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Ratcliffe Power Station
Ratcliffe Power Station
BigChris


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Location: Castle Donington England
Date: Nov 29, 2007
Aperture: f8
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 343 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.8778
Avg (commenters): 6.6400
Avg (participants): 5.8496
Avg (non-participants): 6.0417
Views since voting: 954
Views during voting: 678
Votes: 491
Comments: 58
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 03:08:48 PM
hm nice... seven ;)
brano
 03/17/2009 02:32:49 PM
Dramatic environmentalist statement +1
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 03/17/2009 11:03:01 AM
Interesting juxtoposition between the modern and the natural.
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 03/17/2009 05:05:21 AM
The picture is not bad, but to me, there just isn't a lot to hold my attention. It would be a great documentary or commentary picture to go along with an article or story on power stations.
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 03/17/2009 01:54:44 AM
Great shot, and wonderful light.
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 03/17/2009 12:36:36 AM
I like the dichotomy you have here... the natural trees, and the unnatural power station.
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 03/16/2009 10:58:47 PM
Lighting is amazing here. Beautiful soft feel to this shot (if you don't think about the subject, that is!!)
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 03/16/2009 12:34:44 AM
Scary!, great HDR, contrast excellent!
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 03/15/2009 10:08:53 PM
Love the added effect of the storm cloud in the BG.
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 03/15/2009 08:23:06 PM
Who would have thought a photo of cooling towers could be attractive? Certainly not me, but I would have ben wrong. You've created drama in the juxtaposition of towers and sky on the one hand, and the folliage on the other. Everything about it just seems to work. Among best in class.
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 03/15/2009 04:29:47 PM
Dramatic looking scene. I like the composition and the processing. 7
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 03/15/2009 02:03:06 AM
nice shot of a power station, nice light, 7
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 03/15/2009 01:12:47 AM
Wow, this is certainly the best shot of a nuclear power plant that I've ever seen. Well done. 7.
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 03/15/2009 12:26:36 AM
Pleasing without being over processed as it could have been
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 03/14/2009 11:19:25 PM
the light was working to your advantage here
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 03/14/2009 11:04:12 PM
A good shot showing man vs. nature. I like how the trees almost line up with the stacks.
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 03/14/2009 07:36:57 PM
Oh NO! Look at all that radioactive material they're spewing out. Oh, wait, that is just water vapor (H20) Nice lighting. I've always thought these cooling towers were interesting shapes.
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 03/14/2009 06:17:42 PM
Never thought a photo of a power station could be so visually interesting! Good work! 8
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 03/14/2009 05:51:44 PM
I think what I like most about this image is the clarity. Good job.
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 03/14/2009 05:39:32 PM
There is such beauty in this industrial shot. The steam is so soft, and the foliage so bright.
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 03/14/2009 12:01:36 PM
Gives the impression of power.
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 03/14/2009 11:47:54 AM
good colors and tones...I like the shot
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 03/14/2009 09:23:20 AM
I normally wouldn't think a power plant could be gorgeous, but with the right light it certainly is.
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 03/14/2009 01:27:17 AM
You have managed to make an ordinary scene spectacular Love it 9
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 03/14/2009 12:21:54 AM
I never thought a nuclear power station could look good but you achieved it here! well done.
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 03/14/2009 12:14:35 AM
High dynamic range? Excellent!!! 10
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 03/13/2009 02:39:28 PM
i love the fall colors. it's cool to show the contrast between the nice green fields and the power station. this is an interesting shot
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 03/13/2009 12:55:33 PM
Thought provoking image
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 03/13/2009 12:35:58 PM
interesting blend of industry with nature
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 03/13/2009 11:35:06 AM
interesting subject
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 03/13/2009 11:14:48 AM
Great contrast between beautiful nature and wonderfully grim industry - I like this picture :)
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 03/13/2009 09:14:50 AM
Perfectly caught moment. I like the lighting and the framing of the picture
 03/13/2009 07:52:24 AM
good example of the rule of thirds
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 03/13/2009 04:18:00 AM
great light on this, it actually looks nice for a power station :)
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 03/13/2009 03:51:02 AM
Ok, so you went HDR on this, but I'm just trying to figure out why. It just seems so mundane. Nothing really speaking out to me.
 03/13/2009 03:33:11 AM
what a contrast - superb
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 03/13/2009 12:39:20 AM
Nature attempting to hide man's pollution. I like the contrast.
 03/12/2009 11:31:17 PM
Great contrast in the steam and clouds. Like the foreground color too.
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 03/12/2009 11:18:18 PM
Well balanced shot. Good colors. Nice shot.
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 03/12/2009 09:32:23 PM
dramatic and ominous
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 03/12/2009 08:55:55 PM
Nice shot. Fabulous lighting.
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 03/12/2009 06:15:27 PM
Nice POV on this "landscape", interesting light contrast of the lower and upper part of the shot. It conveys a strong message of nature=light and human technology=darkness.
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 03/12/2009 02:05:56 PM
great pic and post processing
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 03/12/2009 11:35:05 AM
I hope that's not the view from your backyard. Very menacing.
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 03/12/2009 11:03:32 AM
I really love photography like this. I love the soft autumn colors to contrast the industrial look of the power plants.
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 03/11/2009 09:03:59 PM
I'm amazed that you've made this look pretty. Even the smoke. Well done.

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 08:53:08 PM
The almost symmetry here sort of bothers me... either one or the other. The post processing brings out the details quite nicely.
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 03/11/2009 06:43:38 PM
I'm not usually keen on oversaturation, but you've used it well here to accentuate the story, giving a good contrast between the trees and dreary power station, like a blot on the landscape.
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 03/11/2009 04:32:26 PM
Ahhh that old Notts skyline lol. Nice shot
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 03/11/2009 04:19:33 PM
a little more crop on the left would balance the subject better.
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 03/11/2009 04:07:39 PM
your image looks like it is a colored b&w......great light
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 03/11/2009 01:47:28 PM
Very nice capture. I like the soft feel.
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 03/11/2009 12:32:07 PM
nice light
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 03/11/2009 10:39:45 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
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 03/11/2009 08:26:56 AM
Good detail and colors.
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 03/11/2009 05:54:12 AM
Wonderful light and a nice combination of nature and industry.
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 03/11/2009 05:48:20 AM
Love the contrast between nature and industry. Very nice shot.
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 03/11/2009 03:16:43 AM
love the colors of the bushes
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