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 yumology
  
Location: Arizona
Gender: Male
 |  | Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
< on 11/2/2007 1:05 PM >
|  | | | When it comes to normal photography, an old light switch or broken bottle can be beautiful. But when it comes to great UER photographs we have to use new rules. I think that a good UER photo has to capture the essence of the experience somehow.
The photo has to beckon you to keep going forward. The photo has to give you a slight sense of fear that there may be something dangerous (cave in, bum, bad gas). The photo should capture the abandonness of the place (I've seen photos that look like a working factory, somehow it needs to prove that it's been empty for a long time). Then last but not least of all it needs to be clear, focused, and properly lit which is where photography class comes in to play.
Here's my examples with my critique:
This one captures the abandoned feel for sure, but it doesn't draw me in, nor does it give me any sense of danger.
This one definitely draws me in, I want to climb up those steps so bad, but because it's taken outside the building there is no feeling of "exploration", like this was taken by some passer by not some explorer.
This one is good. It captures everything I want. It beckons me to go through the hole and look around the corner. It scares me because whoever took it is in the dark, and that hole doesn't look so safe with it crumbling down, and I can see more holes even further. And the graffiti and holes really emphasize this place is abandoned.
These 3 pics were taken by me, and I really want to get good at capturing the essence. Is there any photographer or any photo in your opinion that really screams urban exploration to you? I'd like to see them please and hear your comments. Thanks 
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kowalski
  
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 1 on 11/2/2007 1:07 PM >
| | | | Unfortunately they're not good photos.
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Jeff!
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 2 on 11/2/2007 1:11 PM >
| | | | number two would show some potential if you straightened it out and cropped a little to tighten up the comp
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don cornelius
 
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| |  | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 3 on 11/2/2007 1:19 PM >
| | | | the last one is kinda cool. I would have darked the blacked out areas around the center a bit more.
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don_corleyone
Location: F/RoX
Gender: Male
I have abandonment issues
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 4 on 11/2/2007 1:52 PM >
| | | | needz moar 0rbz!!!!1
leave the gun. take the cannoli.
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dixiesquare
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 5 on 11/2/2007 1:54 PM >
| | | | For UER photos, they are really good.
For UE photos, not so good.
You should post this in the Photo section, might get some better feedback!!
"sadly alot of explorers in Chicago are 'park hipsters who take boring pictures to impress girls who smoke Parliaments and listen to Wilco." |
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micro
Gender: Male
Slowly I turned
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 6 on 11/2/2007 2:10 PM >
| | | | I think if you want to capture the "essence" of a place you have to look past your own giddiness about being in a place. I think this is pretty common with people just starting out and they're all, like, "OMG, ABANDONED BUILDINGS!@ LOL." Once you settle down and realize there's more to it than that, you can start to focus in on the specific details and characteristics of what makes a place unique.
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antyhero
Location: Louisville, KY
Gender: Male
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 7 on 11/2/2007 3:33 PM >
| | | | Posted by kowalski
Unfortunately they're not good photos.
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Unfortunately, this is poor feedback.
yumology, I think it's good that you're trying to pick apart your photos, and get a better idea of what makes a good ue photo. The rules that you have, make for some good guidelines, but if every ue photo you took always tried to
1. Beckon you to keep going forward
2. Give you a sense of fear
3. Capture the abandoned feeling
they would probably all look pretty similar. Your last rule about being clear, focused, and properly lit is the only real rule I would keep.
As for your only question in your post, thus I'm assuming is what this thread was supposed to be about.
Is there any photographer or any photo in your opinion that really screams urban exploration to you?
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I think y0ze is a photographer that screams urban exploration. Check out their pictures on here or at urbex.nl. You'll notice that some follow your guidelines while others are great because of the subject found while exploring, or showing beauty in the decay.
I changed my mind so much I can't even trust it. My mind changed me so much I can't even trust myself.
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TaP
Location: Montreal, QC
Gender: Male
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 8 on 11/2/2007 4:49 PM >
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best uer photo ever.
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shellyl
Location: Lenoir NC
Gender: Female
I have learned not sweat the petty things and not to pet the sweaty things.
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 9 on 11/2/2007 5:11 PM >
| | | | Ouch you have opened a box here for sure. For starters you have registered as a male. Oh no! You need to be a female noob with self pics and nice boobs posted right from the start. You should get all the right answers. No peeling paint and wheel chairs from over visited places. Not that that will get you anywhere cause they will bitch about it to. Just do what floats your boat and if you hit on the right topic on the right day you are golden. Ya um don't hold your breath. That might not work either.
[last edit 11/2/2007 5:12 PM by shellyl - edited 1 times]
A mirage is not an optical illusion. It is a real phenomenon, and one can take photographs of it. The interpretation of the image, however, is up to the fantasy of the human mind.
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manitou
Location: Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
| | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 10 on 11/2/2007 5:16 PM >
| | | | While there are many photographers on these boards who are excellent, there are few who actually go beyond the photographic archetypes that appear all to often in the photography forum. For photos that break new ground, at least on UER, look at some of Dobi's work.
As far as I am concerned, a truly excellent UE shot should capture the purpose and, as much as possible, the history of the building in an artistic manner. Of course, this is not possible with all shots, naturally there are some bits of architecture and machinery that are beautiful in and of themselves.
www.dkphotogroup.com
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MutantMandias
Perverse and Often Baffling
Location: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 11 on 11/2/2007 5:18 PM >
| | | | Posted by shellyl
You need to be a female noob with self pics and nice boobs posted right from the start.
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Yes. I concur.
mutantMandias may cause dizziness, sexual nightmares, and sleep crime. ++++ mutantMandias has to return some videotapes ++++ Do not taunt mutantMandias
mutantMandias is something more than human, more than a computer. mutantMandias is a murderously intelligent, sensually self-programmed, non-being |
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seicer
Location: New York
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 12 on 11/2/2007 5:22 PM >
| | | | Posted by kowalski
Unfortunately they're not good photos. |
That's hardly constructive. Anywho...
There is no such thing as a "UER photo." But as far as your photos go, they at least show something regarding the abandonment. It doesn't need to be overly fancy or artsy to convey the desolate feeling of a location. Heck, most of the time, people find it perfectly acceptable to post repeats of the same wheelchair in a hallway, a tub in a room, curtains flapping in the wind, peeling paint, tiled floors, a lightswitch... you get the picture. Those photos really get kind of boring after a while because everyone has a similar or identical photo, and they do little to show the viewer what this abandonment is.
Photo 1 is about as good as you can do with that most likely. It's a ground floor structure, so you really can't convey too much danger. I would try to find a more interesting vantage point for that, perhaps in a corner so that more of the building can be seen.
Photo 2 would be more interesting if you took it from the staircase or included more of the staircase in the shot.
Photo 3 is pretty good and I like the framing, but it's a tad crooked and off for me.
Keep up the good work and next time, post these in the UE Photography section
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BTW, put yourself up as female, attach a few sexy photos of yourself somewhere, and have at it.
[last edit 11/2/2007 5:23 PM by seicer - edited 1 times]
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don cornelius
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Proud Parent
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 13 on 11/2/2007 5:26 PM >
| | | | Dude, just do want you want, shoot what you want and if people like it, cool. If they dont then F'm.
You cant please everybody no matter how much you try so just try and please yourself.
40+ year olds with Myspace pages are not cool, they are pediphiles on the prowl. Buyer beware. |
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MutantMandias
Perverse and Often Baffling
Location: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 14 on 11/2/2007 5:34 PM >
| | | | Posted by u25680
You cant please everybody no matter how much you try so just try and please yourself.
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And again, make sure that you are a hot female, and post pics of you pleasing yourself.
mutantMandias may cause dizziness, sexual nightmares, and sleep crime. ++++ mutantMandias has to return some videotapes ++++ Do not taunt mutantMandias
mutantMandias is something more than human, more than a computer. mutantMandias is a murderously intelligent, sensually self-programmed, non-being |
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don cornelius
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Location: Your asshole.
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| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 15 on 11/2/2007 5:35 PM >
| | | | Posted by MutantMandias
And again, make sure that you are a hot female, and post pics of you pleasing yourself.
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this also. but dont you mean hot females pleasing you?
40+ year olds with Myspace pages are not cool, they are pediphiles on the prowl. Buyer beware. |
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MutantMandias
Perverse and Often Baffling
Location: Atlanta, GA
Gender: Male
Are you a reporter? Contact me for a UE interview! Also not averse to the the idea of group/anal.
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 16 on 11/2/2007 5:39 PM >
| | | | Whoa there buddy. Back on topic, please.
mutantMandias may cause dizziness, sexual nightmares, and sleep crime. ++++ mutantMandias has to return some videotapes ++++ Do not taunt mutantMandias
mutantMandias is something more than human, more than a computer. mutantMandias is a murderously intelligent, sensually self-programmed, non-being |
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seicer
Location: New York
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 17 on 11/2/2007 5:48 PM >
| | | | Posted by MutantMandias
Whoa there buddy. Back on topic, please.
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u25680, didn't you know Mandias is gay? That's why he's rushing for it to be back on topic!
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don cornelius
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Location: Your asshole.
Proud Parent
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 18 on 11/2/2007 5:50 PM >
| | | | Posted by seicer
u25680, didn't you know Mandias is gay? That's why he's rushing for it to be back on topic!
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didnt know.
40+ year olds with Myspace pages are not cool, they are pediphiles on the prowl. Buyer beware. |
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seicer
Location: New York
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Define "good UER photo" (pics help!)
<Reply # 19 on 11/2/2007 5:53 PM >
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