Urban exploration. The amazing old paper plant!

ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
edited April 18, 2012 in Landscapes
I searched the forum for some urban exploration photos. The few i found where posted in this part of the forum so i hope i´m doing this right :)

Me and my friend love this old industrial stuff. So we packed our gear and head off on a 4,5 hour trip to this old paper plant.

The plant had it´s best days in the 1950s. Since the 1970s the plant has bin abandoned.

The population in this small society has decreased from 1444 to 655 people since 1960.

And finally if you bare with me, some photos :)

1. Late for work?

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2. On the inside there is just pipes, stairs, holes, buttons and valves all over the place.

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8. The area of this place is just so vast! Several buildings and several floors makes this an overwhelming place to photograph. I could easily spent another day here just to document all the details.

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9. This floor was just HUGE! Nobody really knows what purpose this place had in production. The floor is almost entirely covered with green moss. Some parts of the floor is made out of steel instead of concrete and are rusted through. Watch your step! In the summer other explorers have been saying that his is like a greenhouse covered with vegetation. Rather cool since is not the bottom floor.

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10. Even though this place is vast, it still provides some nice detailed photos. In this case it´s bricks that have been shattered by the cold Scandinavian weather.

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If you want to see some more urban photos of this sort. Check out http://agustavsson.smugmug.com/

If the interest is available i will make another post.

Thanx for watching! :thumb

Comments

  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 13, 2012
    Hey Arvan, thanks for this terrific study of one very cool industrial relic. Love your choice of compositions, and the super-wide angles and fisheye views. Processing is spot-on for this genre as well. Really a terrific job all the way around. clap.gif
  • ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
    edited April 13, 2012
    kdog wrote: »
    Hey Arvan, thanks for this terrific study of one very cool industrial relic. Love your choice of compositions, and the super-wide angles and fisheye views. Processing is spot-on for this genre as well. Really a terrific job all the way around. clap.gif

    Thank you :)
  • SnowgirlSnowgirl Registered Users Posts: 2,155 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2012
    I really enjoyed this series and agree with kdog - very well done. Makes me want to head off and try this in some of the abandoned factories near where I live as well. Fascinating subject.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 15, 2012
    Get them why you can. Some day you're going wake up and discover they've been torn down and you've missed an opportunity to record history. :cry
  • LeinadCLeinadC Registered Users Posts: 14 Big grins
    edited April 16, 2012
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2012
    Great series, Arvan! All the places like this that I have found are fenced in and posted. Some people will dare to visit and shoot them anyway, but I just shoot the outside and leave. It looks like you and your friend had a terrific experience--I hope you go back and post some more great shots for us to enjoy.

    Lauren
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you." (Job 12:7)

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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2012
    Nice to see you still getting out and exploring, Arvan. What a cool place!
  • NedZNedZ Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited April 18, 2012
    Absolutely great series. I like the B&W ones better but the last one (bricks) is a real masterpiece. Like them a lot.
  • katscanphotokatscanphoto Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited April 18, 2012
    I agree with Ned, the last one is my favorite. I'm a fellow urban explorer and just joined so expect to see lots in this genre from me and I look forward to seeing more from others as well!
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