Crane runway

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Description

The Sulzer site in Winterthur (Switzerland) is a piece of Swiss mechanical engineering history.
Once an important industrial employer in Winterthur, Sulzer has undergone a transformation over time. The golden years, which were closely linked to the production of locomotives, ship engines and textile machines, came to an end at the turn of the 20th century.
The photo aims to show how historic industrial sites are used differently today. In the foreground is the lighting of the ‘Katharina Sulzer’ square in front of the crane runway. It was designed with elements of industrial architecture in mind. The blue illuminated lines are part of a light installation.
This crane runway is not only an architectural element, but is also integrated into the superstructure, with its supporting structure serving as a suspension for the balconies of the apartments.

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I’m afraid the photo is a little too complex, combining elements such as architecture, perspective, blue hour and history. It turned out exactly as I had imagined it, and I actually like it.

Technical Details

Fuji X-H2
Fujinon XF10-24mmF4 R OIS WR
10mm, ƒ/13.0, 13s, ISO 125
Tripod

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HI Robert. I’m familiar enough with large industrial facilities to visualize how this works after looking at it a bit, though it seems to be an image requiring some textual amplification for people to understand what’s going on, if that’s your purpose. As a stand-alone piece of art, I like the great leading lines and the foreground trees and scattered lights . My eye does tend to pause at the first light on the left and the wall under it that are so bright. I’d think about bringing those down just a bit. You might also play with bringing up the luminosity of the structure at the far end of the runway to help the viewer’s eye go all the way through the image.

A very well seen and well composed photograph and I applaud their use of the old structures.

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Congrats on the Editor’s Pick, Robert. This is a fascinating image. I like that you provided some history/explanation to help with the context. I think it works quite well and definitely leads my eye down the center. I agree with @Dennis_Plank that brightening the center end point might help the eye find a nice resting point.

Well done.