they built cars here?? new pictar thread.

[lucky7]

yessss. the old Packard Motor Company plant. built in the early 1900's. ive posted pics of this place before. but i went back on sunday for some time killing. took a few shots. played with a can of spray paint...man that shit is not easy.

but yeah, they built cars here way back when. from start to finish, in this plant. 3.5 million square feet, extending several blocks.

in no particular order.

1. from one of the many many rooftops. probably 5-6 stories off the ground. in the distance, the 3 buildings in the middle. that would be GM's world headquarters. the 'ren cen'.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2393/2334351946_2bf53857de_b.jpg

2. they used it as storage after they closed down. lots of stuff still in there. trucks, cars, RV's, boats, etc. notice the paw prints in the snow?? stray dogs walking around. tracks were everywhere. even on the roof, inches from the edge.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/2334351930_3d932d523f_b.jpg
^^ this is also part of the old 'splatball city'. where they hosted paintball games. ground is covered in sawdust.

3. tacky shot of old chair. so cliche.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/2334351922_9317c806e4_b.jpg
^^ i think this was where the cafeteria was. there were old lids for frozen food and shit all over the groun.

4. there were a bunch of random rooms filled with furniture. i guess the guys that paint the place up hang out or something. maybe homeless dudes sleep there, or have slept there. dont know. all those magazines were food and cooking mags.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2291/2332422174_8deaa390df_b.jpg
bonapatite (sp) magazine.

5. this shot sucks. straight up. but this was a smaller, more empty part of splatball city. in other rooms they had ALOT more stuff to hide behind. tirewalls, old wire spools, pallets, boats, etc.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/2332422160_c9c9d71999_b.jpg
^^ real life COD4.

6. 2nd floor. all covered in ice. alot of the place was iced up pretty good. up to probably 3" thick in spots. there were dirt particles and all sorts of nasty shit in the ice, so it wasnt slippery at all.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2332422148_df4dc14301_b.jpg

7. another shot from the roof. that watertower in the distance is 2 blocks away, atleast.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2331490795_dae39f6a7f_b.jpg

8. needs no explanation. how could i not? :keke:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2331490785_890b6d96cf_b.jpg

9. a forklift. plasma cutter?? they ganked a big chunk off that thing. if you look closely, they even cut through the hydraulic pistons. scrapped it, made a few bucks. i cant imagine carrying that thing out of there...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2331490781_0bfb7925e7_b.jpg
^^ if you look even more closely, that is a piano on its side on the very left of the photo.

10. a serious drop-ceiling. those wires are holding up the ceiling 2 floors below me. i was stading on some little bridge.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3263/2331490773_c69c82e51d_b.jpg
i did something wrong with this shot. think i needed to crank up the white's. oh wells.

11. my tripod was inches from the edge. that rooftop was effing scary. every footstep, the tar would sink a couple inches. typically i need beer to get this high in the air/close to the edge.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/2330655674_91b59e808e_b.jpg
^^ my dumbass was so skeered, i forgot to put my polarizer on. newb mistake..

12. 10mm makes hallways longer than they really are. rofl. this was the office area. kinda creepy.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2268/2330655664_a0e500c41e_b.jpg

thats all. i might be heading out again this sunday. possibly a diff location. i just want to get more shots.

and because someone always asks. canon rebel XTi, sigma 10-20mm F/4-5.6.

thanks for looking.

[jskateborders]

1990's or 1890's?

[lucky7]

shit, 1900's. :keke:
thanks, ill edit.

[oldschoolsilvia]

Nice shots.. The "Beaker" one is my new background :D

[SW20Racer]

ive gotta say man, i would totally squat in that building. call me a hobo i dont care, the place has that awesome decrepit look to it and no rent ftw

[240love^_^]

Awesome pictures.

I really like the 2nd floor one with all that ice.

[flip3d]

Very good pics. + for j00.

[SlideWell]

man, i bet that place is 'crackin' at night ;) awesome pictures by the way!

[atutt]

It's pics like these that made me take an interest in photography!
Those pics are awesome!

[Tops*]

I actually drove by the plant last week because of I-75 being down. Don't ask why I was in the area, my friend and I were lost. :hsdance:

Amazing shots. The hallway is my new background.

[SNC240SX]

Great pics as always. Makes me wish there were some abandoned buildings in my area to take pictures in.

[ryguy]

mmmmm Detroit. Incredible photos man, what history.

[HyperTek]

thanks for the pics.. very interesting.. =p

at least you didnt catch any gay activity going on .. reminds of that one guy who took some shots and saw some guys doing a bj shoot.. lol

[lucky7]

thanks alot, guys.

I actually drove by the plant last week because of I-75 being down. Don't ask why I was in the area, my friend and I were lost. :hsdance:

Amazing shots. The hallway is my new background.

dude, you wandered kinda far off the highway. good 'ole mt. elliot. a block east over from the building is NOT a neighborhood i want to be in. but the liquor store at the corner on mt elliot is effing amazing. 3" bulletproof glass. bulletproof lazy susan's at the counters so you can pay for shit. the best part? there is a fucking subway under glass, and in the middle is a small area that sells what appear to be home made gangster DVD's and rap cd's of dudes right off the streets. serious shit. but thats where we stock up on OE 800 in the warmer months. :bigok:

thanks for the pics.. very interesting.. =p

at least you didnt catch any gay activity going on .. reminds of that one guy who took some shots and saw some guys doing a bj shoot.. lol

that was I. i'll bust them out if you dont believe me. :keke:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/1390198336_399537b163_b.jpg

same building, actually.

[BustedS13]

nice pics as usual

mmmmm Detroit.

you lost me there.

[alindeman1989]

Dam that place is nuts. I bet a few bodies were dumped there.

[WilloW]

Thanks man, those are some great pictures. I would rep you again but I'm not allowed to, so next time.

[ByeByeSti]

some of the sickest pics of ever seen, that place looks so badass +1 for you my friend

[jackjack]

pics ROCK. as always. very nice.

[HyperTek]

that was I. i'll bust them out if you dont believe me. :keke:


oh.. hahahhaha no wonder if looked familur .. lol :fruit:

[Helghast]

BEAKER IS SICK!
Nice pics, as usual.

[BRAIN_Z33]

nice skillz with that REBAL XTi... crazy ass pics. :D

[khilgers]

great pics as usual.

[jfc3po]

how much did that sigma lens run you? I'm looking for a new lens for my XT

[lucky7]

$450. thanks again, guys.

[soldiaboy]

Dam that place is nuts. I bet a few bodies were dumped there.
x2


very nice pics man

[silviaz]

Nice pictures as usual!

[SimpleS14]

Nice pics....but eerie surroundings IMO. If only they can be torn down for good and some vested interest accords in that area...but that is wishful thinking.

Just out of curiosity....how is the immediate area around GM's global headquarters? Any other nice buildings?

[sean350z]

Some polarizing pics...you make it look so freaking real. Straight up industrial. NIce.

[lucky7]

Nice pics....but eerie surroundings IMO. If only they can be torn down for good and some vested interest accords in that area...but that is wishful thinking.

Just out of curiosity....how is the immediate area around GM's global headquarters? Any other nice buildings?

the area's around the GM building are really nice. dowtown detroit is great, IMO. lots to do, lots to see. when i was new to the area, 6 years ago, i thought it was a dumpy shit hole. but ive since found the precious jewels in the city. the people are amazingly friendly, and that makes for a good overall experience. but like any other place, its got its bad eggs. the economy here is so shitty, i think these places will be around for quite some time. which doesnt bother me, as they are a history lesson everytime i enter these buildings. infact, im going back to the same place tomorrow. like i said earlier, 3.5 MILLION square feet. theres alot to see, and photograph. i got a new lens this week from a fellow zilvian. so im going to give that a try. should be fun.

but others have said that they wish they had this shit in their town. as cool as it looks, you dont want it around you... it breeds nothing good. the only value i see is artistic. both with spray paint, and photo documentation. thats about it. besides that, its a giant eyesore...... detroit isnt doing well. the mayor isnt helping any... i wonder how many others have heard about its 'great' mayor kwame kilpatrick.....

[KA-T_240]

Amazing pics!

[lucky7]

MOAR TODAY!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/2338902515_0f7fa92496_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2338902525_dc83e4c79b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/2338902545_dd3eb01149_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2338902561_4e89f80d01_b.jpg

i LOVE how this one turned out.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2338902581_4d34b365cc_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3291/2338916949_c2f52c56ee_b.jpg

acrylic plastic pellets. they were used to mold door panels. there were a bunch of diff colors, alont with the door panels.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/2338916959_da512be765_b.jpg
each box said, '1,000lbs' on it.

thats all folks.

[JRas]

good photography

[SW20Racer]

amazing pics! makes me want an overly expensive camera...and it seems like those plastic pellets would be tasty in some 12g riot rounds...

[eastcoastS14]

ive said it once and ill say it again....one of these days you are gonna fall through the floor of one of these places.....still awsome pics

[[email protected]]

amazing photos!

As for your mayor.... yes, i have read stories lol

[ESone3]

what lens are you using?

[SimpleS14]

ive said it once and ill say it again....one of these days you are gonna fall through the floor of one of these places.....still awsome pics

I was thinking about that too. If he fell and serious hurt himself....it would be hours or days before anyone would fine him. That is...if he doesn't break both arms and can make a phone call.

[Squirrel82]

Thanks for sharing.Interesting pictures.

[HalveBlue]

ive said it once and ill say it again....one of these days you are gonna fall through the floor of one of these places.....still awsome pics

No shit...job hazard of urban exploration, I guess.

I know a person that used to go to all sorts of abandoned warehouse and factories just for shits and giggles. He told me that one time he stumbled into an abandoned warehouse filled with toxic waste barrels. :ugh:

Definitely interesting, definitely dangerous.

Be careful.

Great pictures, none the less.

[lucky7]

lol, thanks guys. i never go anywhere by myself. and im the guy that chickens out the most. unless ifcourse ive got a 40 of OE in my hand. :bigok: i made giant strides last fall. but took a step backwards on sunday. i was afraid of everything. im severely afraid of heights. like, big time. ill have to start boozing more. not that ill be safer, but ill feel safer. haha.

i still try to tone down my HDR's quite a bit. any suggestions from anyone? i think some are still a bit overpowering. i aim for the more realistic look, as opposed to the fake looking HDR's like my buddy does. heres a few of his pics.

yes, these are NOT my shots. but my good buddies. hes a good year ahead of me. but we have the exact same equipment. he just has some more know how.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2340175242_21e2beba6b_b.jpg

but i try to stay away from his overpowering style. i like it, but i dont want to replicate it.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2228/2340168484_da72b27905_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2384/2340164112_8b281b81c9_b.jpg
^^ this is one of his more natural looking HDR's.

heres a good example. his shot of the mackinac bridge:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2193925589_e79168d076_b.jpg

my shot:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2192880013_71b2d4ab43_b.jpg
same lens, camera, grip, polarizer, etc. same programs and everything.

his shot of st. agnes:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2123/2184413000_0bcb01f1c0_b.jpg

my shot:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2165/2183694919_b947c90304_b.jpg
again, same equipment and editing tools.

this is what i love about photography. you can have the same shit as everyone else. but your interpretation will usually be completely different.

[lucky7]

oh, and the dildos i go with. you wont find me in any of these shots, because i was a skirt, and chilling on the main floor...by myself. why? because those steps are scary as shit..
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1116/1394586435_4f14f6328d_b.jpg

the actual building they're sitting on from the front.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2182614436_ba7939e565_b.jpg
this is the building in transformers. at the end, the building he runs into with the allspark. :keke:

[jfc3po]

i really like your buddy's style...but in the last pic of the church, yours is by far better IMO...the composition just seems better....i abolutely love the effects of the sigma 10-20mm....im trying to find one for a decent price right now...

[jfc3po]

Also, if you don't mind listing the aperture, iso, focal length, etc on some of your pictures, that would be awesome...

[lucky7]

100ISO, F/9, 10mm. 99% of the time.

HDR is a love/hate thing. his style is cool, i agree. but its not for me. i always give him shit that his shit looks fake as fuck. :keke:
and he tells me i dont know how to do it right. haha.

[lucky7]

heres one more example, of how 2 people with the same shit. make 2 completely different photos. thes are both HDR'd.

his (even though we shot from the same angle, we had split up an hour before hand. this is the first time ive ever seen this pic. lol):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2075/2215892556_b87c74574a_b.jpg

mine:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2216256708_c3806d5ffd_b.jpg

like i said. i had no idea he had even gotten that shot. we have alot of similar shots. for obvious reasons. we go shooting alot together.

[jfc3po]

yours looks completely badass in the mustang pic man...wow....i MUST have that lens...

any post editing done?

[lucky7]

lol, thanks.
yes, editing. photomatix, lightroom, cs3. i went a little different route with the KR in this shot, obviously.

its fun stuff though. expensive ass hobby. but fun. maybe ill shoot some more this weekend.

[TheArkitekt]

GREAT photos! Your friends style is very good, but your pictures are very raw and clean. The lighting is great, ill have to check out lightroom, sounds like a good program.

On average how many shots does your friend take to get a "good" HDR image? I usually take 3-4 but mine never seem to have that depth that i saw in the mustang shot.

[s13poop]

your threads are always so interesting and your pics are always amazing!

im still rocking the 08 wrc impreza on my work desktop background :keke:

you should make your hobby start paying your bills :bigok:

what are the chances of getting caught up with the po po??

[lucky7]

On average how many shots does your friend take to get a "good" HDR image? I usually take 3-4 but mine never seem to have that depth that i saw in the mustang shot.

it depends on the weather. he usually does 5. but sometimes 9. im not sure how he avoids noise like he does. i think he uses noise ninja or something. im still a newb, so i have issues with noise alot.


your threads are always so interesting and your pics are always amazing!

im still rocking the 08 wrc impreza on my work desktop background :keke:

you should make your hobby start paying your bills :bigok:

what are the chances of getting caught up with the po po??

police, at this place?? no chance. even if they were to see us, they'd never find us, unless they had dogs. and that is very very unlikely. i dont worry about cops at that place.

i dont think i could make any money taking pics. wishful thinking, but i dont see it happening. even if i did, i dont see big money in my future. lol.

thanks dudes.

[S13_Nightkid]

those buildings remind me of silent hill lol sans the cityscape

[DunG HAB SP]

nice wish i had time to go around and scare the crap out of myself....really good pics

[Str8 Rippin]

These photos really take no skill its pretty much all camera and software. Packard is for weaksause nubes who can't make the jump to real abandoned buildings like the broderick tower.:keke:

[Str8 Rippin]

You guys should check my website out I have way more pimp shit then these two clowns. www.grantzoschnick.com

[Omarius Maximus]

Awesome thread Lucky7. I think HDR is awesome, but there is a time and place for it. With the Packard plant, your buddies HDRs almost looked like cumputer renderings....sort of takes away from the crispness of a real picture. With cars though, it's an entirely different ballgame.

[lflkajfj12123]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2166/2338902525_dc83e4c79b_b.jpg

tagger has balls

[DUDEIDONTHAVEA240]

in your first post that your on the roof theres someone running on the roof on the left, someone you know?

[jfc3po]

^^^holy shit i just saw that....

[Str8 Rippin]

Looks to be either me or danes friend drew

[Omarius Maximus]

A while back on clubrsx, a couple of guys did the same thing as lucky7 and went to the packard plant to explore and take pictures. And what did they find you ask?

They found themselves in the midst of a gay porn flick. All the "actors" were wearing superhero costumes. Yeah, that's detroit.

Here is the guys original post on crsx:

"So, yesterday me and my friend Dane and I decided to head down to the old Packard car plant in down town Detroit for some nice shots of the decay. We get there and start to take some pixorz and everything is just fine for about 30 min. Then we hear a noise above us we look up and see what appears to be a band and their photographer taking pictures for some album art. They were all in combat boots and one had leather vest with no shirt on. Dane was like did you see the gay cowboy, and at that time I just passed it off and was like yeah what ever. Boy was I wrong. We continue taking pictures and move up a floor when all of the sudden Dane calls me over. I look at what he is looking at.

I'm like WTF the same people that were taking pictures earlier were dressed up like super heroes and taking pictures. I'm thinking this shit is getting weird but I guess if you want to costume-play super heroes on the top of the old Packard plant who am I to stop you. I continue taking pictures and move up to the roof. I look down and see something that I wish I had never saw. Spider Man on his knees about to blow Venom!

It only got worse from there"

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47597d1186588937-funny-strange-random-pics-superduperfriends.jpg

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47598d1186588937-funny-strange-random-pics-superfriends.jpg

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47599d1186588937-funny-strange-random-pics-superfriends1.jpg

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47601d1186589132-funny-strange-random-pics-spidermancopy.jpg

[Str8 Rippin]

A while back on clubrsx, a couple of guys did the same thing as lucky7 and went to the packard plant to explore and take pictures. And what did they find you ask?

They found themselves in the midst of a gay porn flick. All the "actors" were wearing superhero costumes. Yeah, that's detroit.

Here is the guys original post on crsx:

"So, yesterday me and my friend Dane and I decided to head down to the old Packard car plant in down town Detroit for some nice shots of the decay. We get there and start to take some pixorz and everything is just fine for about 30 min. Then we hear a noise above us we look up and see what appears to be a band and their photographer taking pictures for some album art. They were all in combat boots and one had leather vest with no shirt on. Dane was like did you see the gay cowboy, and at that time I just passed it off and was like yeah what ever. Boy was I wrong. We continue taking pictures and move up a floor when all of the sudden Dane calls me over. I look at what he is looking at.

I'm like WTF the same people that were taking pictures earlier were dressed up like super heroes and taking pictures. I'm thinking this shit is getting weird but I guess if you want to costume-play super heroes on the top of the old Packard plant who am I to stop you. I continue taking pictures and move up to the roof. I look down and see something that I wish I had never saw. Spider Man on his knees about to blow Venom!

It only got worse from there"

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47597d1186588937-funny-strange-random-pics-superduperfriends.jpg

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47598d1186588937-funny-strange-random-pics-superfriends.jpg

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47599d1186588937-funny-strange-random-pics-superfriends1.jpg

http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/47601d1186589132-funny-strange-random-pics-spidermancopy.jpgThats me and danes pictures dane is lucky7 I'm tegyauto on crsx and that was some gay shit

[Omarius Maximus]

LOL hahahahaah small world!

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

it would be cool if you could get a car in here to do a photo shoot!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2332422148_df4dc14301_b.jpg

[Str8 Rippin]

it would be cool if you could get a car in here to do a photo shoot!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3020/2332422148_df4dc14301_b.jpgThat portion is no longer accessible as its on the 3rd floor with no ramp or working elevator there are portions with ramps but getting a lowered car in there would be way more work than its worth. There are a ton of holes and debris on the ramp.

[Str8 Rippin]

Yeah dane compared himself to my photos that he posted earlier in the thread I'm his buddy that hes talking about.

[lucky7]

lol. at a hotel in toledo. i got your txt, and i had to come check this shit out. hahahaha. str8 rippin = the other guy i go shooting with. :bigok:

[s13poop]

hahaha thats the baldest peter parker i've seen :keke:

man what timing you guys had to catch all that goin down

thats definately something to talk about with friends when you're older and have that wheezy sounding laugh

[lucky7]

we shoot again on friday. w00t.

[atutt]

^Awesome. I can't wait for your pics!

[S14Tiger]

Awsome pic like always, the colors really pop in your pictures lol

[Str8 Rippin]

Mor from me at least

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2299/2360866048_197f37714b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2311/2360027811_82f837499b_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2360024013_1441dbfcb3_b.jpg

[S14Tiger]

oh yea your pics look badass too, sorri i left you out

[lucky7]

this shit will get burried on the 3rd page. you should just make a new thread. :bigok: