The Old Sugar Plant - 4x5 Large Format

Colorado CJ · May 20, 2015

I just finished drying this negative and scanning it in. This is the old sugar plant in my home town. There are these sugar plants stretching along the front range. Most are now abandoned as they beets are processed somewhere else. This old plant is still going though. I'll need to get a shot of the actual buildings soon.

I used some front tilt to focus on just the train cars and buildings.

Taken with a Zone VI 4x5 and Kodak Ektar 203mm F7.7 lens. Shot on Foma 200 film rated at 120 and developed in Pyrocat MC for 8.5 minutes.

Sugar Plant by Andrew Marjama, on Flickr

Juano · May 20, 2015

There's a lot to like in this shot, the sense of space that you get in the West, the tracks leading the eyes in different directions. Even though this place is still active, the fact that there is not a soul in sight provides a sense of loneliness/abandon. I really like how the train wants to get out of the frame...

Very nice shot!

Thelensspot · May 21, 2015

Juano wrote: »

There's a lot to like in this shot, the sense of space that you get in the West, the tracks leading the eyes in different directions. en though this place is still active, the fact that there is not a soul in sight provides a sense of loneliness/abandon. I really like how the train wants to get out of the frame...

Very nice shot!

... and I think the gray tones here are excellent. The light pole to the right of the train car is somewhat domineering but I realize that it comes with the territory when documenting a scene such as this. Nice work.

The Old Sugar Plant - 4x5 Large Format

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