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Bench With a View

Bench With a View
This zinc and lead smelter is the lifebood of the small town of Trail, British Columbia. It is the reason for the existence of this town. In the early 90s the smelter was changed to hydro electric power and coal was retired. The environment immediately improved. Most of what you see coming from the smokestacks is steam.

Between the bench and the smelter is the Columbia River.

The Sunday Challenge. A person-less bench.

Sight and Sound: Pictures and Music. "Holding Hands" by Jessie Smelter. After some searching I found this song which fits with many park benches where dreams are dreamt together. Smelter's song in front of a smelter was irresistible.
youtu.be/56bQaofhDOQ

A more complete view is in the notes.

goandgo, , , Sami Serola (inactive) and 16 other people have particularly liked this photo


25 comments - The latest ones
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Great perspective.
8 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
What an interesting place for a bench! I like the DoF and composition :-)
8 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
And what a view this is;-) Excellent photos!
8 years ago.
 Shuttering Yukon
Shuttering Yukon
I have been to Trail.. beautiful place.. or it was 30 years ago! this bench looks like one wrong move and you have a dozy of a landing!
8 years ago.
Puchinpappy club has replied to Shuttering Yukon
It is the next step that is the perilous one.
8 years ago.
 H C
H C
Looks like a great view from that bench.
8 years ago.
 PaulOClassic©
PaulOClassic©
Glorious area!

I don't know how happy I would be, sitting on that bench, however!
8 years ago.
 Chrissy
Chrissy club
ein sehr ausdrucksstarkes Foto!
8 years ago.
 Taormina
Taormina club
Whether the people who decide where a bank is really know what view you have of her ?!
8 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
I'm glad you said it was steam. I was holding my breath. ;)

Nice focus and perspective.
8 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
strange place to sit, no wonder no one is here
8 years ago.
LutzP club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen club
LOL, I fully agree, that's a statement! Nevertheless I like the shallow DoF here and the statement of course
8 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent capture!

Admired in:
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8 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
It's not what most of us call scenic, but it makes for a great shot. It reminds me of when workers put up benches on a path separating a beach from a parking lot in a town in Massachusetts. They placed the benches facing the parking lot, because they would rather look at the cars, than the beach. After much uproar, it was agreed that half the benches would be repositioned to look over the water..
8 years ago.
Clickity Click has replied to Esther club
Now that sounds like something they would have done in a town where we used to live in Northern Michigan!!
8 years ago.
 Clickity Click
Clickity Click
That bench looks to have gray duct tape helping it stay together. The dof is nice here pappy.
8 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
Very dangerous spot ! Yes don't like the duct tape either, makes it more perillous
8 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
looks like a dangerous place, an excellent comp
8 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Interesting info, great viewpoint!
8 years ago.
 Karen's Place
Karen's Place club
Yes, very irresistible. What a sweet song you've added (and you can't help but love his name.)

Thanks for adding to Sight and Sound Pappy.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
 Amazingstoker
Amazingstoker
looks like a great spot to sit and take in the view of a zinc smelter :)

nice photo,
8 years ago.
 Indycaver (Norm)
Indycaver (Norm) club
Interesting story and photo! Love it!
8 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A well put together combination for 'Sight and Sound'. A super live performance. Thank you for posting, Puchinpappy.
8 years ago.
 Diederik Santema
Diederik Santema club
Fine DOF.
8 years ago.
 Peggy C
Peggy C club
Thank you for posting in Benches of the World ...
8 years ago.

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