My mindset is that while I’m often late for things I’d rather be early, so when I’m travelling i tends to leave a margin for error. So collecting a close force for my mother in law or from the far side of Nottingham led me to allow 2 hours for the journey. And when I realized that the route took me straight past the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station it meant that I had time to pull off the dual carriageway, park the car, and take a few shots of the cooling towers.
The weather and the light were perfect, and I got a nice selection of shots without moving more than 150 yards from the car. I’m probably going to be boring EPZ members all week with pictures of the alternative to win farms. Sadly, I didn’t see the mountain of dirty, dusty black coal until I was back on the road, but that too is an essential part of a coal-fired power station.
I’m really pleased with the variety of images that I brought home from no more than 20 minutes shooting, and it really drove home the value of having time in hand, and keeping my eyes open. Plus – of course – having the sort of memory that stores away the idea that I’d really like to take some pictures of that!
I have tried before, when there was two-way traffic along a much more congested road, rather than the present dual carriageway. But yesterday’s pictures were far, far better. I think I’m going to remember to leave early next time.
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