Ratcliffe Power Station ~ long exposure

Today the sky was clear and the wind in the right direction for me to take my first ever long exposure shots of Ratcliffe Power Station. Ever since I first saw Michael Kenna's LE shots of Ratcliffe I have wanted to shoot my own.

So I apologise to those of you who stop by regularly, who have seen enough of these to wallpaper Buckingham Palace, but it is a bucket list shot for me.

This was shot with my Big Stopper 10 stop ND filter at f/18 for 20 seconds.

I am pleased with the outcome and the way the steam vapour clouds have become very smooth. This has made it straight into the list of my favourite photos (of mine).

Better large.

Alternative close up shot here.

http://365project.org/seanoneill/the-difficult-2

[Simply Amanda]

Great space and smoke. Love your dramatic images, my friend!

[Jocasta]

Even better than the great man himself. Absolutely stunning - I ♥♥♥♥♥ all that sky. FAV

[jenny tucker]

love love the proportions in this composition!

[Endre Majoros]

Great shot, I like the minimalist composition and your usage of negative space.

[Lisa Stein]

Perfection!! Amazing shot! FAV!

[Pat Knowles]

A fave of mine too Sean...you do this power station so well.......would love to try a similar shot ..20 seconds is a long time!!!

[Junko Y]

FAV! I think I've seen all your Ratcliffe images but this one is particularly amazing for all the reasons you describe in your narrative. I especially love the huge sky to give it space . . . .

[Simply Amanda]

Came back to fav:)!

[Ivan]

Super image, poetic really. Fav.

[Humphrey Hippo]

Well that's rather favtastic. ;)

[Alexander]

This is absolutely superb. Love the negative space above the power station.

[Andreas]

Excellent work Sean, love the smooth transition into black. Great gradients in the b&w in the bottom part.

[Al Bailey]

Super shot! :)

[Ross Walker]

I like this view, with all the negative space, better than the close-up. The towers aren't really gorgeous by themselves, so the addition of a big sky makes it much more appealing.

[Taffy]

Wow -- the filters smooth it out so much and I do like the negative space.

[Reva]

Fantastic!! :)

[Andy Roe]

Great processing once more! Strange how power stations and cooling towers are so photogenic!

[Simon]

I love power station shots and this is an awesome example FAV

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Sublime!

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Fav!

[Danny G.]

Powerful image. FAV.

[Chris]

Brilliant - great use of those HD filters. Clear Fav. Congratulations.

[Chris]

BTW Sean - we have a couple of cooling towers near us in France - your shot has inspired me to sort myself out and have a go at capturing them.

[Sean O'Neill]

@gooner46 Well I very much look forward to that. Take your tripod!!!!

[fife]

Well done! Great use of the HD filters. Love the effect.

[Leslie]

Turned out fantastic

[Janelle]

Love this. Fav. The negative space. The symmetry of the towers and the clouds. Awesome

[Shepherdman's Wife]

This is just stunning. Big FAVE

[Cazla]

Absolutely stunning viewed large. The smooth steam and the negative space work so well. Fav.

[Penny Milner]

Amazing image Sean fav

[dh (delena)]

It's made it straight into my list of favs too. I shall have to have a go at one of these.

[Gail]

Perfectly done, Sean. Lovely.

[Jhecca]

cool shot! this must be a fav. and followed too!