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Pipe Dreams
Pipe Dreams
Rissa


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-07 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Gas Works Park, Seattle, WA
Date: Jul 13, 2007
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Urban, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2007

 This is a former gasification plant that a park was built around in Seattle, WA. The park is called Gas Works Park, and the plant stands in the center, fenced off but otherwise open to the public eye. The Seattle Gas Light Company shut down the plant in 1956, and the area was purchased by the city and opened as a park in 1975. It is a nice area on the north shore of Lake Union with a lovely view of downtown Seattle from its hilly expanses. Though I find the old plant to be more intriguing.

I unfortunately cut off the top of the plant tower, which is the main part of this picture that bugs me. Otherwise, it turned out rather how I had pictured it, and I loved the line of the pipe running down the foreground.

Processing: bumped up the saturation, adjusted the color balance, adjusted contrast, rotated slightly, cropped, sharpened, and saved for web.

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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/06/2007 11:09:26 PM
Gasworks? Well captured, and presented! You have captured the 'spirit' of the place.
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Canon R50
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
08/04/2007 07:51:35 PM
Nice and sharp and well saturated.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 08/04/2007 09:27:08 AM
Unique structure, but it doesn't hold my interest for long. I do like the color contrast of the pipes against the sky though.
Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 08/01/2007 02:48:55 PM
Love that leading line! The rusty metal looks great against that pure uncluttered blue sky.
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