Industrial Images (Large Format)

[FishyFishArcade]

FFA I like both as well, but I prefer the Gated Power for it's simplicity.

Thanks Mick. I think the composition is more interesting in this one, but I also like the sense of scale in Standing Silent.

The site is scheduled for demolition this year so I'm hoping to get out there to take more pictures before it's gone.

[Don Dudenbostel]

Flour milling, shot around 1974. The milling machine image was with my8x10 Deardorff snd B&L Protar VIIa. Bothe front and back cells were around 12” FL. Exposure was metered but had to use the wild guess fudge factor and wound up with a 10 minute exposure at f128 or so. Anyway it was stopped all the way down. To show you how imperfections often don’t hurt a lens, the front element looked like someone had put a flat blade screwdriver on the center of the element and tapped it pretty good with a hammer. Honestly I never saw any issues with the images this lens produced and I shot many with it. AnywY I had to shoot from outside through an open window because the old building shook terribly when the machines were running. The film was TXP in HC110 B I think.


Second image was with my Sinar Norma around 1974. Probably shot with an early convertible 210 Symmar. I’m pretty sure the film was a TX film pack.

[Don Dudenbostel]

A small local lumber mill. Shot in the late 90’s with my Sinar Norma 5x7 and 240 G Claron.

[guyatou]

Thanks for reviving this thread, FishyFishArcade. Your work and Don's here are outstanding!

[FishyFishArcade]

Thanks for reviving this thread, FishyFishArcade. Your work and Don's here are outstanding!

Thank you. That's very kind of you to say.

[CNixon]

Very interesting place. I love the one of the giant bright green tank.

[Iga]

Great shot !
I think it would be even better if you crop a foreground a bit for square format.
Just my opinion.

Chamonix 045N-1
Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6
Ilford HP5+


Gated power by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr

[Mick Fagan]

Wheat Silo, Lake Cargellico NSW

Shen Hao HZX45-IIA
Fufinon f/5.6 65mm
Centre graduated filter.
FP4+ D76 1:1
1/15 at f/22


I tripped the shutter just as a very small cloud covered the very top centre of the roof, a perfect dulling effect.

[bmikiten]

When I was doing commercial work, I photographed industrial and R&D lasers, combines, huge machines used to seperate materials and even chair manufacturing plants. The one thing that opened up that market was having my OSHA-30 certification for safety. Once the client knew that I had my hard hat, steel toed shoes, safety vest, etc. things were much simpler when it came to getting access. One job begat another....

[FishyFishArcade]

Great shot !
I think it would be even better if you crop a foreground a bit for square format.
Just my opinion.

Thanks Igor. I've had someone else make the same suggestion elsewhere and I think you may be right.