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UER Forum > Canada: Ontario > An incomplete explore; complete with encounter. (Viewed 1977 times)
AK 


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An incomplete explore; complete with encounter.
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Today, a friend and I planned to check out a location fresh to the both of us. Unfortunately he wasn't able to make it, so I decided to act solo.

I tried not to attract too much attention from the security guard posted at the front of the building. I snooped around doing a perimeter check for just under an hour which led me to finding a beautiful POE to the property hidden away from the prying eye.

I decided to spend some time documenting the outside of the property and explored a few of the detached buildings which foreshadow the main premises. It seems I was not prepared for infiltration, I found a few unopened boxes of unused asbestos paneling and decided it wasn't worth the risk. I didn't have a respirator so I chose not to spend too much time inside.

As I was roaming the exterior walls of the facility I turned a corner, I was greeted by a thin corridor of overgrowth. On one side stood the south facing exterior wall of the building, on the other a chain link fence with barbed wire. What followed, I was never prepared for. There was a rustling in the plethora of bushes and weeds, which quickly revealed itself. I stood for a second, partly in shock, and partly in awe as a large coyote ran out of the dense greenery and was quickly reducing the already limited ground between us. I yelled, growled, barked, and just about anything that my instincts made me do. He turned around about 5 meters in front of me and ran back, he made one or two circles through the bushes before I saw him charging towards me again. I could not tell if he perceived me as a threat, or a meal. Again I let out the sounds to show him that I meant business. This repeated one or two more times as he paced around the insufficient space. I realized I had cornered him, he had no way to escape but from the very way that I entered his home. Before some frantic roundabouts and confused decision making, the coyote bolted right past me, no more than a few feet away from me, rushing through a fence gate left barely open, and again buried himself in the overgrowth. He was hidden, but not gone, he was still very close to me, maybe 10 meters or so. I looked for him for a little while to get a picture but could not find him. I decided not to disturb him anymore as we had already adequately scared each other shitless.

The adrenaline was flowing quickly and I decided to continue on exploring the building. I didn't get far however as it was too much to process as to what had just happened, every noise was beginning to startle me. I chose to cut the day short, but plan to return soon to thoroughly explore the inside of the building.


Please be seated
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Sharp corners
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Latch
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Asbestos
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NO GRAPES
by AK, on Flickr


Crayon Colors
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Sori no inglis
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Production halted
by AK, on Flickr


The encounter
by AK, on Flickr

This last photo is where the coyote and I discovered each other, this is just after the encounter.

Hope you enjoyed Stay tuned for a future post of the inside of the facility



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muiy0 


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Wonderfully written and damn those shots! Looking forward to seeing future content!




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Amazing. Things you'd never expect in the middle of a former industrial zone. I have no idea what the 'correct' thing would have been, to do, but I feel that your instincts were spot-on.

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theninjalobster 


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Close call! I got the chills too when I went there alone. Best to go with a buddy, it gets creepy as fuck once you start getting into the main area!




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Skye_Ann 


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Nice photos!
Animal encounters are always scary. Good on you for not becoming a meal!




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Freaktography 


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Re: An incomplete explore; complete with encounter.
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Thanks for that write up, you had me remembering that exact same feeling I had on my first encounter with a Coyote....however yours must have been far worse and unexpected!

Great post, looking forward to more.




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Very nice collection of high-quality shots. I'm a fan of the different processing styles and composition types all wrapped up into one gallery. Looks like you had a lot of fun both with the visit and with getting these shots ready for presentation.





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AK 


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Posted by Ground State

Very nice collection of high-quality shots. I'm a fan of the different processing styles and composition types all wrapped up into one gallery. Looks like you had a lot of fun both with the visit and with getting these shots ready for presentation.




Thanks. I definitely get a lot of enjoyment out of composing my photos and even in post-processing. I try to convey the feel of the explore both through composition and style. I have a lot of various styles that I've developed over the years and I'm always experimenting and learning new things.




twinpowered 


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Great story! I've never seen a coyote up close before so I'd also be scared shitless. Now that I'm out west I'm terrified I might see a grizzly in the backcountry! Can't stop someone from getting out there though.

I like the photos too, definitely like the composition. What camera are you using? They have a filmic feel to them.

Looking forward to seeing shots from the next trip




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