"Ralf R. Radermacher" <fotoralf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> michelo <michelo6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> You have a very nice collection of industrial 'landscapes'.
>
> Thanks.
>
>> Is there any
>> type of restriction photographing industrial site in Europe.
>
> Things vary a great deal across Europe. I've had friends get into
> trouble for taking pictures of a steel mill in Poland.
>
> In Western Europe - with the obvious exception of the UK where they're
> getting all paranoid - you're usually on the safe side if you're not
> trespassing. Everything visible from public premises and roadways can be
> photographed as long as you're not caught standing on a ladder and
> aiming at someone's bedroom window.
>
>> I'm asking
>> because once I was traveling on autobahn A4 near Eschweiler, there is a
>> nuclear plan on the north side and wind turbines on the south side.
>
> There are no nuclear plants in this area. These are conventional coal
> fired power stations burning the lignite that they mine in enormous
> open-cast operations, destroying historic monuments, churches, and whole
> villages on the way. By far the worst ecological crime in this country.
>
> Here's a photo I've taken of this plant and the associated mine a few
> years ago:
>
> http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/extra/buddies/display/10960100
>
> French title: "Terre brulée".
>
>> I would not try it in the United States.
>
> I've stopped visiting England for the same reason.
>
> Ralf
>
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Thank you for the information, I will take more pictures next time.
I though coal would only be used in Eastern Europe. We have none here, 96%
comes from hydroelectric facilities.
http://www.hydroquebec.com/production/centrales_production.html
Michel
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