The point of view of this image captures the almost inconceivable scale of the blast furnaces, smokestacks and conveyor belts of a steel mill. The foreground railway lends perspective and distance. These mills were extraordinary feats of construction in aggressive pursuit of an industrial dream. The size of the buildings represents the unshakable confidence the American steel industry had in its own future, a future which is now associated with dying mill cities and rusted, abandoned, yet compelling sites.
Wonderful image - it almost seems as though the pollution from the factories is tangible in the air. And this is another good one to look at and consider the framing choices made by the photographer. Where is he standing? How big is the camera he has (looks to me like it must have been a large view camera to get this type of image)?
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