{"id":6677,"date":"2021-06-07T14:19:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6677"},"modified":"2021-06-07T14:19:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:19:24","slug":"rugeley-power-station-demolition-5from7photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6677","title":{"rendered":"Rugeley Power Station demolition: #5from7photo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, it was the day scheduled for the demolition of the 4 cooling towers at the old Rugeley power station. I went to record the event as a volunteer for the &#8216;Transforming The Trent Valley&#8217; project. We had previously surveyed a good position to record the event but arrived early as large crowds were expected &#8211; in this respect we were not disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was a bit of a disappointment: Dull and drizzly with the towers shrouded in mist to start with. I had 2 cameras recording video and one doing interval shooting for a &#8216;Transition Time Lapse&#8217;. Below I show 5 of the images from the camera doing the interval shooting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4290r1.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The 4 cooling towers moments before their collapse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4299r1.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The one on the right has moved the most..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4305r1.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>They are all going. It was about this time that we heard the noise of the explosions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4308r1.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Going&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/G21_4317r1.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Gone!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite a large landscape transformation for the &#8216;Transforming The Trent Valley Project&#8217;. For this project, land next to the site is to be a nature reserve managed by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that these images are copyright and each image is marked as such. If you are interested in using these, please contact me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, it was the day scheduled for the demolition of the 4 cooling towers at the old Rugeley power station. I went to record the event as a volunteer for the &#8216;Transforming The Trent Valley&#8217; project. We had previously surveyed a good position to record the event but arrived early as large crowds were &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6677\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rugeley Power Station demolition: #5from7photo&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,11,94,122],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5from7photo","category-landscape","category-staffordshire","category-transition-time-lapse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6683,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6677\/revisions\/6683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}