{"id":3860,"date":"2014-01-02T21:44:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T21:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3860"},"modified":"2014-05-29T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T12:57:00","slug":"5-shots-of-ferrybridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/5-shots-of-ferrybridge\/%20","title":{"rendered":"5 Shots of Ferrybridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2013 is no more… I needed some new shots so on Thursday 2nd of Jan, 2014 I hit the road over to Ferrybridge to see if the sun was hitting the steam clouds over the cooling towers.<\/p>\n

It was to an extent, my usual spot by the canal gave some reasonable long exposure shots – and I found the bridge over the A1 which has become a popular place to stop for some dusk shots with the A1 in the fore ground.<\/p>\n

The one above is a vintage looking thing – made with Nik Analog EFEX, a photoshop plugin which simulates techniques and cameras from a bygone era.<\/p>\n

Just seems to give that 1950’s feel to the shot – like the earliest photos of motorways which we see on the telly.<\/p>\n

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So here’s another shot from the same vantage point<\/p>\n

The railings on the bridge are too high for most tripods, so you can only really shoot from here.<\/p>\n

The curve of the road mirrored the fence so thought a shot with that included would work. Also the little tree protectors looked pretty cool.<\/p>\n

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From the canal, a shot with a 10-stop filter making it a 30 second exposure in bright sunshine. Always surreal.<\/p>\n

Reduced clarity and added blur give it a softer, dreamy effect, to compliment the soft steam clouds.<\/p>\n

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A slightly more zoomed in view of the A1 – taking in the carved hill side and path of the roads.<\/p>\n

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And to finish – a lovely warm shot of the canal.<\/p>\n

Probably not a subject many would drive to, but giant cooling towers have always had a certain brooding appeal!<\/p>\n

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