Stumbled across this place down the street from a prison.

I was with my friend who happens to be of Mexican background, she said this may have been a "campo" which is where the Mexican farm workers would be housed.
I had photos of another part of it which had several tables, old fridges and so on.

The distance from the prison really made me feel like it may have something to do with it though.

If anybody knows for sure, please let me know. (:

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Looks like a Campo, they're all over the basin.

Post by AaronNi Looks like a Campo, they're all over the basin.

Interesting!

I have never seen one over here and there's just as much farm land.

Thanks Aaron.

Yota, I have no idea what camera you're using but 1-4 look a bit overexposed. Are you using a flash? If so you may want to consider turning it off and maybe doing a longer exposure. Another "trick" if it's really dark is a longer exposure while you shine a flashlight around the room (best if it's a weak light or from a distance). #5 looks good which leads me to believe the "flash theory". Just a suggestion as you've lost a lot of yummy decaying goodness in the images.

Also, some of that overexposure can be done away with in post process editing. If you're interested, drop me a PM and we can talk some more, don't want to derail your thread. This after all isn't the critique section.

Post by Peptic Ulcer If you're interested, drop me a PM and we can talk some more, don't want to derail your thread. This after all isn't the critique section. Post by YotaMan20

Thanks Peptic, responding via PM now.

#5 is nice, almost an abstract.

I wouldn't guess a flash was used. The edges of the shadows are soft; a flash would have made them harsh. It may be that a lot of direct light was coming thru the windows, and shooting at a different time of day might have moderated this.

My suggestion (if you have the leisure, which I know isn't typical when you're exploring with others) is to take the same shot above and below the automatically-determined exposure time by using your camera's exposure compensation setting. That way, you increase the chance of coming out with some optimal exposures even when the automatic metering is off.

If you're using a tripod, you could also run these bracketed shots thru an HDR merge on your computer and see what that does.

Posted by Ganesha #5 is nice, almost an abstract. I wouldn't guess a flash was used. The edges of the shadows are soft; a flash would have made them harsh. It may be that a lot of direct light was coming thru the windows, and shooting at a different time of day might have moderated this. My suggestion (if you have the leisure, which I know isn't typical when you're exploring with others) is to take the same shot above and below the automatically-determined exposure time by using your camera's exposure compensation setting. That way, you increase the chance of coming out with some optimal exposures even when the automatic metering is off. If you're using a tripod, you could also run these bracketed shots thru an HDR merge on your computer and see what that does.

Hey, thanks for the tips! You're right, I did not use a flash.