The Pollution Sunset Photo

Photographer’s Note

This was one of the strangest sunsets I have ever seen. Greyish blue clouds broken by this intense red which was beutifully reflected in the incoming tide. The reason, is pollution from the giant steel works at Port Talbot, the largest in Europe, which is about 10 miles away. If you carefully just above the rocks you can see the smoke from the works just beginning to rise. The pollution was on the horizon and just starting to arc back into the sky giving this strange jet somehow beautiful effect.

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expatinspain (364) 2006-04-12 16:37 [Comment]

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eman68 (151) 2006-04-16 4:36

Hi Gerwyn,
Wonderful shot rich in colors.
The reflection in the tide is really great. I think you have used a long exposure time!
Thanks ;-)
Emmanuel

jsec (2072) 2006-05-09 15:05

I did'nt realise the steelworks were so close. I agree the colors along this coast are very odd. Nice long exposure.

Photo Information

Copyright: Gerwyn Gibbs (gibbsy) (1425)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-07-00
Categories: Nature
Camera: Fuji Finepix S2 Pro, Tamron AF 28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di, Lee 105mm circular polariser
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Colors of Light [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-12 11:30
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