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This place is just awesome. There wasn't enough time to photograph all of it. I'll post some more later. They're going to turn it all into condos so I'd like to get as much of it while in it's present state as possible. Critique and comments welcome.

Awesome stuff! Great character and mood in this shot. I look forward to seeing more! Is it safe and are you allowed to get inside ? Or is it fenced off ?

brilliant capture... i like it a lot!

cheers

very photographic subject matter especially at sunset
even on an overcasrt days those rustic and pastel tones would be so photogenic
your rushed effort is still excellent the perspective works

when do you get to revisit it?

a quick lick of paint and back on the market for a quick buck........ great shot

Dave,

Wonderful subject, brilliantly captured.

Terrific Dave, the building looks all twisted and distorted. Full of character.

Hey thanks everyone.

This was my second visit to the spot. The exposure time was about a 85 seconds I think.

The entire place was fenced off and is a construction zone, so I had to sneak in at night. I did creap around in there a little bit when it started raining. Quite cool, but not too sure about safety.

Brilliant Dave - just so atmospheric.

You constantly deliver the goods mate. Nice one

Dave,
very nice capture! good timing too, I love the colour of the sky.


Is that where you're living?

Excellent stuff. Very dramatic

another nice job.

another of those with a sky that looks like the aurora.

Steve

Terrifically strong, moody capture. Beautiful lighting and tone. Masterful
cheers
marco

That's an awesome shot as always Dooda. Always look forward to seeing your brilliant and atmospheric shots.

Beautiful shot Dave - well composed and the colour is superb

Great shot Dave

WoW, great shot Dave..


But I think this is where I'll be living if I spend any more on camera gear..


I like this a lot.. Thanks

MATT

Great photo. Excellently composed! Post some more.

Alex

Well executed!

DAVE WHERE IS THIS?

Dee, it's in the Lower Lonsdale area, North Vancouver.

Dooda can i ask you a direct question

how important do you think art direction, mood, and the search for good subject matter in photography is

for me art direction is almost everything even over technical competence, i ask this question to another fellow artist

To be completely honest Wendelt, I don't think that there's a lot of technical savvy that goes into my type of photography. I put it on bulb, and feel out the exposure time. I think that for the stuff that you do, there's a lot of tech knowhow, because you're dealing with manipulating the light and people etc. My light is already there (just in small quantities) which is why I like to shoot at night, the light is generally coming from the side, and it comes from several different directions, so it's similar to a lot of soft boxes, which is far superior to the sun, which blasts in from only one direction.

And to further answer your question, someone with a knack for finding mood and has good artistic sense has only to memorize a few rules about the camera to take a good photo, someone with only the technical knowhow has much further to go to take good pictures. I know a fellow who shoots with a D2X, he talks in depth about it, the quality of the files, the difference between lenses, how sharp this one is compared to that etc. Hearing him talk about such minute details in the different equipment that he has used, I couldn't wait to see his photos, I assumed they would rip. But his pictures truly suck.