Basford Gas Works by vikdaddy

Basford Gas Works

I've had a bit of a lazy day today. I woke up with a hangover after last night's drinking session, so I didn't want to do much anyway. Suman and I cancelled any plans we had, and I thought I'd take this opportunity to pop out for a quick sunset shoot.

I drove to the nearby gas works, scene of my photo from day 217. The sunset wasn't particularly pretty today, so I concentrated on the gasometers themselves instead.

In post-processing I increased the clarity and contrast, and made the colours more vibrant.

Something puzzled me during my shoot. Something was different from my last time here. Well, I've just looked at my photo of the gas works that I took last December, and it's that the gasometers were raised the other way around back then ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikdaddy/5274164705/). I couldn't put my finger on it at the time!

Canon 7D, f/8 1/15, ISO-200
Love the color and contrast here!!! Great composition, too!!
March 13th, 2011  
err...I thought they raise up out of the ground as and when they fill with pressure from the gas etc, thus that will mean this one is filled up and the other is'nt? I know thats how some of the are deisgned...

March 13th, 2011  
@azza_l I was kiddin' dude!
March 13th, 2011  
oh....er. how silly do i feel....
March 13th, 2011  
Fabulous colouring and clarity of focus. Superb.
March 13th, 2011  
Love the lines and composition of this photo!
March 13th, 2011  
nice composition!
March 13th, 2011  
The colours are great and love the composition
March 14th, 2011  
what a cool looking shot, vik...... great composition......
March 14th, 2011  
Such an imposing structure! You caught it well.
March 14th, 2011  
fantastic shot!
March 14th, 2011  
I love this! Thanks for the tip on >contrast & clarity/sat colors.
And how perceptive of you to notice that difference!! Hope you're feeling better ;)
March 14th, 2011  
Great composition and sweeping lines.
March 14th, 2011  
Great pic! Love the composition and the colors.
March 16th, 2011  
Great, great, great shot. I love all the details and colors.
March 19th, 2011  
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