Critique Welcomed Snowy 2.0 before sunrise

[Stevenson Gawen]

The title needs a little explanation I think... here in Cooma the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme is well known, a big engineering project built in the 60s/70s. A sort of upgrade or addition is currently underway and has been for the last few years. And they called it Snowy Hydro 2.0!
This is the concrete plant in Polo Flat, the industrial part of Cooma, where they cast curved concrete tunnel sections, which then get transported by road on specially built 'segment trucks' up to the mountains where they get assembled in the tunnel as it's bored out. (my simplistic explanation!)

I was passing early on Sunday morning and we stopped and I took a few pics of which these are my favorites. It was very chilly! Good frost that morning.

 

[Brian Moore]

What a gorgeous color that sky is! Three nice images but number three is my favorite. The birds and the lighting of the factory are excellent.

 

[Pete Askew]

Absolutely. The third really is a tremendous shot and the lighting is perfect (and the birds!). The first is my favourite though I think and I like the early morning feed of the road.

 

[Stevenson Gawen]

Thanks Brian and Pete! I was most pleased with the third one too, initially, but after editing I wasn't quite sure about it.
It was a little hard to tame the dynamic range so as to not blow out the sky, but also not look too 'processed'. Got there in the end.

I find the simplicity of the first very pleasing... and the road was just a grab shot which turned out better than expected!

 

[Ralph Turner]

Beautiful light, indeed, a calming influence on the stark industrial lines of the plant. Timing with the birds in no3 is superb. 3 fab images.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Agree with all the comments so far. Wonderful shots, in perfect light. I actually prefer the second, as it is the only one that seems to invite me in, take a walk down that road.

 

[Chris Bennett]

These are great.
It's the third one for me, as there is so much for the eye to explore.

 

[Chris Bennett]

...I like the early morning feed of the road.

Roadkill for breakfast again, Pete?

 

[Pete Askew]

Times are hard, Chris!