I had a couple of hours to shoot in Haifa- The northern seaport city of Israel.
Back in the 80', as a teenager leaving up north, I used to travel back and forth through Haifa's central bus station.
A giant monster of concrete covered with black stains of smoke ejected from the endless diesel engines running through it's trails.
Haifa Old central station
by "Eged" historic archive
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Nowadays, new bus stations are active in Haifa and the old station is left deserted- a giant relic from an age of diesel and concrete.
Surrounded with walls it has turned into a blocked construction site... Luckily for me it was empty and the gate was open :)
I couldn't resist the window of opportunity and marched in to find the best spot.
I decided to frame the tall tower with the bridge. I really liked the decayed texture of the heavy brifge. as it was shadowed and completely contrasted to the bright skies I took several serieses of 3 frame HDRs.
HDR
HDR Efex Pro Nik plugin
Perspective
and crop
Lightroom
Remove sky
Photoshop
B&W
conversion
Silver Efex Nik Plugin
Add
clouds
Photoshop
Selective light
and contrast
Silver Efex Nik Plugin
Here's a short video of the sequance:
I really enjoyed working on this image- it took me back to my childhood days.
Hope you enjoy it too.... Share your thoughts and comment bellow. Feel free to like and share.
Cheers