Slanted And Enchanted - a photo on Flickriver

Slanted And Enchanted

            ( EXPLORED!!!! )   When they removed the marble "Packard 1907" arches around the entrances last year I said to myself, "there's no reason to go and shoot there anymore, it's lost it's charm". Boy was I wrong. 

Construction began in 1903 and after only 90 days Packard started producing vehicles here. The plant would take another 4 years to be completed, officially opening in 1907. It primarily closed in 1957.  This is the abandoned Packard Plant in Detroit, once the state of the art manufacturing facility in the entire world. The latest pictures I've taken there, I'm hoping, reveal the sheer size of this complex and help one understand the amount of damage it has received over time, as well as the ability to picture what it was like 60 years ago when 12,000 people worked here and it was a beehive of activity. Much like the heavily damaged Train Station, there is a compelling quality to this place, a beauty that still shines through despite it's years of neglect, that hopefully I've in some way captured and conveyed to you.

Taken on: December 11, 2009

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detroit

abandoned

michigan

motown

decay

2010

january

No, it's not HDR

1907

canon

eos

digital

rebel

photoshop

elements

change

modify

layer

sky

yes, the sky is from Warren, as always

grand

blvd

manufacture

industrial

automotive

automobile

car

studebaker

motor city

albert

kahn

designed

complex

tinted the windows to match the sunset

it shore is purdy « less

Sets appears in: • My Faves • Explored! more » • Abandoned Packard Plant • Sunset and Sky Series « less

Groups appears in: • Industrial Decay • Abandoned But Not Forgotten more » • Urban Abandonments « less

Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, f/3.5, 1/40 sec, 18mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Windows
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