The collage you refer to is the collection of pictures on the hoarding hiding the construction of a store selling sports related clothing. I found it interesting enough to possibly use it as a background and waited to see if anything happened in front of it. Starting to think that nothing much happened at all.

About three years ago I stuck this one up over in the Street/Architectural section thinking that there would be at least some parallel to Street themed photos even though this was taken in a shopping mall. Perhaps because this idea didn't wash or the pix was (and is) so much puppy chow, it sat there without a comment.

Thoughts on this one folks please.

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Thanks for the look folks. Linda's right, didn't intend this to be so dark. Looks OK here on the computer but almost no detail in the old girl's coat on my phone. Back story here - was out in the field taking advantage of the setting sun on some old rusty trucks and farm equipment when I saw the dog who was profoundly deaf and almost blind wandering toward me. Liked the backlighting on her ragged coat and waited until the moment she finally recognized me.

No longer around since last late summer. Hope this prints up nice for Len, she was a good friend of his.

Chelsey.

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...what everyone said, especially photophile's comment on your choice of DOF. I like your R / L crop at the lager and the saddle.

A few years into operation, this railway owned mine closed because the coal was unsuitable for their needs. All this massive infrastructure was abandoned. During WW 1, the equipment was salvaged for metal for the war effort, hence the removal of the wall between floors shown in the first picture.

The buildings were hastily constructed of reinforced cast concrete. Although making them pretty wasn't a priority, the remaining walls and foundations still standing some 115 years on are proof of the quality.

..inside the boilerhouse, electric generation building behind.

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..there are several of these piers inside the powerhouse. the steam driven generators must have been massive.

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..tunnel under the boilerhouse had a small train to remove the ashes loaded through chutes installed in the openings above.

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I like all of these a lot.

Great photo essay on a too often ignored part of urban planning.

Very well done Erich. Interested on how you measured exposure on this one. Sometimes leveling tools jump a bit can be frustrating.

Thanks all for the look and comments. This from a first outing with a newly acquired Dacora Dignette. I liked the light and shadow on the wet sidewalk and would have settled for an OK scenic when the little one bolted into the frame followed by mom (?) making the shot.

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Not to be contrary but I like the close crop on #4

Thanks for the look and comments Linda. Took a wider shot (it's a decaying gas station) then the sun poked through a hole in the clouds and those shadows appeared.

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Felt that these would be appropriate subjects for a late 40's Target Brownie Six 20.

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Indeed interesting. Thanks for finding and sharing the link Mike.