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New York at night
Taxis driving through the steam at the corner of 49th Street and 6th Avenue.
This picture reminds me of a song by Pete Townshend; "Face the face".
The New York City steam system is a district heating system which carries steam from central power stations under the streets of Manhattan to heat, cool, or supply power to high rise buildings and businesses. Some New York businesses and facilities also use the steam for cleaning and disinfection.
The New York Steam Company began providing service in lower Manhattan in 1882. Today, Consolidated Edison operates the largest commercial steam system in the world, now known as Con Edison Steam Operations, providing steam service to nearly 2,000 customers and serving more than 100,000 commercial and residential establishments in Manhattan from the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan to 96th Street uptown. Roughly 30 billion pounds (14 million tonnes) of steam flow through the system every year. [from Wikipedia]
16 mm, f/5, 0.04 s, 800 ISO, Nikon D80, hand held, Tokina AT-X 124
Featured with permission in the second issue of the Australian Harvest Magazine on Travel.
New York at night
Taxis driving through the steam at the corner of 49th Street and 6th Avenue.
This picture reminds me of a song by Pete Townshend; "Face the face".
The New York City steam system is a district heating system which carries steam from central power stations under the streets of Manhattan to heat, cool, or supply power to high rise buildings and businesses. Some New York businesses and facilities also use the steam for cleaning and disinfection.
The New York Steam Company began providing service in lower Manhattan in 1882. Today, Consolidated Edison operates the largest commercial steam system in the world, now known as Con Edison Steam Operations, providing steam service to nearly 2,000 customers and serving more than 100,000 commercial and residential establishments in Manhattan from the Battery at the southern tip of Manhattan to 96th Street uptown. Roughly 30 billion pounds (14 million tonnes) of steam flow through the system every year. [from Wikipedia]
16 mm, f/5, 0.04 s, 800 ISO, Nikon D80, hand held, Tokina AT-X 124
Featured with permission in the second issue of the Australian Harvest Magazine on Travel.