Cathedral of power

[R0bb0]

I've got a thing about old power stations..... this one in Budapest being one of my favorites, the stunning art deco glass ceiling made it feel like a cathedral.
They just don't make them like this anymore !
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[ianmarsh]

Nice! Would be a great background for some funky composite portraits, but fine as a stand-alone shot

 

[viv1969]

Superb detail.

 

[Andrew Moore]

I love seeing these sort of images. Old and abandoned, unused and forgotten.. would make a killer "Saw" type horror setting that's for sure! Superb image.

 

[robinchun]

Just out of interest..how do you gain access to these sort of buildings?

Robin

 

[morfis]

Stunning.

 

[ancient_mariner]

Love the composition and the scene.

For *me* the HDR-style compression/lack of dynamic range in the image sucks a little of the life out, and I'd like to see a broader dynamic range in the image to make it sparkle a little more.

 

[R0bb0]

Thanks all, It's from a few years back now but I did see it used recently in a scene in the movie "Spy"
@robinchun sometimes there's literally an open door, window etc, other times a little more ingenuity in required.......plenty of times there's no way in.

 

[ynot]

Fantastic.
Id love to get in a place like this. I enquired about Battersea, no luck there.

 

[JimM169]

That's fantastic, looks like it's straight out of a 60s sci fi movie

 

[R0bb0]

Fantastic.
Id love to get in a place like this. I enquired about Battersea, no luck there.

Thanks, yeah battersea is a good one for sure. Iconic place did that too a few years ago.

 

[Deleted member 52414]

tremendous shot

 

[ynot]

Thanks, yeah battersea is a good one for sure. Iconic place did that too a few years ago.

How did you manage to get access?

 

[R0bb0]

How did you manage to get access?

A lot of sneaking around in the dark......

 

[Thatchapthere]

What a juxtaposition between ornate glass and raw ..rawness
Thunderbirds vibes

 

[alfbranch]

Lovely shot
Some of that technology is familiar thoigh not in conjuction with a ceiling like that.

 

[R0bb0]

Thanks all, much appreciated.

 

[Jayst84]

Love the composition and the scene.

For *me* the HDR-style compression/lack of dynamic range in the image sucks a little of the life out, and I'd like to see a broader dynamic range in the image to make it sparkle a little more.

I second Toni's thoughts. Cool space, but you've pulled the highlights down so far that it doesn't make sense as an image to me. The glass doesn't look like glass, and the floor in the middle has lost lots of detail and texture.