Imperial Oil - Strathcona Refinery

Great detail and composition!

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Imperial Oil - Strathcona Refinery by eyebex.

-430 employees and 250 contractors
-Daily rated capacity: 187,000 barrels of crude oil
-Products: unleaded gasoline, diesel fuels, aviation fuels, propane, butane, lubricating oils, waxes, sulphur, asphalt and heavy fuel oil

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kafkan says:

Very nicely done.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

pfeyh says:

nice stack!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

honey.huckabee says:

perfect tones and lighting

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

YinYang711 [deleted] says:

Beautiful image!! I love it, i mean i hate refinerys but seriously you make them look beautiful in this image!! Which is saying a lot. :P
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Pedal Faster says:

Wow. I love the post-processing on this.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Komrade P. says:

Awesome and gruesome!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Das Kapital, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Eiraq says:

Yes.

-Voted "saveme" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Sushanta Meh says:

I find the colors fit the subject and I like it.

-Voted "saveme2" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

SF Lights [deleted] says:

Yuck...that isn't pretty.

deleteme2
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Komrade P. says:

Definite save, the essence of imperialism.

-saveme
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

NATTY H says:

This is a fantastic image. Well done.
-voted as "saveme4" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

inward 9 says:

Without the upper-left shadowing, the composition would be uneven. So it seems stuck there for that purpose. Nice colors though

-Voted "deleteme3" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

neatonjr says:

Interesting use of post-processing. Interesting message, too.

-Voted "saveme5" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Lumberg the Lactating Llama says:

I'm alternating being nice & mean (or am I just nice and mean?) so I'm going with a save despite a minor quibble with the black foreground. If you cut it it would hurt the picture.

-Voted "saveme6" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Pedal Faster says:

A fave and a save.

-Voted "saveme7" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiki J says:

vignetting and some digital artefacts visible at large size kill this for me.
Im not too keen on the foreground foliage either.

-voted as "deleteme" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Cracas says:

Imperial Apocalypse... soon. In 45 years oil will be gone... great ghost facilities to shoot then lol
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

xdrei [十三] says:

boah and not much else.
looks like a fake square,
both as composition and crop vignette.

deleteme
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

dr ama says:

I am not enjoying the square composition on this

dm8
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

worldwidewandering says:

I really wanna save this. The upper left though.

-Voted "deleteme9" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Robin Thom says:

Have to agree with Guillermo.

A save otherwise.

-Voted "deleteme10" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Komrade P. says:

Eyebex are you going to add this to the Das Kapital as instructed or not?? Don't be a tool in them hands, be a master!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eyebex says:

Komrade P. I don't really get that group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eyebex says:

Komrade P. I don't really think that this picture fits in the group.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Komrade P. says:

Of course it does fit. Look at your own photo description. It's all about production, capacity, efficiency, labour. Oil is about money. Perfect fit.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eyebex says:

It was not meant as a capitalist commentary - more a reflection on our hunger for energy.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Komrade P. says:

Isn't it capitalism which is the root of the current greed for energy? It's up to you eyebex, I won't be twisting your arm to add this to the group, my KGB days are long gone you know :)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eyebex says:

"Isn't it capitalism which is the root of the current greed for energy? "

I don't know. Tough question.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Lord Manley says:

I'd have saved this for certain.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Lord Manley says:

I'd have saved this for certain. Save.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

♥ Nat hamlin says:

Equating greed with capitalism exclusively?

I guess STALIN was in no way greedy, nor Mao.

Didn't they deprogram you after they deported you, KOMRADE????????
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

hampshiregirl says:

ohh...that's pretty good!

-Voted "save3" (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

jonaspeterson says:

Awesome shot

save4
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Cody Pomeroy says:

Photoshop sux, take a real photo for christ's sake.

Oh, and I'm saving this.

save
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

o! patric says:

you got good at photography all of a sudden. did you take a class or something
save
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

jakerome says:

feels like fake foreboding.

-Voted "delete" (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

miekiss says:

This is cool a lot's too see. a nice mix of warm and cold tones the light is great. the only thing that bothers me, is your burnt in corner i think is a bit too strong

save
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

jim.stewart says:

I find myself trying to guess your vantage point, as I've shot this refinery a few times as well.

I like the clouds in this shot, and the processing, while it feels slightly overdone, suits the subject.

save8
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

xxxcumsluts says:

I'm not seeing the problem with the post-processing

save9
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

beebo wallace says:

diggin' it ...

-voted as "save10" (from the Delete Me Uncensored group)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Thorsten Thees says:

perfect
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

ozczecho says:

Love ya Komrade...c u next May Day March....
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

tripletrouble says:

Apart from the layering, the clouds make it I reckon. Because of all the stacks you think the clouds are plumes but none of the stacks are billowing smoke (save for a couple in bottom right).
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Olga Gerrard (reeling in miracles) says:

Exceptional statement. Thank you.

You have been awarded a Polar Bear Award
polarbear
for contributing to global warming awareness
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

FotoEdge says:

Stunning! Light is perfect, I love all the colors!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

DrippingDream says:

Brilliant.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

jakerome says:

Did you sell this?
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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

eyebex says:

No. I replied to their email stating that my rates vary depending on size and usage of the shot and never heard from them again :(
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

jakerome says:

The same thing kinda happened to me, when a zoo wanted to use my photo. I just wanted to know how they would use it, but they didn't even have the courtesy to respond.

I think the M.O. is to spam dozens or hundreds of people until they get enough decent photos to use.

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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

eyebex says:

I think you could be right. It makes sense on some levels - there is a lot of photos out there, many of them decent and if you apply yourself, you can get them for free.

On the other hand, if I were running a publication with decent circulation and operating budget, I would be more interested in the right photo in a timely fashion, and less so in getting a less than ideal photo for free and spending a lot of time looking for it....
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

jakerome says:

I agree. I think that's why a lot of these publications aren't successful.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

--mitch-- says:

Please consider adding it to the Amazing Alberta collection along with any others you feel you would like to share with the group.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

JoelDeluxe says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pollution, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

kevin_st_yeung says:

Hi Buddy,

I just want to kindly ask if it possible for me to use your photo for my video clip's footnote? I'm about to make a clip for my church to mention about this issue. Do you mind? Please let me know, my email is kevin.st.yeung@gmail.com
Thanks a lots!

Kev
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

s0ulsurfing says:

Gritty and wonderful
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

NowPublic says:

Thank you for sharing your photo!This photograph appears in a NowPublic news story:Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

©DianeS says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Alberta Captured, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Veronique&Paul says:

Very nice shot. The shimney really stands out.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

A guy with A camera says:

Nice shot, like it!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

The Factionist - ethical apparel says:

Well done. Will we see this in a textbook 30 years from now next to the heading "how we melted Antarctica"?
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

theodordh says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Great stock shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Plan of the Brachial Plexus says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Powerline Populations and Communities, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

kwillis says:

I like the color correction / look of this image. But other than that I wouldn't frame it.

-Voted "delete" (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group)
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Roger in AZ says:

Looks like clearlight has a point:

www.flickr.com/groups/dmu2/discuss/7215762198 4674674/

See:

www.flickr.com/groups/dmu2/discuss/7215762184 7772091/
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

disneybrent says:

Ehhh, good mechanics but the subject doesn't do it for me.

delete
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Roger in AZ says:

delete
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Mo Tabesh says:

how many are you going to jam in today?

-Voted "delete4" (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group)
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

SPCG says:

I like it but my eye keeps getting pulled to the telephone pole which is distracting.
delete
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

suisun says:

www.flickr.com/groups/dmu2/discuss/7215762184 7772091/

delete6
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

ЅBG says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called THIS NEEDS TO BE IN MORE GROUPS TO GET IN EXPLORE, YOU VIEWHORE!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

HAHA ;-)
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Massimo Riserbo says:

no feeling with this subject! delete7
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

smithy* says:

sharp and i like the colours

-Voted 'save' (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group) using photoratr
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

All-seeing angler-sigh says:

Needs more cfc's.

delete
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

James Herman says:

Yeah, its whore-able, but I like the photograph. Save.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

liber says:

Fantastic metallic tones.

-Voted 'save3' (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group) using photoratr
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Colusite says:

god - i love this sort of shit - contrast perfect to me

-Voted 'save4' (by the Delete Me Uncensored Group) using photoratr
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

jrfphotography says:

too dark on the bottom
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

charlie.morn says:

There is too much contrast, too much saturation, and not enough interest.
Delete
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

* мѓ.мάžчọỢọή ~ ;* says:

Nice
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

MusicSolutions says:

This is MusicSolutions, a non profit music agency working with Richie Ramsays organic music. We are currently making a video called 'Mother Earths Cry' and would love to use this picture in it.
May we kindly ask for permission?
Contact at: focus@musicsolutions.mobi

Thanks in advance
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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Imperial Oil - Strathcona Refinery

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