Pays Noire

D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,188 Major grins
edited May 12, 2013 in People
The Pays Noir (English: "Black Country") refers to a region of Belgium, centered on Charleroi in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia so named for the geological presence of coal. In the 19th century the region rapidly industrialised first with coal mines, then with related industries such as steel manufacture and glass production. The shot is at the top of an old coal terrill. Currently the area is in decay as the heavy industry has moved out.
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  • DreadnoteDreadnote Registered Users Posts: 634 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2013
    NIce image! I very much like the idea, though it is a little heart breaking to me to see what we have done to our countrysides. From a technical side, one thing that stands out to me is the noise in the clouds. Perhaps run some noise reduction over that part of the image?
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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2013
    Like it as is, nice job. We've had a lot of coal strip mining here and it has destroyed the landscape. They work to restore the natural beauty but it is hard to compete with nature.
    Charles
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