The title "Proximity" comes from the closeness of the paper mill to the residential neighborhood, and how the residents have to breath the fall-out from the smoke stacks. The paper mill runs 24/7.
The get this angle, I had to climb a ten story fire escape on an apartment building at night. I waited for the unique weather condition of a still, rainy night to capture the smoke rising straight into the atmosphere. Normally, the smoke is blown out to sea by the prevailing winds.
I used my medium format Mamiya SLR with Kodak Tri-X black and white film. The exposure was several seconds and determined by using my spotmeter.
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