Long before our current worldwide lock down….. a few of us went to Detroit to explore some abandoned buildings. This is from one of the abandoned auto manufacturing facilities. It rained hard the day before and that morning, which made for some great puddle reflections. This was from the attic space in the large factory. I loved the freight elevator in the background.
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I hope everyone is safe out there…. We’re doing our best to follow the rules (stay home, etc…). Of course, I am still going to work and helping a wonderful team deal with the world-wide crisis.
It’ll be a long time (I think it could months yet…maybe into the fall) before we’ll be allowed to return to normal. So, I’m preparing myself mentally for that potential outcome. One technique I’m going to use is my photography. It’s great during normal times to help reduce my stress, so I’ll continue to use it. Each photo reminds me of a trip, location or photo op from a safer time in our world history.
This photo is from a prior trip to Detroit, when a small group of us explored a few wonderful sites.
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During our epic Motown Urbex trip this spring, Blair and I went to the Cadillac Stamping Plant before the rest of the group arrived. It rained hard the day before and some while we were at the site. That created lots of flooded spaces including this mechanical rooftop area. That standing water helped provide lots of reflections like this. I loved the way the windows and elevator doors reflected off the water.
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This is an amazing urbex spot in Detroit. I didn’t plan it or even think about this, but we arrived a day after heavy rain. So everything was damp and there was standing water everywhere….which turned out to be awesome!! I got a ton of great reflection shoots like this one which I took in the mechanical area of the roof top. Just cool stuff.
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Our epic Detroit Urbex weekend was a great time. I took tons of photos, played tour guide to our group and explored some unique locations. A big part of the fun for me was the time I got to spend with my son. He’s grown into a fine photographer who enjoys trying to outperform me. And sometimes he does. He keeps me sharp and striving to get better.
This is one of the stairwells inside the Cadillac Stamping Plant from that great weekend. To view a larger version, click HERE
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