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Alcan in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Alcan in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
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Challenge: Pollution (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Location: Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Date: Mar 9, 2008
Aperture: F11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Cityscape, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2008

 Took this one from a mountain top in my hometown Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. Alcan aluminium factory was build in the fifties, later they made it bigger and the town has grown to it. The factory was trying to make triple size and become biggest aluminium factory in Europe, but did not get public support to do so. Voting went on recently and about 70 people voted more against it then support it. There are 25000 people living in Hafnarfjörður.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.0304
Avg (commenters): 4.0909
Avg (participants): 4.3333
Avg (non-participants): 5.2143
Views since voting: 878
Views during voting: 381
Votes: 230
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 03/17/2008 05:08:15 PM
I feel the industrial doesn't stand out enough from the natural to make your point very well - the snow blends everything together.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 03/17/2008 02:41:19 AM
No real point of intrest.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 03/16/2008 10:01:07 AM
I understand your idea but i'm not seeing pollution here. I see a polluter but no pollution. A little, yes, but not enough to make an impact with this shot.
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20
 03/14/2008 10:01:12 AM
You can't really see pollutions in the sky or comeing from somewhere
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/13/2008 11:10:39 PM
Too small in height. Details are missing. Not sure if it goes with the challenge.
Pentax K200D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 03/13/2008 10:39:21 PM
Doesn't feel polluted to me and I don't see obvious evidence in the photo.
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 03/13/2008 09:25:51 PM
hey a shot of iceland that isnt northern lights!
nice capture and definately shows the impact of pollution on the landscape
Canon PowerShot S500
 03/13/2008 07:58:46 PM
a little to grey, would have liked to see this in the spring
 03/13/2008 06:29:37 PM
A good city panorama, however, I'm struggling to see the pollution in this scene.
Sony DSC-S700
03/13/2008 10:19:09 AM
This photograph doesn't have a good range of values and it seems somewhat dull.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM
 03/12/2008 09:21:30 AM
Just read the National Geographic article about the smelters in Iceland. As for your picture, I don't see the pollution in the shot
Kodak Easyshare C180
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 03/12/2008 07:32:06 AM
Not sure I see pollution and no help with the title.
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