Dead Tech - Armour Meat Packing Plant

Just off of the new I-70 route into S. Louis, there's an old factory.   (location) I managed to check it out today, it's pretty interesting.

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A little research tells me this is the old Armour Meat Packing Plant, which has been abandoned since 1959.  And is slowly decaying.  I took several shots, my favorite is over at my 365project.

 The "Dead Tech" title is borrowed from a book I've had for over 30 years, which is still in print!
Here's a couple more images:

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Third Time's A Charm??

Above is my second attempt to capture a specific spot I know. This is in Collinsville, IL, just off my daily commute.  Several weeks ago, I shot an image (posted at 365project.org), with a closer version (see below).  But I never really liked it very much.  And one of the commenters provided some constructive criticism, noting"a little more context or a tighter crop might enhance".  After some pondering, and some festering, I had an opportunity to re-shoot.  I went the "more context" route.

I think I lik ethis one better, but it's still far from compelling.  The vignetting was suggested by my son.  He wanted it to be really dramatic, but I think it's a bit too much.

Anyway, comments/thoughts welcome.

Fading, Slowly....

The spring/gear are untweaked, the rest is Buzzed....

Skink?

Wandering around Pleasant Ridge Park today, I noticed this fellow poking his head out of a hole in a dead tree.  He wasn't very cooperative, I only manged this slightly blurry image before he retreated.  (Pardon the anthropomorphism, and gender presumption).

I think it's a skink, but not really sure. Maybe a lizard?

Update - 365Project

Regular readers know that I've been doing a "photo a day" prokect over at 365project.org.  I haven't done one lately, thought I'd simply post April's summary:

There's a couple I really like, but the most popular of the month, by far, was this one:

 Helicopters

As we near the 1/3 point of the project (Friday!), I think it's going pretty well.  I've only had a couple of times where I had to resort to existing (but recent) images. 

Yet Another Old Barn

This old barn is right about here.  Right long I-55,  This has been a favorite landmark of mine for close to 20 years, along the STL to Chicago run.  The old farmhouse has probably been gone for at least 10 years, looks like the barn is fading fast.  Take last Wednesday on the northbound trip.

Here's a version of the barn from 3/2008, it was a little less collapsed at that point.

Here's the first picture I took of this spot, I believe it was 1996 or 1997.  On film, scanned and tweaked.  The barn os off screen to the right

Click for a larger version of today's version:

365project - Week 15

It has been a few weeks (4) since I've posted a summary of my 365project; take/post one photo per day for a year.  I've been keeping up, only deficient here.  Here's a rundown of last week:

97/365 - Helicopters!

98/365 - Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way...

99/365 - Sniffin' The Tulips

100/365 - Chicago River at Dusk

101-365 - Reflections

102/365 - Funky Funky But Chic

103/365 - Star

Sunset #42,111

Throwback Thursday #42103 - BP Revisited

From sometime in 2002 through the early 2008, I was pretty active at BetterPhoto.com.   It was a fun site, it inspired my "rejuvenation" in photography, and I met a lot of cool people.  But, for me at least, it kind of ran its course.  Now, in the spirit of throwback, I figured to post some of my favorite (or at least notable) images from those days.

This is from mid 2007, a road-side spot in Funk's Grove, Illinois.  One of my favorite place names, Funk's Grove...  Along old Rt. 66.  In the classic "can't get there here" world, it is about 0.3 miles from the interstate, but about 5 miles from the nearest exit(s).

This one received an Editor's Pick badge.

World's Largest Catsup Bottle

This was one of my shots (yesterday) for my 365project.  This one ended up 2nd choice, in favor of this one.

I've posted images of this landmark a few times over the years, another can't hurt, right?  If you particularly like it, it's for sale!

Larger version here (click):

Throwback Thursday (Belated) #42096 - BP Revisited

Sorry folks, I fell behind.  Missed 4/2/15's throwback, and I'm a day late for 4/9/2015.  I'll try and be better.

From sometime in 2002 through the early 2008, I was pretty active at BetterPhoto.com.   It was a fun site, it inspired my "rejuvenation" in photography, and I met a lot of cool people.  But, for me at least, it kind of ran its course.  Now, in the spirit of throwback, I figured to post some of my favorite (or at least notable) images from those days.

This is a real oldie.  Shot on (slide) film back in fall of 1978. Scanned and tweaked sometime along the way.  This is from my old backpacking days, at the old fire-tower on Tuscarora Trail, in central Pennsylvania.  One of my favorite places, though I haven't been there in decades.  The tower was right here:  39.950251,-77.936867. 

The End Of The Road

Nothin' else to say about it...

Shark Look Up

The underside of the old railroad bridge that now carries a bike trail over an active rail line.  This message is sprayed at the top of the support.  I'm not quite sure what it means...

Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon

I had a nice outing at WNC today (my son drove to/from!).  Lots and lots of turtles sunning on the water, I had to snap a few.  Another photo (and larger) at my 365Project site.

My son (he of the learner's permit) suggested the title, from the old Kinks song.

Old Barn, Louisiana, MO

Regular readers should not be surprised to see an old barn on my site...
Larger version here.