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One of the earliest Magnox nuclear power stations built in the UK, this is Wylfa on the north coast of Anglesey, just off the North Wales coast.
I got up very early one morning in August 2008 to be on location at the foreshore of Cemlyn Bay nature reserve about an hour before sunrise, to catch the beautiful dawn light over the still waters of the Irish Sea, with the squat buildings and reactor hall of Wylfa lit up against the horizon.
A nature reserve and a nuclear powerplant make for curious neighbours, but in photographic terms the images I shot that morning would not have been as interesting or impactful without that dystopian structure brooding in the background.
Filename - anglesey wylfa nuclear 02
Camera - Canon EOS 5D
Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 80mm
Exposure - 30 secs @ f/11, ISO200
Filters - 2 stop neutral density graduated filter used to reduce the brightness of the sky relative to the foreground.
Location - Cemlyn, Anglesey, North wales
Image enhancements - Adobe Lightroom
Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and remote release used to prevent camera movement.
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