Wind Energy Smoke Photo

Photographer’s Note

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord ('Industrial park Duisburg')

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord is a very special place. Forming the centre of the park you can find the 'Meidericher Eisenhuette' (Meidericher iron foundry) that has been shut down in 1985.

This is a view from the foundry (to be more exact: from the blast furnace) to the north. In the front you see a large windmill and in the far background the (still) active iron foundries, an energy plant and other 'heavy metal'-industry.
If you ever come to Duisburg visit this park also in the evening, because it is beautifully illuminated.

This is my very first attempt with long term exposure without any tripod. *g*

I like the contrast between the 'old energy plant [windmill]' and the enormous plants in the background. Both symbols of constant human technical progression are combined with one element, air.
Maybe something like a 'technical retrospective'? :)

Find more:
http://www.landschaftspark.de

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serenadanesi (926) 2005-05-16 15:41

Great shot. The use of two colors is fantastic, I like the contrast between the old windmill and the new plant. Well done! Serena

BAKO (1683) 2005-05-16 15:49

Hi Gunnar,
this is a fantastic shot,
i like the comp. and the vivid color.

Good Job.
Thanks

BAKO

don_narayan (2014) 2005-05-16 15:53

amazing color! great composition. I really like the old fashion windmill with the modern industry. very nice photo.

bip-bip (1837) 2005-05-16 16:06

You captured an interesting contrast between these 2 symbols
Nice tones and great atmosphere for this well composed image
Véro

KevRyan (22422) 2005-05-16 16:07

A beautiful simplistic, graphic and well coloured image with great depth of field

a very nice picture Gunnar

best wishes

Kev

Porteplume (3257) 2005-05-16 16:13

Bonjour Gunnar and welcome on TrekEarth.

The perfectly drawn silhouette of the windmill is sooooo sharp and the colours (with that bright blue-ish/purple) sooooo stunning against that orange industrial sky...

It's a very attractive picture and a cleverly composed image. I just wish you had gone till the maximum 800 pix wide to enjoy it even more! Thanks for sharing anyway...

danyy (69465) 2005-05-16 16:16

Bonsoir Gunnar,
Couleurs psychédeliques pour une monde industriel, voilà une image bien ficelée et dont le style s'apparente à son contenu.
Bien vu.
Daniel.

thebecky (686) 2005-05-17 0:41

Great shot, wonderful contrasts and I like your comment about technical retropspetive.

Lithium (596) 2005-05-23 18:41

Very interesting and I'd even say apocalyptic pic. The colours work great here. Well done Gunnar!

ndb1958 (9249) 2005-08-07 7:10

Hi Gunnar,
sehr schönes Industrielandschaftsfoto (was für ein Wort!). Mir gefallen die Farben sehr gut. Die Bildaufteilung ist perfekt.
Ciao,
Nino

crhieatt (5145) 2005-08-14 8:00 [Comment]

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jmdias (19899) 2006-09-15 20:55

gunnar

beautiful colors and shapes, this POV is nice too

Jorge