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[joe_m]

Urban Exploration is a new pass time of mine.
I have been into photography for as long as i can remember!
But i have never had any good kit.

I also have been into climbing for longer (litraly) than i can remember, so i was perfectly suited for it (- the photography kit)

So me and a mate who has been doing urban exploration for 30 odd years (he is 50, still going well though!!! ) went out last weekend.

He let me use his older kit (still all really good stuff, like only about 3 years old, but he loves to be UPTO DATE! )

he is going to send me the pics when he can be bothered to pop them on his pc.

We are hoping to nip into sheffield on sunday evening/night.

some crains i have spotted, also lots of old industrial building.

not sure on the crains, but we will see.

Anyone on here into it, and would like to shair some snaps?
info on photography kit, and some stuff on good spots near you. . .


(i understand there is a photography topic, but i would like to localise this to urban photography)

P.s.
it does NOT have to be any exploring, just snaps of city scapes are good.

Regards,
Joe

[mighty mini jack]

Sounds good mate!

been over on www.28dayslater.co.uk for the last 3 days, worth posting them up on there!

[joe_m]

Sounds good mate!

been over on www.28dayslater.co.uk for the last 3 days, worth posting them up on there!

Im well into that site, the lad i know is on well known on there, meeting up with a lan on there called downfallen, he is amazing.

been on there for a white now!

EDIT: why are you not at school!?

Edited by joe_m, 16 January 2009 - 12:33 PM.

[CharlieBrown]

There was a topic on this a while ago, think it may have been in the links section as it was a forum with Urban photos. It was quite a popular topic for a bit.

They were also commenting on how so recover removed data if the security guards caught you. Naughty!

[CharlieBrown]

Beaten to it, that was the forum

[joe_m]

as i say, im on a site called 28 days later all the time!

there are a few spots round me,
rossington pit. the headstocks are still there, but thats guareded alot, so will have to be abit shifty.

my main ambision is to do a roof top.

i have looked at my sisters building (in manchester)
and that was no good, but her boy friend is in the new builds at salford.
and they look cool so will hop on a train and try to find a way to the roof.

i love it!

[mighty mini jack]

Sounds good mate!

been over on www.28dayslater.co.uk for the last 3 days, worth posting them up on there!

Im well into that site, the lad i know is on well known on there, meeting up with a lan on there called downfallen, he is amazing.

been on there for a white now!

EDIT: why are you not at school!?

i Am!

[joe_m]

Sounds good mate!

been over on www.28dayslater.co.uk for the last 3 days, worth posting them up on there!

Im well into that site, the lad i know is on well known on there, meeting up with a lan on there called downfallen, he is amazing.

been on there for a white now!

EDIT: why are you not at school!?

i Am!

ahh i see . . .

Back to the point !

Anyone have any older digital slr's to get me off the ground for sale, can be crap quality, as i have hardly any money! >?

[jammiedodger26]

I love all the photography that comes out of it, have had a quick look at 28dl and looks really good.

BUT....isn't most of this illegal and classed as trespassing?

Also, is it not really quite dangerous to be walking around derelict, rotting buildings?

[joe_m]

Folk,
this is where we went,
i didnt get anything as good as this, but my friend did, will post pics asap,
but this is some ones flickr, lots of snaps of (not overly sure of the name but i think it may be thorp (spelling) marsh )

sory if i am wrong, but sleeping in the car all the way, and all the way home, dosnt help.

we went on a really cloudy day so the skys are good in it.

but like i say, came across this fella's and was blown away!

[joe_m]

I love all the photography that comes out of it, have had a quick look at 28dl and looks really good.

BUT....isn't most of this illegal and classed as trespassing?

Also, is it not really quite dangerous to be walking around derelict, rotting buildings?

this is what i thort, but if you know what you are doing, then its ok.


and erm. . . . just dont get caught¬!

one lass on 28dl did a big crain in manchester i beleve. on christmas day, this is because less people would be about!

Gets me going just thinking about the rush !

[Dog]

I want to do urban expolation, I used to do it when I was younger.

Old pubs, dis-used factories... loved it!!

I remember, that I think it was Purple Tom, that posted up someone that managed to get into Longbridge, after it had closed down, and got into the underground system etc! That was a good read!

Unfortunatly, it seems all the cameras all these people use to make awesome, decent pictures, are all too expensive for me to afford

Maybe one day I'll get a camera and go out again someday, theres loads of old buildings, castles, etc round here to go an explore!

[joe_m]

this is why i feel lucky to be near sheffield, old steal works, ect ect.

i dont know about under ground stuff, would do it but :S

i usto do lots of stuff like it when i was like 8 or 9, but never was bothered about photographing the palce, just did it cause we had nothing better to do!

i know what you are saying dog, thats why im looking to get 2nd hand kit really!

[Timtom]

Just quick.. Trespassing is not against proper law but only civil.. so the land owner can get annoyed and tell you to go away but the 'police cant' but.. its a whole different ball game on alot of things.. e.g railways, live buildings..

also you'll get used to alot of folk thinking you're weird.. I once mentioned I did it to the pastor of my church's wife.. she went silent said nothing else..!!!

Its good fun though and you'll have a whale of a time doing it

[joe_m]

Just quick.. Trespassing is not against proper law but only civil.. so the land owner can get annoyed and tell you to go away but the 'police cant' but.. its a whole different ball game on alot of things.. e.g railways, live buildings..

also you'll get used to alot of folk thinking you're weird.. I once mentioned I did it to the pastor of my church's wife.. she went silent said nothing else..!!!

Its good fun though and you'll have a whale of a time doing it

Yep, i think a few people were wondering what we were doing when we were out and about. got talking to and old man and lady walking there dogs, they were abit like at 1st, but after a lomg chat they were really intrested.

So you meet some good people to!