Indian Power (Native Americans)

in #bwphotocontest6 years ago (edited)

The coal-fired power plant outside of Page, Arizona, is one of the biggest in the country, and an economic backbone of the Navajo Indian reservation (Native Americans).
The three smokestacks of the Navajo Generating Station can be seen from miles around in the dusty northern Arizona desert.
The plant is an imposing structure, sitting right on the edge of the Navajo reservation and surrounded by wide expanses of sagebrush and sandstone rock formations.
It was built in the early 1970s as part of a federal project to pump Colorado River water more than 300 miles along a canal south to Phoenix and Tucson.
That water helped fuel the population boom in the desert Southwest, and today, the 2,250-megawatt power plant supplies electricity to more than a million customers.

page power 7x5 bw.jpg

The towering Glen Canyon Dam is just out of site on the lower right side of the frame as we see the water of Lake Powell. The white band above the waterline shows a very low water level caused by drought.
This image was captured on film with a 6x7 Pentax medium format camera.

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This is power

Indeed, everyone needs electricity.

Stunning shot. Quite the reflection on the bottom and impressive clouds on top, sort of like an as above so below kind of deal, I look forward to seeing the one in color!

Thanks, I agree the reflection really adds a lot to the image and the clouds are great!

The power plant is really important to supply power in this region. Excellent article my friend. The black and white photography is also appreciable.

Yes it's very important to the Navajo Nation. Thank you my friend!

what is it sir?

it's a coal burning power plant sir.

You need to invite Greenpeace - protectors of the environment and nature !!!

It's not a problem, it's an asset. Thanks for your comment.

It looks imposing and powerful (many gigawatts are).

It's an impressive structure to see in this environment.

Hi @irvinesimages, the black and white photos also show their beauty, the black color accentuates the details

Your exactly right, high contrast works very well with some images and helps to express detail. That's what I like about black and white. Thanks Martha.

Awesome black and white image, the mountain is similar to one that is in la gran sábana of Venezuela.

It looks similar. I looked up la gran sabana and it's nothing short of incredible. Thanks for sharing that!

Beautiful photography sir. I love your photography.

Thanks for letting me know that!

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