Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton. C&C Welcome!

[genital_apparatus]

Hey all, went down to the river valley today to shoot. I specifically wanted a shot of the Muttart Conservatory at sunrise, but as soon as I got there I noticed smoke from a house fire billowing in the background of my shot. I didn't know what else to do, so I went ahead and took the shot:

f/11
30 seconds
ISO 200

 

[keybq]

i love this the lights are amazing.

 

[The Empress]

WOW, the colors are amazing. def perfect time of day to take that photo!

 

[Big Mike]

Nice shot, that's a very familiar sight, I grew up pretty close to there.

I really doubt that you are seeing the smoke from a house fire. House fires usually put up very dark smoke.
Were you shooting toward the East? (I'd guess yes, seeing that this was a sunrise shot) I'd suggest that you are seeing steam / water vapor coming off of the Esso refinery.
I used to live a few km/miles to the East of here, and I shot this from my back yard one morning...

 

[genital_apparatus]

Hey there Mike, yeah I guess you're right, it probably was steam coming out of some facility. I had just assumed it was a house fire because, when I drove past the building a week before, I didn't see any smoke or steam; then when I went to take my shot, all of a sudden there was a cloud just floating in the background. Yeah, I was shooting towards the east. Perhaps the refinery might make for some good shots.