Photos taken at an abandoned power plant in CT. These are some of my favorites, but there's a bunch more on my Flickr and my website.

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Chain Pull by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Left to Rot by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Processing Power by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Behemoth by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Dead Hulk by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Afternoon Light in the Industry by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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The Floor Below by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Snowbound by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Cavernous by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Goggles People by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Outer Walkway by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Office Window by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Panorama by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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In the Shadows by Jon Washburn, on Flickr

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Imposing by Jon Washburn, on Flickr


If you like it, check out the rest on my Flickr.

Do you do anything for crisp-ness in post processing? O.o

Posted by tiffers Do you do anything for crisp-ness in post processing? O.o

I usually bump the clarity up a bit in Lightroom. Not a bit fan of the sharpening algorithms but I find that increasing the clarity helps the contrast to pop nicely - I think it works well with my style, anyway.

ETA: Also, the lens I use is wonderfully sharp - it's a Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 - very nice glass, especially for the price.

One of my fav places ever. Nice shots

Posted by Kirkwich One of my fav places ever. Nice shots

Thank you very much! It is a neat place to visit.

Really like the perspective of snowbound... awesomely covered in snow and B&W

Posted by MisUnderstood! Really like the perspective of snowbound... awesomely covered in snow and B&W

Thank you very much.

I wanted to make sure I hit this place before all the snow melted - good thing too, because it started to melt the next day!

Just wow, man. This whole set is excellent. You encapsulated this place well.

I figured you bumped your clarity up, all of your shots have this grittiness to them. Fits abandonments well. It's your style and you own it

Posted by goat Just wow, man. This whole set is excellent. You encapsulated this place well. I figured you bumped your clarity up, all of your shots have this grittiness to them. Fits abandonments well. It's your style and you own it

Thanks!

Very cool place and some great shots! A industrial location with snow inside is a great combination.

Posted by TheSwanStation Very cool place and some great shots! A industrial location with snow inside is a great combination.

Thank you very much.

#12 is super cool aka my favorite! All good shots.

Posted by Forgotten Beauty Photography I usually bump the clarity up a bit in Lightroom. Not a bit fan of the sharpening algorithms but I find that increasing the clarity helps the contrast to pop nicely

My thoughts exactly! I hate sharpening, but use the clarity setting all the time. The only thing extra that I will do is sometimes I'll target specific sections afterward that are attention focal points and run a noise reduction on them just so that the photo doesn't look so obviously clarified. Or cut small sections from the original photo and paste them onto the clarified one with feather blending set appropriately for the edge, just to cover up the sections that got too gritty.

I think I'm the opposite, OR don't truly understand clarity. I don't like what it does to images in Photoshop. So, I sharpen over clarity... :/

Posted by smokedguadacheese #12 is super cool aka my favorite! All good shots.

Thank you very much!

Posted by Ground State My thoughts exactly! I hate sharpening, but use the clarity setting all the time. The only thing extra that I will do is sometimes I'll target specific sections afterward that are attention focal points and run a noise reduction on them just so that the photo doesn't look so obviously clarified. Or cut small sections from the original photo and paste them onto the clarified one with feather blending set appropriately for the edge, just to cover up the sections that got too gritty.

I hadn't thought about using the features in specific sections of the photos. I don't usually find that there's one area of the photo I want to enhance over another, but this is still a really good idea to keep in mind.

Posted by tiffers I think I'm the opposite, OR don't truly understand clarity. I don't like what it does to images in Photoshop. So, I sharpen over clarity... :/

I think whatever works to get the image to look the way you want it to is the right way to do it!