Urban exploration - tips

February 13th, 2010
Wu
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-photograph-abandoned-places

Found this article and I thought it was pretty interesting
February 13th, 2010
This is brilliant and it's really inspired me - thankyou so much.
February 13th, 2010
Good stuff. I have done this a couple times, and it is scary. The craziest I ever did was a decaying rollercoaster from my old home town in a very old amusement park that closed in 1979, and nothing was gutted until 5/09.
February 13th, 2010
Wu
well I used to be more into UE a few years ago but not as much anymore unfortunately.

I think the craziest place I've ever gone was the castle on the hill (aka the Physical Culture Hotel) in Dansville NY. It was this magnificent building and the premise (long story short) was that it was a health "hotel" where the guests just focused on exercise, good food and just...being healthy and good.

A shot from the inside, 4th floor http://cloakeddesperado.deviantart.com/art/Dansville-edited-116337151

That's one of the few photos I have of the place
February 13th, 2010
28 Days Later ( http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/ ) was always, as far as i knew, *the* resource for such urban exploration issues. More the 'how to get in and out safely and not get arrested' aspect, than the 'what lens to take' part, mind. I remember there was a time when it closed but, apparently, it's back up!

It's probably well worth flicking through, even though it's UK-centric.
February 14th, 2010
Wu
cool site, I'll be sure to check it out sometime!

I've always gone to www.uer.ca , mostly because it's more North American based and also because a few of my friends are on there
February 14th, 2010
I'd really love to get into urban exploration, unfortunately I don't have the transport (and a lot of the places around here are riddled with damp so it makes exploring interesting)

Favourite gallery: http://www.urbanatrophy.com/
February 14th, 2010
Wu
@Yann wherebouts are you from out of curiosity?
I debated going out today but weather wasn't in my favour

One photo this week will hopefully be a UE photo. We'll see
February 14th, 2010
@Chris where are u from? there are at least a few of us from the rochester area on here.
February 15th, 2010
Wu
I'm from the Toronto region and have gone down to Roch once or twice.
February 15th, 2010
great stuff inspirational stuff
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