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  • Matt Blazemattblaze@federate.social
    Jul 2, 2026, 4:38 PM

    Rodenstock 70mm/5.6 Digaron-W (@ f/8), Phase One IQ4-150 digital back (@ ISO 50), Cambo WRS 1200 camera (right shifted 20mm, vertically shifted 8mm).

    This composition fully exploited the image circle and edge sharpness of the lens. We're to the right of the power station, but to preserve the geometry of the river side facade, the camera was pointed straight ahead, parallel with that side of the building. The camera back was then shifted 20mm right to move the building back into the composition.

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  • Matt Blazemattblaze@federate.social
    Jul 2, 2026, 4:38 PM

    London's Battersea Power Station, built as two nearly-identical halves completed in 1935 and 1955, respectively, was originally a coal-fired electrical generating plant. It was decommissioned in 1983. After being idle for nearly 40 years, the plant has been re-developed as retail space and commercial offices, opened in 2022. Along with the Tate Modern, it gives London a second striking example of large-scale adaptive reuse of an obsolete, but still handsome, power station.

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  • Matt Blazemattblaze@federate.social
    Jul 2, 2026, 4:39 PM

    The power station has long been an iconic landmark on the south bank of the Thames, distinctive for its four prominent smokestacks (two for each of its two separate generating facilities) and industrial art deco architecture. Perhaps most famously, it featured in the cover art for Pink Floyd's 1977 “Animals” album, with one of London's (sadly now extinct) giant flying pigs captured hovering near the smokestacks.

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  • Mr Tootsblabberlicious@toot.community
    Jul 3, 2026, 8:09 AM

    @mattblaze
    The pig landed, and took over the building.

    Now a temple to late stage capitalism, with Apple at its zenith.

    Lovely work Matt.

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  • Giles of the Junglegilester45@twit.social
    Jul 2, 2026, 6:53 PM

    @mattblaze I love this. As a kid I loved spotting the abandoned Battersea when my parents took us to London. I still haven't been to visit since it was redeveloped, should really get over there and go up the chimney elevator

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  • D.C.U.K.dutch_connection_uk@mastodo.neoliber.al
    Jul 3, 2026, 4:15 AM

    @mattblaze I've always loved your photos, but this one I especially like. I like the dramatic dynamic range of night time scenes and how it plays with the reflection on the body of water below. I think that kind of high dynamic range lends itself especially well to this sort of greyscale photo.

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