TECO power plant, a photo from Florida, South

Photographer's Note

This is a composition of two pictures of the coal burning power plant in Tampa bay which releases warm water into the bay which in turn attracts Manatees. I took this at the same time as my previous pictures of the Manatee. This plant releases warm water used to cool components inside. The water in this part of the bay is raised to 68-74 degrees F which is is ideal for the Manatees who normally avoid the cooler waters.

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dgarr (709) 2005-03-13 22:14

Cool picture Elias. Good job on merging the two pictures together, very seamless. I like the shadow from the smoke that is being cast onto the stacks on the right. Interesting that a place that is so environmentally hazardous actually benefits the manatees. Thanks for sharing this. -David

Rockyboy (20598) 2005-03-14 17:36

Your merging work is very well done, because I don't see the limit between the 2 pictures! Although, I think, you could crop a bit water at the bottom and keep only the reflection. Anyway, this is a dynamic composition with a nice angle...
For environement, even if there are manatee there, I hope the plant will dessepear because it's really bas for the athmosphere...

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