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kts
Jul-29-2008, 09:55 AM
haven't posted anything on here in a while, nor have i been taking a lot of photos recently, that whole 'life thing' has been getting in the way...

back at the end of April i took off to Europe for a 12 day trip across Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany. along the way i met up with a few friends and got to see some abandonments. here are a few of the highlights:

a steel mill somewhere in germany

help prevent accidents!
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk1/helft.jpg

the blue chair
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk1/blue-chair.jpg

scary artwork
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk1/figure.jpg

dirty sink
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk1/dirty-sink.jpg

Gestrahlt
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk1/gestrahlt.jpg


an abandoned village in Belgium

bathroom
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/doel/bathroom.jpg

dirty rag
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/doel/dishcloth.jpg

kah-razy kitchen
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/doel/kitchen.jpg

stairmaster
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/doel/staircase.jpg

the wildest room ever
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/doel/wild-room.jpg

me.
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/doel/kts-mirror.jpg


a customs depot in belgium

chain bits
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/be-customs/chains.jpg

box
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/be-customs/box.jpg

empty
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/be-customs/long-hallway.jpg

lockup
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/be-customs/lockup.jpg

a flour factory in Germany

what's behind door number 3
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/wheat/door3.jpg

wheeeeeee!
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/wheat/slide2.jpg

steps n' stuff
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/wheat/steps+stuff.jpg

another steel mill in Germany

big
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk2/big.jpg

seeing red
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk2/colours.jpg

lift me up
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk2/boink.jpg

out of order
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk2/equipment.jpg

trailer trash
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk2/trailer.jpg

keep out
http://solberg.umd.edu/UE/stahlwerk2/mill1.jpg

the D300 loves it some color. (ADR turned on, Vivid set to +1) I didn't tweak colors in Lightroom/CS3 on these shots.
schmoo
Jul-29-2008, 10:15 AM
:clap

Kevin dude I haven't seen you in a while but you're lookin' good! I still get Rickrolled with your self-portraits.

I heard about this trip through the grapevine and am so glad to see the fruits of your travels. I'm very jealous. And I bet certain EU friends of mine are, too. :ivar

Your PP has come a long way (anything in LR not colors?), as has your photography. Keep it up!
kts
Jul-29-2008, 10:24 AM
:clap

Kevin dude I haven't seen you in a while but you're lookin' good! I still get Rickrolled with your self-portraits.

I heard about this trip through the grapevine and am so glad to see the fruits of your travels. I'm very jealous. And I bet certain EU friends of mine are, too. :ivar

Your PP has come a long way (anything in LR not colors?), as has your photography. Keep it up!

i saw on your 365ish and blog that you were in Amsterdam just after i was, small world.

i didn't get to see some of the things i thought i would during that trip but this trip was VERY last minute (i booked it less then 2 weeks before i left since the airfare was so cheap) and work was killing me, but the next one i'm going to plan out more w/ my contacts out there and then REALLY see some stuff. :)

thanks about the photo comments. :) i have some more stuff to post, i guess i'm getting OK at the whole photo thing. i finally got my macbook and CS3 + Lightroom which has made a HUGE difference. i still only use maybe 2% of CS3/Lightroom, mostly use Lightroom to import + catalog, but I do tweak exposure and curves, etc as needed in Lightroom and then use CS3 for resizing, sharpening, border, etc. just been too busy to really experiment but hopefully soon i can play with it more.

anyway cliffnotes to that, most of my post processing is just straightening, sharpening, and resizing.
Awais Yaqub
Jul-29-2008, 10:42 AM
These are great !! thanks for sharing
Darren Troy C
Jul-29-2008, 03:27 PM
My fav by far....the Dirty Sink! The texture is amazing! The crop is even better! Wonderful image!
cj99si
Jul-29-2008, 03:58 PM
The dirty sink is awesome! Please tell me you tried the slide!
kts
Jul-30-2008, 09:39 AM
My fav by far....the Dirty Sink! The texture is amazing! The crop is even better! Wonderful image!

Thanks! I smiled when I walked into the room that sink was in, I figured it would make for some nice photos. :)

I currently have that in a folder to upload along with a bunch of other stuff to get prints made to hang up in my house.

The dirty sink is awesome! Please tell me you tried the slide!

But of course! It was a fun, if rusty, ride. :)
snowalker
Aug-08-2008, 08:14 PM
amazing trip huh? congrats for shots! :)