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Collection: Where I Live
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Canton, NC
Date: Jan 31, 2007
Aperture: unknown
ISO: 100
Shutter: unknown
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 1, 2007

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 Blue Ridge Paper in Canton, NC

Also the reason Canton is known as Papertown, USA. One of the major employeers in the area.

Used to stink very, very badly. So much so that walking down mainstreet would hurt your nose and make you almost sick. They have actually done a lot of clean up, so the smell is barely noticeable, except in the older buildings, and on certain days within the papermaking process (called "putting out" hahah).

All the white stuff is actually steam. :)

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 02/09/2007 07:31:12 PM
Really well done! You did a great job in the contrast here, especially with the steam cloud on the right against the sky. Nice.
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 02/04/2007 01:49:20 AM
Heyyyyyy. This is a well-done shot! :)
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 02/03/2007 07:12:43 AM
super image. well done.
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 02/02/2007 04:33:14 PM
I've been close to a paper factory as well and yes those are pretty stinky. Nice B&W picture.
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 02/01/2007 10:51:47 PM
thank goodness that is only steam. My first thought was how horrible to live near all that pollution.
When I was in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, there was a paper mill in Escanaba that stunk the area up pretty bad.
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 02/01/2007 08:43:27 PM
Very nice B&W conversion. I remember that smell well from driving through Georgia in the late 70's and early 80's visiting my grandparents in Florida.
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 02/01/2007 07:10:46 PM
The smoke/steam and the lines in the clouds really make you see the textures in this shot. Nice job.
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 02/01/2007 04:58:05 PM
This is an amazing shot; the steam criss-crossing, the jet trails higher up (at least that's what it looks like to me), the very crisp lines. I really like it (if you couldn't tell already).
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 02/01/2007 04:43:27 PM
I love industrial photos! This is a great one: so crisp and clean looking. Great contrasts of the blacks and whites too.

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 02/01/2007 03:21:15 PM
Love this in b&w. I use to see these all the time when I lived in northern FL.
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 02/01/2007 02:18:01 PM
I like that very much. Perfect tonality. The steam rising up in rounded billows is a nice shape variance to all of the linear geometry of the metal construction.
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 02/01/2007 02:07:10 PM
Nice industrial shot! I like the steam.
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 02/01/2007 12:06:19 PM
Wow, amazing industrial picture I love the steam it add depth to the image
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 02/01/2007 11:01:40 AM
Really familiar with this view (and the smell) having grown up in Rumford, ME where at the time the Boise Cascade plant was the largest operation under one roof - in the world!

A great capture and nice choice of using lower third for factory with the detail in the sky putting it in it's environment. It does not 'feel' like an anti-pollution statement, but rather a character study of a town's main employment center.
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 02/01/2007 08:29:39 AM
Good picture. I grew up in a logging town and the logs were trucked 30 miles down the highway to the city with the paper mill. That city always stinks of sulphur, I hate the smell.
 02/01/2007 08:24:48 AM
I love shots of factories and chimneys and steam and pipes. They are so interesting to look at. Love this in black and white and the contrast is good.
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 02/01/2007 07:02:43 AM
What a great intro to where you live. Looking forward to seeing and learning more.
 02/01/2007 05:13:49 AM
great shot! I love the b&w treatment and all the details in the refinery.
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 02/01/2007 02:13:42 AM
great using black and white for this subject .....
great contrasts ... and i love that busy sky ....... the factory just jumps out of the page ... monitor ... image ... wotever!! .. :)
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 02/01/2007 01:14:48 AM
Very nice tones, the image looks very rich. I like it a lot.

I'd prefer it a bit wider I think though so more of the factory was in the shot. The chaos in the sky is wonderful though.
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 02/01/2007 01:05:36 AM
Nice tonal range. I like the crisscrossing lines in the sky - probably from planes?
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