The last time I went to this place I left with no photos and 3 permanent scars. We got in just fine, but going to a location with a dozen people is always a poor idea. One of the members of our little group thought they were spotted by workers which caused many people in the group to get freaked out. A lot of hide and seek later the 2 people who were driving anywhere near my place bolted for the hole in the fence and were halfway to their cars. @#$@#$@# if I want a ride home I better catch up to them. In a rush I put my shin through a section of rusty cut fence which sucked.

A tetanus shot and a year later I went back. Things were far more laid back this time, access was a bit trickier but was still pretty easy. Nursing a sprained wrist and a hangover from the previous day's activities I wandered though the back parts of this massive power plant trying to find a way in to the massive turbine hall of goodness. Crews for Transformers 2 recently finished up filming here as a parting gift they cleaned up the graffiti here and welded the crap out of almost every doorway making it tough to get to the turbine hall. Eventually I found a way in and once I was in I felt... nothing. Never have I been so uninspired and lacking enthusiasm for a location. I longed to get back to this place and not that I was here all I wanted to do was head back to the car and get home. I fought those urges and took photos but in the end I'm still rather "meh" about them and feel I need to go back and try, try again.

Welcome


Choose your adventure


Don't fall


Down the hall


Overhead


Slacking on the job


The steps that everyone takes this exact same photo of but here's mine anyway


Worms


My humps


Roof


Conveyor to nowhere


Seeking control

Good story, i was imagining the mad dash to the cars. Sorry to hear you got hurt though, I hear that tetnis shots are the worst.

I really like the last 2 images a lot. The control room looks like a bunch of faces which is pretty fun to wander around with my eyes.

Next time you go, maybe take some gells for your flash and have some fun? Some of the rooms I think could be really ineresting with strange color flash areas

I work at running generating station so your photos make sense to me. The difference is I try to sneek OUT of the place...
You have some great photos there.

Originally Posted by darkdragon Good story, i was imagining the mad dash to the cars. Sorry to hear you got hurt though, I hear that tetnis shots are the worst. I really like the last 2 images a lot. The control room looks like a bunch of faces which is pretty fun to wander around with my eyes. Next time you go, maybe take some gells for your flash and have some fun? Some of the rooms I think could be really ineresting with strange color flash areas

these were all with a tripod, i've never tried a flash when exploring.

i do think it would look cool, a guy out west does that at night and his stuff looks amazing: http://www.lostamerica.com/

i have an SB-600 that just sits there, I'll have to give it a shot next time. :)

Originally Posted by captain78 I work at running generating station so your photos make sense to me. The difference is I try to sneek OUT of the place... You have some great photos there.

that's pretty cool that you work at a generating station. i love all the machinery and think i would have fun working in one. we have a small power plant on campus that i was able to tour part of w/ permission a while ago and boy that place was noisy. so different from the total silence in these closed ones.

Seems like great place for shooting. Great pictures

Love #3 and the brick wall. 'Worms' is cool too.

Great shots.

Pix of the dead always depress me. I'm sure you thought of the people who worked there and the families who supported themselves there, as your steps echoed in the space.

A 21st Century ruin.

Rags

Amazing place, thanks for the pics.
And yes boy the stories it could tell.

Amazing shots. Had I known you were going back I would have gone with you. I didn't get nearly enough shots the first time we went.

Glad to see you on dgrin.

Jeff

BTW I've got my images up on my site, interesting how two people see the same place differently.

Nice! Great location, awesome shots!