Author Topic: Industrial Magic. (Read 7039 times)

mikmas101 · « **on:** November 10, 2010, 04:00:38 PM »

Inspired by a range of images posted here (most recently by Solo-P, zakkattack and n2hhr) I thought I'd start a thread for you to post your images of industrial buildings and landscapes - all m4/3 of course.

Brash, brutal and dirty or poetic and forlorn - whatever your take is....

To kick it off here are a couple from pit heads at a disused mine near Coalville in the UK originally founded by Robert Stephenson, George Stephenson's son, and closed by the Iron Lady in the '80s.

the machinery is now preserved as part of an open-air museum

n2hhr · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2010, 04:36:39 PM »

Nice, can you get inside to shoot as well?

mikmas101 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2010, 04:52:46 PM »

Extremely interesting site but they only allow conducted tours at set times. I doubt they would give much time for set-up. We were only there for the afternoon while passing through...

Solo-p · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2010, 05:14:11 PM »

thats a very cool idea, love the 2nd better I think mikmas, as it looks great in 2d here's a bunch i got from exploring some derelict premises some time ago

mikmas101 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2010, 05:21:21 PM »

Excellent Sp - just the ticket!

I'm trying to get down to an Urbex show in London soon (closes end Nov) - you would love it!

voyager · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:06:51 PM »

The architecture in the second one is really good!

Solo, although it's not a problem here, generally posting your own photos in other people's threads can be considered rude...so please keep that in mind! Thank you!

corgifan · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2010, 09:58:20 PM »

No. 2 for Mikmas and No. 3 for Solo-P. Shapes and colors straight on are nice. Mikmas' shot is crying out to be in B&W!

Doug

Tercha · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2010, 12:19:29 AM »

Industrial eh?....thats all I ever see here most of the time.

These big shiny new platforms are just about finished and being loaded onto a barge in the next few days.

Tercha · « **Reply #8 on:** November 11, 2010, 01:59:59 AM »

Old nuts 'n' bolts

pretzston · « **Reply #9 on:** November 11, 2010, 07:51:18 AM »

Frick's Lock by Jon Athans Photography, on Flickr

Eerie Lock House by Jon Athans Photography, on Flickr

Frick Guest House 1 by Jon Athans Photography, on Flickr

voyager · « **Reply #10 on:** November 11, 2010, 12:09:04 PM »

I think we're just going to consider this the industrial thread.

mikmas101 · « **Reply #11 on:** November 11, 2010, 01:04:07 PM »

Great stuff Tercha and Pretzston.

Love the contrast between ultra-modern industry and the melancholy of the abandoned town......keep 'em coming!

This is a working factory where they make steel fire doors, my guess is that this is part of their shot-blasting facility (judging by the hoppers):

mikmas101 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 11, 2010, 01:05:03 PM »

Quote from: voyager on November 11, 2010, 12:09:04 PM

I think we're just going to consider this the industrial thread.

Getting to look like it

mikmas101 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 11, 2010, 01:10:54 PM »

Quote from: corgifan on November 10, 2010, 09:58:20 PM

No. 2 for Mikmas and No. 3 for Solo-P. Shapes and colors straight on are nice. Mikmas' shot is crying out to be in B&W!

Doug

Managed to resist that temptation Doug or more accurately, tried it and didn't like...bit too nostalgic.

jepjep · « **Reply #14 on:** November 11, 2010, 03:41:17 PM »

The following pictures are of a disused industrial area near Vicenza Italy (Lanerossi).

mikmas101 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2010, 03:50:07 PM »

Excellent atmosphere jepjep - love the first and last the most!

Think I've spotted your images on one of the Urban Decay flikr groups?

Solo-p · « **Reply #16 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:09:06 PM »

great stuff lately, what makes abandoned places look so photogenic, is it the textures, colours..??anyway thanks for creating the new thread voyager

didn't mean to be "rude" in all fairness, by imposing my pictures...i simply thought other people were invited to do so, and I took the opportunity to show (more) of my images in here, as I'm really enthusiastic about the theme !
@mikmas : would have been great to take a peek at other people's work and thanks for thinking about me, nice one

sadly I'm not gonna be in the UK at the end of this month, but if you got a link of what's going up there on I'll keep that in mind for the next exhibition, cheers!

pretzston · « **Reply #17 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:11:30 PM »

Not abandoned. CIBA, owned by Dupont I believe, in Newport, DE across from the industrial park my work is in. This thread inspired me to go take a photo when I left work!

Del-a-where? by Jon Athans Photography, on Flickr

jepjep · « **Reply #18 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:20:08 PM »

Many Tanks Mikmas101!
I posted them in Olympus Pen E-P1 & E-P2 and the first image in our gallery.

mikmas101 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:45:47 PM »

Quote from: Solo-p on November 11, 2010, 04:09:06 PM

@mikmas : would have been great to take a peek at other people's work and thanks for thinking about me, nice one sadly I'm not gonna be in the UK at the end of this month, but if you got a link of what's going up there on I'll keep that in mind for the next exhibition, cheers!

the show's on right now - i aim to get down on Sat 20th Nov.

this image is from the show and will make you go have a look - there's a link under it to their blog spot:

http://www.resistancegallery.blogspot.com/

mikmas101 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 11, 2010, 04:54:15 PM »

Quote from: pretzston on November 11, 2010, 04:11:30 PM

Not abandoned. CIBA, owned by Dupont I believe, in Newport, DE across from the industrial park my work is in. This thread inspired me to go take a photo when I left work!

Stunning pic pretzston!

If I had that skyline on the way home the journey would take me hours.

mikmas101 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 11, 2010, 05:13:26 PM »

Very picturesque - but what you're looking at is the remains of a blast furnace built in 1804.

The raw materials for smelting were brought in along the ramp on the bridge and stored in the main building before being fed to the fiery furnace tower at the other end. The furnace was hopelessly inefficient and the operation went bust after a few years of service.

the furnace (not the best of images)

mikmas101 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 11, 2010, 05:41:50 PM »

Quote from: jepjep on November 11, 2010, 04:20:08 PM

Many Tanks Mikmas101!
I posted them in Olympus Pen E-P1 & E-P2 and the first image in our gallery.

Knew I recognised them - stuck in my mind at the time.....

pretzston · « **Reply #23 on:** November 11, 2010, 06:39:41 PM »

Quote from: mikmas101 on November 11, 2010, 04:54:15 PM

Quote from: pretzston on November 11, 2010, 04:11:30 PM
Not abandoned. CIBA, owned by Dupont I believe, in Newport, DE across from the industrial park my work is in. This thread inspired me to go take a photo when I left work!
Stunning pic pretzston!
If I had that skyline on the way home the journey would take me hours.

Thanks! I am happy with how it turned out for a quick snap. When the commute already takes 1.5 hours, it can be hard to find time to stop for shots. But, I have been taking my camera to work more and more so perhaps I'll stop some more.

Solo-p · « **Reply #24 on:** November 12, 2010, 05:45:49 AM »

thanks for the link mikmas, I checked it out and indeed awesome work on there! here's some shots from inside an old factory, it's restricted access but hey ho..managed to sneak in for a few shots, I wished i had a wider angle, nevertheless the 14-42 had to do once again!

by the way jepjep's set up here is truly great, spot-on treatment, mikmas the 1st one with the reflected arches is lovely! More please from everyone in this thread i love it !!

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