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I was curious about a B/W. Unfortunately the original is a JPEG (brand new iPhone and I hadn’t found how to turn on raw capture) and the IQ is seriously lacking. A PS B/W adj layer worked much better than SEP here.

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I find these old cooling towers fascinating but never seem to have a camera with me when I find one that strikes my fancy. So I used the camera I had – an iPhone.

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All comments welcome! I ordered a few more clouds but didn’t get them. There was other stuff on the sides and I thought the squarish crop fit the industrial subject. This was about the only angle I could get without possibly risking getting shot myself, but I like the off-centeredness of it.

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Just a few slight global tweaks in LR (it was a JPEG so not much to do). Into PS to clone out some sort of skinny structure toward the left that was unrelated.

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Cool geometry, Diane, and they do have that unkempt industrial look, like “we found a cheaper solution and we’re too cheap to remove the old stuff”.

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Pretty cool pic for an iPhone image. Nicely seen, Diane.

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I love these older industrial ornaments. Love the green against the blue sky. Well spotted!

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Thanks, @Dennis_Plank, @David_Bostock and @glennie! I’ve often admired this sort of structure with no chance to shoot it – finally managed one!! Maybe I can do more!