Power | Shelocta, Pennsylvania
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This is the power plant in Western Pennsylvania where my dad has worked my whole life. I used to drive past this spot every day when I lived in PA while on my way to and from school/work without paying much mind to it. I knew that during this trip I wanted to shoot some long exposures from this spot along the road. On this particular evening, there was a 35-40mph wind blowing directly at me with some rain and snow mixed in. Makes for very difficult shooting conditions to say the least! At one point, the wind actually blew my tripod over mid exposure…
This 25” exposure really captured the insane motion in the sky well. I went back to shoot it the next night too, with a clearer sky, but I prefer this version with the water on my lens. Just adds to the feel and is a reminder to myself what the scene really was like.
The shot: Nikon D90, 19-105mm VR Nikkor lens @18mm. 25 second exposure, ISO 400, f/5.6. Lightroom for some exposure correction and RAW conversion; finished in Photoshop with Nik Silver Efex Pro for black and white conversion.
©2011 Zach Frailey
