Not An Exit!

Nikon D5000, Nikkor 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5, 20mm, f/4.5, ISO 200

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Sometimes an image can be edited quickly, as this shot was done.  When applying a heavy texture to a focus point such as this door and your using a large aperture like f/4.5, masking in an original bracket to the out of focus area really helps the image to blend! If you haven’t begun to utilize layers in your photography now is a great time to pic up onOne’s Perfect Layers for Aperture or Lightroom! They just reduced the price to $70, be sure to use “ScottFrederickPhoto” for 10% off.  That’s a lot cheaper than Photoshop!

This Abandoned Power Station was a real treat to photograph.  I’ve always admired this building while driving into the city. It has a very gotham feel to it and the interior was just grand!  Years ago this place must of been spotless.  Since the economy had declined, scrappers will stop at nothing to clear out a building.  This place requires blow torches, hacksaws and duffle bags.  The scrappers here will remove what they can and squeeze through a metal opening barely large enough for a skinny man.  Then to walk across 2 open fields onto a road that is overlooked by a 12 story commercial building and a few automobile yards.  Not to mention city vehicles and police cars driving around!  What were we thinking? I don’t know what fuels me or any of us to get the shots that we feel represent something.  We take risks and push the envelope and that is worth something, as long as we are careful! This shot represents to me that I’m not allowed to stop what I’m doing, this in “Not An Exit”!