Maritime Industrial

schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
edited March 23, 2010 in Landscapes
In the west there lies a famous island that houses a collection of buildings, each with a rich history of ship building. Inside, their hearts have been lost and the vitality gone, but still the bones lay asleep after years.

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A building, unlike other models, rarely moves, never judges, and rarely becomes offended by your portrayal of it.

This was a good time to break out the 24 TS again, too. But when is it not?

Feedback always welcome.
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2010
    schmoo wrote:
    In the west there lies a famous island that houses a collection of buildings, each with a rich history of ship building. Inside, their hearts have been lost and the vitality gone, but still the bones lay asleep after years.

    A building, unlike other models, rarely moves, never judges, and rarely becomes offended by your portrayal of it.

    This was a good time to break out the 24 TS again, too. But when is it not?

    Feedback always welcome.

    Your wording is as artful as the photography.
    Michael
  • JoashotsJoashots Registered Users Posts: 138 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2010
    Wow! Very clean BW series. I really like #1- both busy and serene at the same time.
    X2 on the wordsmithery.
    Within the abundance of spectacular standalone images, there's an often overlooked beauty in the message
    conveyed through photo essays/photo series. Michael Freeman has a nice article on his blog on this subject that I found to be a good read:
    http://thefreemanview.com/observations/worlds-apart/#more-2099
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  • wirehuntwirehunt Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited March 18, 2010
    That first one is a real cracker with such a good reflection. Interesting looking place all round in fact.
    Stephen Dickson: The one from the south island of New Zealand.

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  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2010
    Excellent, Schmoo! I especially like #2. It beckons one to imagine the grimy, hard-working shipbuilders who once filled this hall. I want to know what they hung from those hooks, and what did they think about as they waited for lunch break! mwink.gif

    Do you know anything about the history of the place? What they built there? or when? It looks like a truly fascinating place and I am glad you gave us a glimpse into its past.

    And, again a X2 on your prose!

    Lauren
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  • acowanacowan Registered Users Posts: 156 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2010
    Great set and conversions! I like #1 the most too for the reflection.
    Aaron Cowan

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  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited March 18, 2010
    That first shot with the reflection....holy hell that's good! thumb.gif
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2010
    Awesome, Schmoo. Love your poetic descriptions combined with such creative photography.clap.gifclap.gif
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,246 moderator
    edited March 19, 2010
    You had a boatload of fun taking those, I'd bet. Wonderful series there Stephanie.

    Something about all those empty hooks hanging motionless strikes me as creepy and macabre. And yet so wonderful.
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2010
    I can name that island in three notes. Wonderful set and dialog.clap.gifclapclap.gif
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  • boblu262boblu262 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2010
    Wonderful shots Schmoo! And a great place to shoot Right up my alley!
    Your commentary is a perfect compliment to the subject and images!
  • alexfalexf Registered Users Posts: 436 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2010
    Excellent set. Well done conversions too.
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  • Marc MuenchMarc Muench Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited March 20, 2010
    Great images of your kind of scapewings.gif

    Are these the ship yards out be Stockton? If not, I had meant to tell you about them to pay a visit to.
    You really do have a way with words and imagesthumb.gif
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2010
    Sorry guys, got swamped with stuff and am a bit behind. Yeegads thanks everyone for all the encouragement!

    Marc, no I had no idea there were shipyards by Stockton but now I have to check that out! We were exploring out by Pittsburg just the day before, and that place is largely uncharted territory. thumb.gif

    Actually, another thing I wanted to shoot in the direction was some star trails over a decommissioned power plant, barring any light pollution.
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