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5
Mar
2011

Stairs, Holly Street Power Plant, Austin




This one is for Bob Lussier, an outstanding HDR photographer known for his love of dusty staircases.

During our visit to the power plant yesterday, I spent a fair bit of time trying to find a good angle to capture the stairs that climbed up the outside of the boiler buildings. I wanted something dramatic with loads of lines I could warp with a fisheye but, in the end, I had to settle for this partly because I didn’t find anything better but mostly because I’m sure the better angles were from the top and, frankly, being 7 stories up with a collection of floors made of nothing but see-through metal grating scared the willies out of me.



Tagged - austin, Austin Energy, equipment, generator, Holly St, industrial, motor, power plant, power station, stair, staircase, stairwell, texas, tx


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3 Comments

Bob Lussier
March 6, 2011, 11:01 am

WOW! I’m blown away by the shot and humbled for the mention! Thanks so much.
When I saw on Twitter that you went to this spot, I got really excited. Sounds and looks like a fantastic place to shoot!
I can’t wait to see more!

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March 6, 2011, 11:49 pm

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Mark Blundell
March 8, 2011, 4:18 pm

Excellent – this is totally muy kind of shot – like a bit of industrial urbex!

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