Sloss Furnaces

**Steven Ruttenberg** · 2-Sep-2019, 16:25

Originally Posted by Corran

Nice Gary. I didn't see some of those machines outside. I really liked the indoor area (your third pic, is the same machine as my second image above).

Definitely need to go again, perhaps with a bigger camera...

Still need to develop some color I shot.

Here's the #1 furnace. The light and shadow was nice briefly, about 15 minutes later it was gone. This time with a 150mm APO Symmar:

This shot is cool! It almost glows.

**Corran** · 2-Sep-2019, 17:05

Thanks Steven.

**Luis-F-S** · 2-Sep-2019, 18:55

Two shots I made at Sloss a couple of years ago, both with a 12" Dagor at f45. The first one was about an 8 min exposure, I had to keep closing the shutter when slow moving people in light clothes would appear.

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The second I would say was about a sec or slightly less exposure.

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I do not recall the site being overly contrasty, unless you wanted it to be. Shots of carbon prints taken with a crappy cell phone camera.

**Corran** · 2-Sep-2019, 19:06

Luis, I think they've lifted the top off that machine in your first photo, or else there is another one with the top lifted off.

This photo is from the machine I am thinking of:

For most of the day, the sun was really beaming into the buildings from the windows and shadows were harsh. I would assume conditions vary heavily depending on weather and time of year.

**Kerosene Hat** · 14-Sep-2019, 13:15

I knew Bryan and Gary would come back with some good images. I just got my film back & am scanning now. I have no idea what this is, but am glad that my visualization was aligned with the negative.

Wista 4x5, Dagor 180, Tri-X

Old Machinery at Sloss Furnaces by Brandon Ward

**Corran** · 14-Sep-2019, 16:08

Very nice Brandon! The DOF and light are just right.

**Kerosene Hat** · 14-Sep-2019, 17:25

Thanks, Bryan. It seemed to me like this scene was lit by three strobes, but obviously natural light only. I like the flywheel pic but your image from the entrance at the end of the day is also very good.

**esearing** · 7-Apr-2020, 01:26

I went on a rainy day and the interiors were so dark my spot meter could not read even the brightest spot. Had to meter a white spot on the floor and guess. Ended up with 4 minutes exposure and super thin negative.