The Red Valve

[Pete Askew]

An especially appealing valve at the top of the steam generating plant the former Tuchfabrik in Forst (Lausitz). There was just enough light coming the old skylight above.




Leica M10 + 35mm Leica Summilux M f/1.4. ISO 200, 1/20s at f/2.8. PP in LR and Nik ColorEFEX 5.

 

[Brian Moore]

I hope you turned that valve Pete and the factory came to life with steam and whistles. Please tell me it's so...

 

[Pete Askew]

Well of course I did. Nothing seemed to happen though (although we did hear a bit of a bang and there was a plume of smoke rising from the town as we left... Nothing to do with us though I'm sure ).

 

[Chris Bennett]

A simple mistake that anybody could have made, Pete.
Now if you had remembered to engage the timing pawl into the pressure regulator slot marked 'zur vorbeugung von spitzen-sparken' before you rotated the control wheel, you might have left the town intact.

 

[Chris Bennett]

Fabulous photo, by the way!

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Chris. And I'll remember that for the next site!

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Red he said?