Well not quite a rubbish waterfall, more litter-ally (get it?) a rubbish fall!
Leeds RERF | Sigma DP1 Merrill | http://www.richardjwalls.com
After spending the past year or more following the construction of the Leeds Refuse Recycle & Energy Recover Facility (RERF for short) from the outside, I was invited inside by the French architects, S’PACE, to take some shots of its inner workings.
Leeds RERF | Sigma Merrill DP1 | http://www.richardjwalls.com
Whilst the rubbish fall might not be as picturesque as a Dales waterfall, the plant itself is a hugely impressive building, incinerating the citizens of Leeds’s waste and transforming it into electricity for 20,000 homes, but more to the point a perfect place to point a Sigma Merrill or Quattro camera.
Leeds RERF | Sigma DP1 Merrill | http://www.richardjwalls.com
Whilst I’m starting to prefer the Quattro DP0 for landscape work the Merrill’s eye for detail, and tonal range, is in its element for industrial subjects.
Leeds RERF | Sigma DP1 Merrill | http://www.richardjwalls.com
I know the majority of you would prefer to point your camera at beach sunsets, cute seaside villages, and rolling hills and dales, but I could have spent a week roaming around the RERF looking for angles and perspectives; industrial subjects are cool too, and different test of your compositional skills.
Leeds RERF | Sigma DP1 Merrill | http://www.richardjwalls.com
In February I go back to complete the job, and with the facility opening in March, it will probably be the end of my association with this fascinating building, and I can head back to mountains.
Leeds RERF | Sigma DP1 Merrill | http://www.richardjwalls.com
I’ll post a final set of images of the RERF then, I bet you can’t wait!
Shooting Notes
All shots taken using the Sigma DP1 Merrill at ISO100 using a tripod. Post processed in SPP and Lightroom.