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ivar · June 7, 2008

well, a part of what's left of it

I loved the rust-colors of this 'thing' that was still standing. It was used to load/offload ships, I think, as it had some sort of crane-like structure and was situated right next to a canal.

Made in 1974,

Last inspected in 2001:

and mainly consisting of lots of rusty parts

Wound up:

The base of the crane was used as a canvas:

I'm not sure, but I think it might have been a while since the last ship docked here:

And of course, being the dutchie that I am, I went there on my bicycle. The rust on my bike kinda links it together with the rest of the shots :lol3

c&c always appreciated.

black mamba · June 7, 2008

Nice series.....I particularly like #2. Well done.

Tom

DaddyO · June 7, 2008

Heck of a series of shots.

That you went there and back on your
rusty / trusty bike is very green indeed.

I've been thinking of airing
up the tires on mine as fuel for my outfit is closing on $5.00 per US gallon.

Michael

schmoo · June 8, 2008

So! Jealous!

I'm glad you found the place and got a good set out of this. It looks partially demolished, so do you know if it's going to be around for a while? I guess if it'e been around since '74 you have time.

I love the colors that you brought out in these. A lot of people just photograph the rust and just let it be rust. But I know that if you fix it in post (

) there are tons of colors in every square inch.

I love the last shot. That's the shot I wished I could get because it's so Dutch! I love that bell.

Awais Yaqub · June 8, 2008

these are superb.
great colors

ivar · June 8, 2008

black mamba wrote:

Nice series.....I particularly like #2. Well done.

Tom

Thanks, Tom :curtsey

ivar · June 8, 2008

DaddyO wrote:

Heck of a series of shots. That you went there and back on your
rusty / trusty bike is very green indeed. I've been thinking of airing
up the tires on mine as fuel for my outfit is closing on $5.00 per US gallon.
Michael

Wait till you get over here, at about $9US/gallon now

Actually, I am used to go pretty much anywhere on bicycle, as long as it is within the city. It's also good for the physical me

If the ride is over an hour or so, I might consider other means (if it is raining maybe sooner

)

ivar · June 8, 2008

schmoo wrote:

So! Jealous! I'm glad you found the place and got a good set out of this. It looks partially demolished, so do you know if it's going to be around for a while? I guess if it'e been around since '74 you have time.

I love the colors that you brought out in these. A lot of people just photograph the rust and just let it be rust. But I know that if you fix it in post () there are tons of colors in every square inch.

Thanks, Schmoo

yes, I did find it in the end, and I loved the colors. It would have been a waste not to use them somehow.

I think it's mainly demolished, and still actively being demolished.
This was the site:

The green arrow indicates where the images were taken. The yellow line indicates a connection between the crane thing and the plant that is no longer there. I think of the buildings of the plant, about 80% is already down. I doubt it will be around for much longer :cry

cmorganphotography · June 8, 2008

that last one is pretty damn brave!

ivar · June 8, 2008

Awais Yaqub wrote:

these are superb.
great colors

Thanks for looking and for the compliment, Awais. It's much appreciated

ivar · June 8, 2008

cmorganphotography wrote:

that last one is pretty damn brave!

or stupid

I'm quite used to riding a bike, and was actually riding it without hands, but I needed a part of me visible in it for my daily project :uhoh

DaddyO · June 8, 2008

ivar wrote:

Wait till you get over here, at about $9US/gallon now

Actually, I am used to go pretty much anywhere on bicycle, as long as it is within the city. It's also good for the physical me
If the ride is over an hour or so, I might consider other means (if it is raining maybe sooner )

Yes, I have noted for quite sometime that Europe / other spots on the
planet have been paying through the nose for fuel while we have not been.
So, I have been telling people here that its about time we too step up
to the plate and pay just as much. They look at me funny when I say it.
If we were paying $9.00 USD per gallon we'd be getting greener a hell of
a lot faster. We might even consider building our cities smarter too
if people had to walk / bike to what they needed.

When I was in Germany + I walked most everywhere or took the train.
Taxi when needed.

Had a bike for a short while until I about killed
myself on it in a crash going across some rail tracks. Note to self....
make sure the axle nuts are tight.

It was a cool crash though.
If a crash can be thought of as cool. hehe...
Two bikes were toasted in the incident. We both walked away.

Quote:
Originally Posted by cmorganphotography
that last one is pretty damn brave!

rofl

ian408 · June 8, 2008

I see a bit of Schmoooooo's love of things abandoned has rubbed off

Very nice indeed.

Oh, and the one handed thing? On a bike? Easy-peasy. I hate to tell you I do
it all the time on the motorcycle

ivar · June 9, 2008

ian408 wrote:

I see a bit of Schmoooooo's love of things abandoned has rubbed off

Very nice indeed.

I guess it did

Thanks, Ian.

ian408 wrote:

Oh, and the one handed thing? On a bike? Easy-peasy. I hate to tell you I do
it all the time on the motorcycle

sssssssssssht. I know that, you know that, but not everyone knows that

ian408 · June 9, 2008

ivar wrote:

I
sssssssssssht. I know that, you know that, but not everyone knows that

[ConeOfSilence]

Whoops. My bad!

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cmorganphotography · June 9, 2008

ian408 wrote:

[ConeOfSilence]

Whoops. My bad!

[/ConeOfSilence]

I seriously hope that's a DND reference.

schmoo · June 9, 2008

ian408 wrote:

[ConeOfSilence]

Whoops. My bad!

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-2 motorcycle mojo

Dogdots · June 9, 2008

Rust can show up so nice in a photo and yours popped so nicely.

As for the bike....mine has rust to

ivar · June 10, 2008

Dogdots wrote:

Rust can show up so nice in a photo and yours popped so nicely.

As for the bike....mine has rust to

Thanks, DD!

Yes, the bike is a bit rusty, but it can be expected, it being 29 years old.

Arvan · June 11, 2008

Very nice set! I love rusty industrials.

Ive bin in amsterdam 2 times and i allmost get killed by either a bike/car/railwagon or an airplane each time i am there..You guys are dangerous and brake for nobody

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