Abandoned iron ore loading pier
Apr 30, 2023 17:12:32 #
This is an exterior view of the abandoned iron ore loading pier in Marquette, Michigan taken 26 years ago. The pier looked like it had been abandoned for at least a decade prior to that. I climbed inside and took several pictures, one of which I have posted here previously. The pier still exists but all of the wooden structure and train rails are gone. You can find it on Google Earth. It has special meaning for me because I well remember dragging my heavy tripod and 4x5 gear thru the weeds and rotted wooden parts, scaring up several rats, to get into the concrete portion to photograph. Couldn't do that now if my life depended on it.
I made a two-image panorama of the 4x5 negative which resulted in a 272 mb 23 x 26 inch image I edited in Photoshop. I plan to have a 16 x 20 version of it printed soon by a good friend who has a professional quality Epson printer.
I made a two-image panorama of the 4x5 negative which resulted in a 272 mb 23 x 26 inch image I edited in Photoshop. I plan to have a 16 x 20 version of it printed soon by a good friend who has a professional quality Epson printer.
Apr 30, 2023 17:25:34 #
Apr 30, 2023 18:26:00 #
kpmac wrote:
I really like this image because of the foreground.
Thanks for commenting kpmac.
JackM
Apr 30, 2023 18:48:55 #
Apr 30, 2023 19:13:33 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Looks like a B&W section, or Photo Gallery entry?
Oops, it was supposed to be in the Photo Gallery. Can it be changed?
Apr 30, 2023 19:21:32 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Oops, it was supposed to be in the Photo Gallery. Can it be changed?
Click "Report Issue" under your image. Click on "Wrong Section Needs To Be Moved'. You can choose to make a comment.
I really like the image!
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Apr 30, 2023 19:38:38 #
Apr 30, 2023 23:20:00 #
Bill_de wrote:
Click "Report Issue" under your image. Click on "Wrong Section Needs To Be Moved'. You can choose to make a comment.
I really like the image!
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I really like the image!
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Thanks Bill_de. Glad you like the image. I did exactly what you suggested, we'll see if it gets moved.
JackM
Apr 30, 2023 23:22:01 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Took me a minute to understand it but that is one cool shot.
Thanks Jack, I've got a few more of this structure that I might post at a later date. I was shooting 4x5 back then and I'm still amazed at how much detail those negs contain.
JackM
Apr 30, 2023 23:48:40 #
I saw this structure when I first visited Marquette in 2015. Had no idea what it was and what it was there for.
Nice photo.
Nice photo.
May 1, 2023 06:03:22 #
May 1, 2023 06:25:19 #
jackm1943 wrote:
This is an exterior view of the abandoned iron ore... (show quote)
I'm surprised that you could get near it let alone on it and in it, even 26 years ago.
May 1, 2023 08:18:31 #
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