February 6, 200916 yr Yeah, that shot is awesome. Definitely prompted a drawn out WOAHHH lol. I agree with edale, it reminds me of the future. Sweet photo!!
February 6, 200916 yr Wow, I love that shot. It looks so futuristic. Too futuristic. It belongs in a parallel universe. It's an implementation of the outdated 1940s/50s vision of a world in which we move in tubes and live in skyscrapers surrounded by dead, irrelevant space. It's horribly outdated at the same time that it's very futuristic. I love the inside of the Ren Cen though.
February 8, 200916 yr The helix at the Midtown Parking Deck in Downtown Williamsport: This, along with the whole 43 year old deck is going to be demolished and replaced with a new 4 level structure. It will expand Williamsport's Trade & Transit Centre.
February 8, 200916 yr Yeah, I know. The place is haggard though haha. I was walking around in it and it's pretty creepy. People store their cars in the upper level before the top, and it looks like those cars haven't been driven since summer. But yeah that helix has always been a childhood memory. I remember when we used to visit my grandparents in Williamsport when I was little, and I always thought it was so cool lol. I'm not sure when they are taking it down, but hopefully before they close it I can get more photos from the top deck without trudging through a foot of snow. I posted photos of it in your Old Parking Garages thread. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,15869.msg277476.html#msg277476
February 8, 200916 yr Needs no introductions. Taken on February 7' date=' 2008.[/quote'] Dramatic shot of tragic Michigan Central Station, Sherman! Another helix, this one in Pittsburgh. I like the futuristic curved contours. Photo from 2006, previously posted in a thread in City Photos - USA/World: I shot this right across the street from the helix. Also previously posted in the same thread, but I thought it was worth a bump: Old thread probably has been deleted for broken links, but you can see the photos on my web site by clicking here
February 8, 200916 yr Just going to say he might want to lay off the fast food. Sherman, that's a great shot of MCS. Waiting out in that blasting cool air was worth it. For the first time ever in my life, I had nightmares about that building last night.
February 8, 200916 yr "Jared doesn't eat here" lol. Some people would rather die happy and fat than skinny, living off of green vegetables.
February 8, 200916 yr Needs no introductions. Taken on February 7, 2008. Holy... That is amazing. I notice you use lightroom for your RAW editing. Have you ever used Aperture? I'm just wondering how similar they are since I use Aperture. And Rob, that helix puts mine to shame haha. I'd love to drive on that.
February 8, 200916 yr Ian... that is almost disturbing, except for the fact I had dreams about Detroit last night too! ^ Yeah, I use Lightroom but tried other programs before settling with this. I used a Bridge/Photoshop combination prior, but had to rebuild the database when Lightroom first came out. Very good app, but a memory hog.
February 8, 200916 yr Oh ok. Yeah I haven't really played around with a lot of adobe programs yet except for photoshop of course. I am getting Web Premium sometime soon, but I don't think Lightroom comes in any of the bundles. I like Aperture a lot though, and it is NOT memory intensive. Which is so great.
February 9, 200916 yr My photo III class at approximately 10:30m this morning: Yes, I get paid to do this.
February 12, 200916 yr I'd feel so strange standing there being photographed lol Lee Plaza Detroit. The building was abandoned in 1995, beginning as an extended stay hotel and finally becoming an old folks home. The building experienced extensive scrapping with the terra cotta lion heads removed from the exterior, sold illegally to an architectural salvage company only to be placed on a condo building in Chicago. The FBI had the remaining lions returned to Detroit, but a few were permitted to remain on the condo building. In the late 90's all the windows were removed exposing the building to the elements. On the sunny and mild day, it was raining in the apartments. Water poured from the ceiling of some rooms. Making its way down 17 floors into the dark basement that smelled oddly of gasoline. The day also brought high winds that roared through the double loaded corridor of the building. It sounded like violent thunder at times. In 2006, the roof of the building was stolen. The police were called many times, but didn't give adequate response. Thieves made off with over a hundred thousand dollars in copper roofing, all in plain daylight along a heavily traveled street. The once dark attic is now pierced with gaping cavernous holes. While Lee Plaza is a protected national landmark, the CoD has a bad track record of demolishing historic sites, the downtown Madison Lenox being one of them. A developer has recently purchased the building, but the location isn't the best. It will be interesting to see how the project pans out. Shown here is the main living room. This piano has been here for awhile. It's repositioned over the years as photographers try to compose the perfect image. The type of lighting effect you see here is a result of a few things. The windows are cement blocked up to the arch, allowing light to be cast in from above. The orange brick on the exterior bounces light back to a neighboring building which then shines into this room. Indirect light bounced from the gray cmu block is cast onto the floor.
February 12, 200916 yr Awesome photo! I thought that the building would be pretty boring, since it had no windows and looked fairly stripped from the outside. Boy, was I ever wrong! I want to go back.
February 16, 200916 yr I'd feel so strange standing there being photographed lol Lee Plaza Detroit. The building was abandoned in 1995, beginning as an extended stay hotel and finally becoming an old folks home. The building experienced extensive scrapping with the terra cotta lion heads removed from the exterior, sold illegally to an architectural salvage company only to be placed on a condo building in Chicago. The FBI had the remaining lions returned to Detroit, but a few were permitted to remain on the condo building. In the late 90's all the windows were removed exposing the building to the elements. On the sunny and mild day, it was raining in the apartments. Water poured from the ceiling of some rooms. Making its way down 17 floors into the dark basement that smelled oddly of gasoline. The day also brought high winds that roared through the double loaded corridor of the building. It sounded like violent thunder at times. In 2006, the roof of the building was stolen. The police were called many times, but didn't give adequate response. Thieves made off with over a hundred thousand dollars in copper roofing, all in plain daylight along a heavily traveled street. The once dark attic is now pierced with gaping cavernous holes. While Lee Plaza is a protected national landmark, the CoD has a bad track record of demolishing historic sites, the downtown Madison Lenox being one of them. A developer has recently purchased the building, but the location isn't the best. It will be interesting to see how the project pans out. Shown here is the main living room. This piano has been here for awhile. It's repositioned over the years as photographers try to compose the perfect image. The type of lighting effect you see here is a result of a few things. The windows are cement blocked up to the arch, allowing light to be cast in from above. The orange brick on the exterior bounces light back to a neighboring building which then shines into this room. Indirect light bounced from the gray cmu block is cast onto the floor. This room looks strikingly similar to the ballroom at Myers University on Euclid.
March 4, 200916 yr Little Miami River at Clifton Gorge The peaceful waters of the Little Miami River clash against the smooth rocks around this bend.
March 4, 200916 yr Sweet shot! The rivers in rocky places are so beautiful; here in the flatlands, ours are slow and muddy brown.
March 4, 200916 yr Brandywine Falls one Fall afternoon. https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
March 5, 200916 yr Beautiful! That's quite an abundant flow of water for autumn, when things tend to dry up a bit.
March 7, 200916 yr ^Truly an inspired view of the Cleveland skyline, Florida Guy :-D In 2003, a little wider and in color:
March 7, 200916 yr Another attempt at HDR The Lycoming Valley Railroad (Former PRR) Bridge over the Susquehanna River
March 8, 200916 yr Nicely done. I've seen a lot of bad HDR examples; this is one of the great good ones I've seen :)
March 8, 200916 yr Thanks!! I'm just learning about HDR so it's awesome when I get a few to come out great.
March 8, 200916 yr I love the Lycoming Valley Railroad Bridge shot DJ! I'm not a big fan of HDR although it can enhance a photo if done in moderation (as demonstrated in your shot above).
March 9, 200916 yr I confess. I was savoring Bacardi-fortified hot chocolate (made with a strong-coffee base), and I was feeling sort of floaty when I first saw that railroad bridge photo. The softly-lit bridge deck and bright light at the far end, contrasted against the overall dull, overcast-looking surroundings, made me think, "Ahh. The time/space portal I've been looking for." I just wanted to enter the scene and walk across.
March 9, 200916 yr Haha.. I was so tempted to walk across that bridge, but I'm glad I didn't. It would have SUCKED if a train came. It would have been a nice photo op, but it would have been a little scary haha. I totally agree with you, Florida Guy, I don't finish an HDR if it's overdone. I know people who overdo HDR and it looks horrible. I am just learning and I hope I can hone my skills enough to use it correctly.
March 9, 200916 yr Haha.. I was so tempted to walk across that bridge, but I'm glad I didn't. It would have SUCKED if a train came. It would have been a nice photo op, but it would have been a little scary haha ... The clearance looks close. If you had walked across and met a train, I think you would have ended up on the outside of the railing hanging on, and taking a photo might have been the farthest thing from your mind. Chances are the engineer would have gotten on the radio, and by the time the train passed you would have seen a cop waiting with a trespassing citation. The railroads have been testy about bridge trespassing since long before 9/11; I came close to getting arrested in Memphis in 1963 for walking out about fifty feet onto the Harahan Bridge. Old-school railroad bulls were big and scary.
March 16, 200916 yr ^Truly an inspired view of the Cleveland skyline, Florida Guy :-D In 2003, a little wider and in color: and by night. https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
March 17, 200916 yr Allegheny Reservoir from Jake's Rocks... northwestern PA between Warren and Bradford
March 17, 200916 yr Beautiful shot! About 1965, when that was under construction, I had a 4WD Jeep Wagoneer. I was rummaging around the old oil and gas fields in the Bradford area, and found a closed road in the future reservoir area that had already been bulldozed. I drove along it for several miles with some great views. Just about the time I was about to chicken out and try to backtrack, I found another road that got me out of there. Adventurous times.
March 18, 200916 yr Long gone! Not really a very well-made machine, and god-awful nasty to travel in for long distances; horrendous road noise and really bad maneuverability. I remember stopping for gas after about four hours on the highway, and feeling something like vertigo at the sudden cessation of vibration and noise.
March 18, 200916 yr wow... I can't believe you've visited that area, Rob... that's an awesome story! If my memory serves me well, construction of the Allegheny Reservoir was delayed by a major controversy, something about taking land that had been granted in perpetuity to a Native American tribe or one of its chiefs, something like that. I was there twice in the sixties. The jeep ride in '65 was an attempt to go over the same route that a friend had shown me in '63, before it was torn up. En route from Indiana to Delaware in 1963 for a new USAF assignment I stopped to visit a friend in Erie, and we went on a quest to find the few big gas engines still working in pipeline stations and gas fields in the area. We drove from Erie through Jamestown NY and then south along the river and beyond, ending up in Roystone, just south of where the reservoir is now. That's where we found this place with compressor engines pumping gas from one of the big fields in that area: These sorts of places are almost all gone, now. Either the fields that fed them played out or they were replaced by more modern machines. A few have been semi-permanently deactived and mothballed on site, but most have been scrapped. Remarkably, two of the biggest engines from Roystone Station have been moved to museums. One went to Rollag, Minnesota, where it has been re-erected and restored to operating condition; it runs Labor Day Weekend every year. The other is at Coolspring Power Museum near Brookville, PA, and is being restored.
March 18, 200916 yr If my memory serves me well, construction of the Allegheny Reservoir was delayed by a major controversy, something about taking land that had been granted in perpetuity to a Native American tribe or one of its chiefs, something like that. Your memory serves you quite well, as always! From Wikipedia's entry on the Seneca Nation's land claims: Construction of the Kinzua Dam forced the relocation of the Seneca from 10,000 acres of land that they had occupied under the Treaty of 1794. They were relocated to Salamanca, New York, on the northern shores of land flooded by the dam. Dam construction was approved by President John F. Kennedy in 1960 after he was elected, breaking a campaign promise to the Senecas. The Seneca commenced an action to reclaim land that allegedly was taken from it without the approval of the United States on August 25, 1993, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The lands consisted of several islands. In November 1993, the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians moved to join the claim as a plaintiff which was ultimately granted. In 1998, the United States intervened in the lawsuits on behalf of the plaintiffs in the claim in order for the claim to proceed against New York in light of its assertion of it immunity from suit under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution. After extensive negotiations and pre-trial procedures all parties to the claim moved for judgment as a matter of law. By decision and order dated June 21, 2002, the trial court held that the subject lands were ceded to Great Britain in the 1764 treaties of peace and that the subject lands were not owned by the Seneca at the time of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua and that New York's "purchase" of them in 1815 was intended to avoid conflict with the Senecas over land it already owned. This decision was appealed and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the trial court's decision on September 9, 2004. The Senecas then sought review of this decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which was denied on June 5, 2006.
March 18, 200916 yr St. Patrick Day picture of the day from Cleveland...the grand opening of Honey Hut! (Excuse the cell phone quality.)
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