Apparition

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 26, 20042,655 views13 comments

Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Lens: Canon 18-55mm at 18mm
shutter speed: 30 sec
aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Location: Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Taken on a cold, still night under a full moon. Noise reduction and sharpening with Noise Ninja and PSE3. Minor cloning of branches from upper left corner. The shape of the steam is unaltered.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on December 26, 2004 at 7:43 PM

Well seen and very well presented. Maybe re post around Halloween

Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments

Comment posted by Minna Kinnunen on December 27, 2004 at 8:47 AM

Wonderful glow in the smoke, I'm thinking that this would probably work well as a vertical zoomed in on the smoke, maybe a bit more abstract but it could add to the mystery...

Registered on February 13, 2004, 19 Posts, 357 Comments

Comment posted by Thomas Creel on December 27, 2004 at 9:31 AM

Looks like a horse that has reared up on its hind legs!

I agree, a vertical panorama focused on the two smoke-emitting stacks and the steam/smoke would be very effective.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 104 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on December 28, 2004 at 12:18 AM

Thank you for your comments. Actually, my first instinct was a vertical composition, and I processed a few in that way, but they do not seem to have the same impact, IMO. This composition works better, I think, because it gives the apparition some "room to roam" within the frame.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by William Vrolyk on December 28, 2004 at 9:41 AM

Looks like a ghostly stallion rearing into the sky, Doug. The stars being visible adds to the impact of this shot.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Registered on November 1, 2003, 278 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Kalle Lintinen on December 28, 2004 at 12:31 PM

Wow, what a wonderful picture!

I've never in my life seen such a sunset where you could actually see the colour of the setting sun and the starlit sky at the same time -it takes hours for the sun to set as well as for the stars to come up.

Well I have to try and see if that's possible here in Finland as well

Registered on December 18, 2003, 193 Posts, 200 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on December 28, 2004 at 10:24 PM

Actually, this is not a sunset shot. The glow on the horizon is due to ground lights and the very slow shutter speed.

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by Steven Bein on December 29, 2004 at 2:16 AM

cool.

Registered on November 12, 2003, 230 Posts, 209 Comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Kijewski on January 10, 2005 at 7:34 PM

What a scene!!!

Registered on February 17, 2004, 166 Posts, 3390 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Einig on January 13, 2005 at 10:56 PM

I really like this photo. I think I could repeat that 4 times. The cooling tower plume is a little bit wierd and that is a good thing. Oh yeh, I was a reactor operator in the USN and Colorado and I appreciate all things nuclear.
Lovely cooling tower plume. Its not really steam, just condensation of the cooling water air stream. Wonderful colors in this photo!

Registered on April 8, 2004, 24 Posts, 66 Comments

Comment posted by Daniella T. on January 22, 2005 at 1:47 AM

amazing. it remind me of a horse with the front feet up. I think the upper part looks very much like a horse head.

Registered on January 9, 2004, 41 Posts, 512 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Stokes on February 8, 2005 at 8:53 PM

I would have never thought that you could take a picture of a nuclear plant and it turn out to be a beautiful image!!! THAT is having an eye for composition! Well done

Registered on January 14, 2004, 17 Posts, 20 Comments

Comment posted by John Andreozzi on March 18, 2006 at 10:30 PM

It's really a cool shot...technically, I think you did an excellent job & I like the composition just the way it is - it gives it perspective (& you can see the stars).

Registered on March 4, 2006, 3 Posts, 3 Comments