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post by kabdad   |  | 
Industrial site in Alabama
< on 3/29/2021 1:40 AM >

Please provide feedback on the photos below.
1. Gad9 by kabdad, on Flickr

2. Gad6 by kabdad, on Flickr

3. Gad2 by kabdad, on Flickr

4. Gad1 by kabdad, on Flickr

5. door2 by kabdad, on Flickr

6. Bolts by kabdad, on Flickr

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post by roue_libre   |  | 
Re: Industrial site in Alabama
<Reply # 1 on 3/29/2021 3:16 AM >

The site looks decent to explore and your pics are interesting enough. Certainly not bad, anyway..

I can't help feeling that this photo series doesn't capture or convey that much about the site, but I guess there might not have been all that much to work with in terms of decor, props or old machinery. Except for the barrels, which are pretty cool, IMO.

The white balance looks a little bit wrong, but since the windows are blue/green, the pics have the benefit of showing the site under its true lighting conditions, as opposed to compensated to show the true colour(s) of the subject(s). You could have chosen either method, but this works!

I'd have tilted the lens up for photo 1 and certainly 2. I like the effect you tried to go for in no. 2, but the horizon is too close to the centre of the frame for the photo to really work. Assuming there were no more interesting elements (ceiling, etc.) to include by tilting lens up, I might have walked (or zoomed) a few steps closer to the arched doorway AND tilting up the lens so that the floor covers a more "conventional" 1/3 of your pic, instead of closer to 1/2, as you have done.

Your photos are good but probably could be better. You asked for feedback, so there you have it



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post by ryanpics   |  | 
Re: Industrial site in Alabama
<Reply # 2 on 3/29/2021 5:05 AM >

Sweet pictures and cool spot! Clean but still some obvious age.

For number one, it would make the picture look better if mainly it was squared off, but also if possible stepping back and zooming in would add some depth. That second part depends on the building, but the first one you can do in most photo editors I believe, or at least lightroom Instagram editor and the iPhone photos app editor.
Example of those 2 things:


For 2, I like what you're going for but in my experience doing super low shots like that don't usually turn out well. I personally would've positioned myself behind one of the barrels with it blurred in the foreground and used that to give some depth, rather than using the floor.

3, again go back and zoom in if possible. If not, maybe focus on a smaller texture on that face like the windows.
Example:


4 is cool but maybe a little crooked.

5 also a little crooked. Not sure how the whole scene was but that doorway looks interesting.

6 I really like, especially with the color contrast.

Hope this helps!


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post by kabdad   |  | 
Re: Industrial site in Alabama
<Reply # 3 on 3/29/2021 1:57 PM >

I can't help feeling that this photo series doesn't capture or convey that much about the site, but I guess there might not have been all that much to work with in terms of decor, props or old machinery.


There was some old stuff - and some newer stuff. I'll be adding some other photos to the location gallery in a couple weeks when I add the location to the DB.

1. Grinder
Grinder1 by kabdad, on Flickr

2. Grinder Closeup
Grinder2 by kabdad, on Flickr


5 also a little crooked. Not sure how the whole scene was but that doorway looks interesting.


3. Door Way - To Alley and through to adjacent building.
door3b by kabdad, on Flickr

Definitely a cool location that I've only had a brief period to explore. I'll be doing a lot more here in the next month. I really want to improve my photography skills, but one thing I seem to keep screwing up is squaring up the photos... I'll keep working on that.


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