière merveilleuse.
Amitiés,
Charo

UlfE (9168) 2009-09-30 10:43

Hi MarieLouise,

An excellent photo subject and a very good contribution to TE. It is a really good idea to save such a crane as a industrial heritage. A really fine picture of the crane and a great note. TFS and have nice evening!

Kind regards,

Ulf

Didi (36442) 2009-09-30 17:55

Bonjour Marie Louise
Merveilleuse présentation de ce monument industriel vestige d'un passé glorieux.
Bien sûr il est possible d'ajuster la luminosité comme l'a spécifié Francio.
Amitiés

Silvio1953 (42821) 2009-10-07 9:54

Ciao Maria Luisa, nome appropriato è proprio un titano, io di solito le gru le cancello dalle foto, tu la posti come soggetto principale e funziona pure bene, bella idea, brava, ciao Silvio

Bluejeans (33049) 2009-10-09 12:11

Ola Marie,
Que grua gigante bem poderosa o seu amarelo faz um belo contraste com o céu azul , gostei da diagonal , parabéns !!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

jafadabret (40323) 2009-10-17 7:28

Bonjour Marie-Louise.
Cette grue géante a quelque chose de la fusée de Tintin au moins le bas ! J'aime que certains se soucient de sauvegarder le patrimoine industriel. Beau travail et belles couleurs !
Amicalement
Jacques

xuaxo (5835) 2009-10-18 7:52

Bonjour MarieLouise,
Il est très intéressant de constater que la ville conserve ce patrimoine. La photo a un impact visuel fort. Mais l'autre "chose" jaune prend la visualisation un peu.
Amitiés,
Francisco

westcoastgirl1 (1567) 2009-10-20 19:18

Hi MarieLouise,

Very cool. Love the colours. I am a big fan of crane shots because they are so colourful. Nice composition and POV.

Thanks for your unique shot,
Tosca

clic (4065) 2009-11-16 5:55

Bonjour Marie Louise
Dans la dernière mouture de King Kong, c'aurait été un dénouement inattendu et spectaculaire d'y voir le gorille aux commandes pour détruire les avions qui lui tirent dessus!!
Amicalement.
Robert

s_lush (2560) 2009-11-28 8:44

Hello Marie Louise,
This gigantic crane really is a masterpiece of Industrial Art. It is nice that Nantes' authorities has reserved it as a expressive element of industrial heritage. I believe that it also can be considered as an important part of the city's design. Very well composed and captured!
Best regards,
Sergiy