urban decay / modern ruins photos
ohiotrespassers
we have photographs of abandoned hospitals, prisons, factories &
asylums in the midwest. the site was created with photoshop & dreamweaver,
please check it out & let us know what you think;
http://www.ohiotrespassers.com
Mister Max
> http://www.ohiotrespassers.com
Too fancy for me!
First a splash screen to waste my time.
Then a screen that doesn't mention any of the words in the subject except
"urban".
I didn't know where to hunt for decay/ruins, so I left.
- Max
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The Data Rat
of your lives!
"ohiotrespassers" <ohiotre...@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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Hecate
(ohiotrespassers) wrote:
Lost the first screen, it's an annoyance. You don't need it unless
you're doing something like warning that it's an adult site.
I like the idea but I found a lot of the images too light/fairly
washed out. The theme you have chosen calls out for dark, brooding
images with plenty of atmosphere and I didn't see any of that in the
images I looked at. In particular, the German witches graves looked
like they were taken on a sunny day and conveyed an image of
lightness, not an image of the foreboding you would expect given the
subject matter.
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Hecate
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supchaka
ohiotrespassers wrote:
> *our website is dedicated to documenting modern ruins & urban decay.
Not bad, one thing you REALLY need to do is make all of the "albums"
work the same. They dont link the same, one pops up a new browser,
others don't. Some just have a back button to the previous page. You
need to get some uniformity.
The dixmont gallery ia probably the best, you dont have to hit back 100
times to get back, you can just close the window. The built it PS web
gallery automation would better IMO than anything you have up.
It has some potential though.
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supchaka
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Eric Gill
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I've always been interested in such, having grown up in Oklahoma where the
ruins of Route 66 were always popping up.
However, there are scarier places:
Stephan
"ohiotrespassers" <ohiotre...@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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Interesting subject, incredibly boring images
Stephan
Adrian
It's an ambitious endeavor and as much as I admire your effort (and
access!), I'd like to see the photos with more of a concern for
composition, technique and light quality.
A couple suggestions: upgrade your camera asap, it seems to be a
relatively low megapixel resolutions (2 mp?), coke bottle optics and
the worst offender - direct flash! Get a solid tripod and try using
your camera with long exposure inside dark rooms and you'll see a
dramatic difference in light quality and room modeling. Treat your
photography of objects and rooms as if you were doing a "portrait,"
thus light quality is the defining factor. If you don't understand
this yet, don't worry, just look at other photographer's work.
I'm impressed with the thorough writing and background knowledge. What
you're doing is an important historical documentation, thus, you
shouldn't squander the opportunity with sub-standard photographic
documendation. I know you may be able to go on site only when your
schedule permits and probably can't always wait for the weather (and
atmospheric light quality) to be "optimum," but a couple hints might
help. Many photos seem to be very flat in contrast, try kicking up
contrast in photoshop. Also, try and model buildings with side
lighting (that is, shoot when sunlight is low on horizon in either
morning or late afternoon). Buy a supplemental flash (or a couple of
them) with "slave" triggers (if you don't know what this means, ask
your camera shop sales person, they can help you with this) so you can
illuminate rooms and exteriors with a bit more aesthetic quality.
Check out the following photographer's work and imagine what THEY
could do if they had YOUR access:
http://www.jeffbrouws.com/readymades/index.phtml
http://www.thenocturnes.com/troypaiva.htm
Here are a couple of my photographs of ruins, btw:
http://www.amenfoto.com/gallery/modestoandvalley/greenhouse_lamps_shell.html
http://www.amenfoto.com/gallery/mexico/isla_mujeres_condos_2.html
Hope this helps.
Adrian
"The Pen is Mightier Than the Pendejo."
ttp://www.amenfoto.com/