The Abandoned Factory, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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**Porter** · 03-06-2008 09:45 PM

All of the shots in this thread will be from in and around an abandoned viscose factory in Roanoke, VA. They used to make rayon stockings at this place, before it was shut down and abandoned in the 1970s. I drive past it daily on my way home, on a shortcut through an old industrial area of town.

Anyway, I plan to use this thread as an ongoing study of a single major subject in order to get feedback and learn some technique. Any help that you fine folks can provide would be greatly appreciated.

This is the factory:

**Porter** · 03-06-2008 09:46 PM

**Markitos** · 03-06-2008 09:46 PM

there's definitely something crazy going on with the sky in the first one--and I don't mean that in a good way. Cool photo otherwise, tho.

**Porter** · 03-06-2008 09:48 PM

**Porter** · 03-06-2008 09:49 PM

[edit] fixed images

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 08:47 AM

[edit] fixed images

**subimatt** · 03-07-2008 08:50 AM

The no GOP shot is good, the others seem more exposed for the sky as opposed to the subject.

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by subimatt

The no GOP shot is good, the others seem more exposed for the sky as opposed to the subject.

My laptop's weird display gamma threw me off. I'm going to re-do these properly.

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 09:34 AM

I fixed the first one. More to come.

**Colorblinded** · 03-07-2008 10:23 AM

Yeah Gimp.... is gimpy. Not a fan, although I've never seen that before, crazy skies!

**thechickencow** · 03-07-2008 10:35 AM

Hey I changed your thread title a bit to show the state/country and match the rest of the posts in this forum.

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 10:46 AM

I fixed the three photos, more or less. Quick and dirty in PS, they could use more work.

Damn, the original shots were ugly. A a laptop screen is really no way to edit photos.

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 11:20 AM

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 02:04 PM

**subimatt** · 03-07-2008 02:05 PM

^ those last 2 are great!

**Markitos** · 03-07-2008 02:08 PM

^ +1... These factories look a lot like the old Tobacco factories/warehouses in NC.

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 03:54 PM

Right around the corner from the factory, a dead trainyard. The rails into and out of this spur yard have long since deteriorated.

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 04:36 PM

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 05:07 PM

**thechickencow** · 03-07-2008 05:09 PM

I like that last doorway one, you should put it up in the doorway assignment in the homework forum!

**Porter** · 03-07-2008 05:10 PM

Which one?

**Limited** · 03-13-2008 12:28 AM

Is this Downtown?

**Porter** · 03-13-2008 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Limited

Is this Downtown?

It's in Southeast... the area they call Riverdale. Between Garden City and Vinton. It's sort of the "armpit" of town.

I guess I should show off the beautiful parts of town, too.

Are you local?

**jacobsen1** · 03-13-2008 11:14 AM

love the shot in post #14 and the railyard is cool too.
I'd love to be able to go crawl over those cars....

**Limited** · 03-13-2008 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Porter

It's in Southeast... the area they call Riverdale. Between Garden City and Vinton. It's sort of the "armpit" of town.

I guess I should show off the beautiful parts of town, too.

Are you local?

Yeah, I was at the get together at the Deli Shoppe awhile back. And I'm 2.5GTlegacy on Nasioc.

Looks like a fun place to shoot, dunno how it turn out in black and white...since I still have a film camera

(Canon Rebel T2)

**Porter** · 03-13-2008 02:18 PM

Hey man, nice to see you here! Small world.

Maybe we should both take shots there and get multiple perspectives on it. Maybe a Roanoke photo outing sometime? We could even do some co-operative projects around downtown or something.

**Limited** · 03-13-2008 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Porter

Hey man, nice to see you here! Small world.

Maybe we should both take shots there and get multiple perspectives on it. Maybe a Roanoke photo outing sometime? We could even do some co-operative projects around downtown or something.

yeah, I kinda stumble on here while looking for photography techniques on google

I'm still a newbie btw, but yeah a get together sounds great. Maybe on weekends?

**Porter** · 03-13-2008 02:35 PM

Hey, newbies unite. I haven't done any creative photography in years, which is why I started this thread... dust off the cobwebs and limber up a bit, as well as get some critiques from the experts around here.

**jacobsen1** · 03-13-2008 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Limited

yeah, I kinda stumble on here while looking for photography techniques on google

wow, that's cool. Welcome to the forum BTW!

**Limited** · 03-13-2008 02:42 PM

I love photography, just not good at taking pictures

..so a film camera is a good start for me. Although I would love to have the Canon Rebel Xti

..I hate developing film and then see the aftermath of my horrible exposures

**Limited** · 03-13-2008 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

wow, that's cool. Welcome to the forum BTW!

Hey thanks, this has to be my first photography forum I've join

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