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Ravenswood Generating Station ("Big Allis"), Queens, NYC, 2024.

All the pixels, none of the air pollution, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/53732990785/

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[–] mattblaze@federate.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For industrial subjects especially, I usually end up preferring the most straightforward and boring perspective I can find that just lets the subject speak for itself. The masters of this approach were Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose "Basic Forms" work richly repays your attention if you like this kind of stuff. https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/Bernd_and_Hilla_Becher/

(They would have undoubtedly gone for an overcast day to capture Big Allis, but I liked the clouds.)

[–] Star12Mt@masto.nyc 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@mattblaze@federate.social Thank you for all of the interesting details and link. I love photography and taking pictures, but I often feel as though I just got lucky. While this is a level of skill I can only ever aspire to at this point in life

[–] mattblaze@federate.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

@Star12Mt@masto.nyc Skill is just concentrated luck!