Small series of photos from a past trip to Michigan. I love this little break wall and lighthouse. The sunsets from this spot are usually amazing.
Gibson's Tree
During our trip to Burt Lake in northern Michigan, I took this photo of Gibson’s tree sitting right next to the lake…. There isn’t much more to say about it.
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Nanuk Case Toss
I’ve been enjoying my Nanuk camera cases. They not only protect your gear from being damaged if the case is bumped or dropped, but they keep your gear dry as well. I wondered about that last part, so I did the following……
Stafford to Abdullah
Another NFL throwback for you. Here is a photo I took at Ford Field in 2018 of Matthew Stafford handing the ball to Ameer Abdullah. I don’t remember for sure, but I think my Lions lost this game. Not that the Lions losing is an unusual event.
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Detroit Beauty
I took this photo a couple of years ago on the top floor (mechanical space) of an abandoned factory in Detroit. Thankfully, it rained hard that morning helping me capture this reflection in the rain puddle.
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Detroit's Eastern Market
I know that others like great graffiti art like I do, but we’re probably in the minority across the population. Of course, everyone hates bad graffiti, basic “tags” or just people tagging any random building, wall, etc... But great graffiti is as good as fine art, just on a larger scale in a public location. So, if you like that type of thing, Detroit’s Eastern Market and Miami’s Wynwood Walls are amazing spots for this. This photo is from the Eastern Market area of Detroit. They host an international graffiti festival every year where they feature some of the world’s best. This specific painting would probably fall into the Pop Culture art category, similar to Peter Max and others who work in this art genre. Sorry I don’t know the name of the artist who completed this painting.
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Detroit Reflections
Long before our current worldwide lock down….. a few of us went to Detroit to explore some abandoned buildings. This is from one of the abandoned auto manufacturing facilities. It rained hard the day before and that morning, which made for some great puddle reflections. This was from the attic space in the large factory. I loved the freight elevator in the background.
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Cadillac Stamping Plant
I hope everyone is safe out there…. We’re doing our best to follow the rules (stay home, etc…). Of course, I am still going to work and helping a wonderful team deal with the world-wide crisis.
It’ll be a long time (I think it could months yet…maybe into the fall) before we’ll be allowed to return to normal. So, I’m preparing myself mentally for that potential outcome. One technique I’m going to use is my photography. It’s great during normal times to help reduce my stress, so I’ll continue to use it. Each photo reminds me of a trip, location or photo op from a safer time in our world history.
This photo is from a prior trip to Detroit, when a small group of us explored a few wonderful sites.
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Ford Field
I love my Detroit Lions, but I can honestly say we’ll never see anything called the “NFL Super Bowl Detroit Lions” in this building or any other. We won’t see any banners hanging from this ceiling more recent then the 1957 Championship banner for many, many years. Probably long after I’m gone from this world. So the question is why does anyone, including me, continue to cheer for this franchise? I don’t have an answer to that question….. They’re just my team… It is, what is it!!
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Bradley Elementary
It’s been a while since my last Detroit Urbex trip. Way to long, but I still have tons of great shots from the last time. This is from within Bradley Elementary. I’m not sure if this was an office or a small science classroom. Regardless, I loved the fire place in this old structure.
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Standing Water
I don’t know about your world, but I’ve had a long week. So….here is a photo I took in an abandoned Detroit factory without a long blog explanation. Just enjoy this beautiful photo of a sad building.
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Happy Halloween
On this spooky night, I have a photo from the public cemetery in Pontiac Michigan. I took this last year during a photo walk with Rodney Mendoza. Not only is he a lifelong friend, but his is also a great photographer.
I hope you have a great Halloween. Be safe and have fun!!!
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Abandoned Detroit
I don’t remember which factory building this photo came from. I’ve visited so many, they blur together…. I loved the reflection in the standing water.
By the way, I’m sorry I’ve been absent from my blog and social media. Life has just been very busy, but I won’t bore you with that. Enjoy tonight’s photo and have a great Friday tomorrow.
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Weird Skull
I love this abandoned hotel. The ball room where I took this photo and the attic are great spots. I’m not sure who painted this mural and I wish I knew. I love the colors and general design. The artist has talent.
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Stranded Ship
When I was in northern Michigan a few weeks ago doing some ship wreck scuba diving with my buddies, we came upon this beauty. This is the front portion of a real Great Lake Freighter converted into waterfront building. I don’t know if they’re using it as a cottage or some other purpose. It was a unique find and this photo doesn’t do it justice. This thing is big….taller then the adult pine and hard wood trees around it. This was on the St. Mary’s River which connects Lake Superior to Lake Huron.
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James Bullough
I took this photo during my last trip to Detroit in the Eastern Market area of the city. They have a ton of amazing murals in this area that are done as part of their annual graffiti festival. This area is worth a visit if you appreciate good street art.
This mural was done by James Bullough. Bullough is an American born artist who lives and works in Berlin Germany. The sun was a little to harsh when I took this photo, but I didn’t have benefit of waiting until the light changed.
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Fisher Body Plant
Today’s post is from the Fisher Body Plant in Detroit Michigan. I took this photo in early 2018 when I was exploring the city with Theaterwiz, Robert, Blair, Jacques, and Luis. I was happy and sad to see the improvements within the city. They’re taking down and/or repairing abandoned buildings very quickly, which is great for the city….sad for urbex photographers like me.
I liked how the blue glass in the windows made this area look…..
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Abandoned Detroit
This is one of my favorite spots in Detroit. The Michigan Central Station in the background is a wonderful spot. The evening I took this photo, my group had 5 drones flying around at the same time (which was interesting)…. More importantly, the sky was magical that night to help make this photo special.
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Flooded Factory
It’s not always great to be out in the rain, but photography in an abandoned building during or just after a rain storm can create some great opportunities like this. It rained for days prior to our arrival and was raining while we visited. So there were a bunch of great opportunities for reflection shots like this one.
This was an abandoned factory in Detroit Mi.
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Detroit Factory
I need to plan another urbex photo walk in the near future. I am so ready to spend a little time in a new (to me) abandoned structure. There is something about the exploration of these sites that I really enjoy. I have something planned in May with a few friends, but that seems so far away.
Until then, enjoy this photo from inside a Detroit factory. I’m not sure what these curtains were used for in the past, but I thought they made for a striking photo.
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