(Permission Visit) Drax Power Station - Yorkshire - Sept 2016

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I know I know… two permission visits in four years… this is becoming a habit… last one I promise but having only been in Lostock which is all but empty I felt like a kid in a sweet shop in this place… mods please delete if not appropriate.

On site with other engineers earlier in the month to look at the biomass domes and the escort we had said ‘’Bet tha’d like to go and look at the bashers, boilers and bines''

A7s & 35mm f1.4

Full set Derpage - Urban Exploration Photography - On the Grid
 
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Lovely stuff - particularly the evening photos.

Difficult to judge size sometimes but to give an odd perspective - the flue gas pipes in the second set of photos would fit the channel tunnel in...with room to spare ;-)
 
Amazing photos shatners. Brings back some memories from when I had a look around waaaaaaay back in 1996 (also a permission visit).
 
Now that is cool!!! Excellent photos shatners :)

Thank you Rubex... very kind :)

That first shot! pure epic sir!
Nicely done and excellent report yet again cant fault it! :D
Thanks mate.. I spent twenty minutes on google maps trying to find water anywhere near it in the pitch black… which is odd given it’s a blood power station with a direct connection to the river Ouse lol!!

The pics are superb! Really enjoyed seeing this, great stuff shatners :)

Thank you sir :)

Amazing photos shatners. Brings back some memories from when I had a look around waaaaaaay back in 1996 (also a permission visit).

Cheers Krela… would have had a much bigger coal heap back then :D

Lovely stuff - particularly the evening photos.
Difficult to judge size sometimes but to give an odd perspective - the flue gas pipes in the second set of photos would fit the channel tunnel in...with room to spare ;-)

Thanks Druid…. Yeah could have done with getting some workers in for perspective as its incomprehensibly enormous lol but that’s the bizarre thing at night, it’s an absolute ghost ship… didn’t see a single person in the whole building… it’s just this giant autonomous collection of enormous kit hammering away self-generating 8% of the UK’s electric with a few guys upstairs clicking mice lol
 
Thats a mighty fine report shanters. Very crisp shots there. Really is special to see that, biggest electricity producer in the UK!
 
Those are excellent photographs. When looking at your photographs you have good composition and good angles, this is because you had permission and took your time to set up the shot and not have the worry of some security dude breathing down the back of your neck telling you its private property.
 
I agree, the first shot is a beaut, but the rest of em are excellent as well, Nicely Done, Thanks
 
Cheers Smiler, Andy :)

Thanks Hugh... it was a 20 minute quick march through with no tripod so no time for set ups hence every shot inside is handheld at f1.4 whilst walking through but your definitely right it was refreshing not to have to creep about in the shadows so that if you need to stand right under a CCTV camera to get the shot you want you just can when you allowed to be there :)
 

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