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Updated 26/12/2012 @ 10:35


This is the first in a series of images taken inside the moth-balled colossus that is Spillers Mill in Newcastle in April 2008. I wish I had more time to explore the facility further but my entry was closely regulated; I was working as assistant for another photographer for the day and he was only allowed in as he knew one of the security detail.

The name is referring to the position of the sunlight on the floor and how it could be used to measure time. It's the first concept that came to mind upon submission of this piece; the image itself is part of a larger series that explored abandoned industry, entitled Forlætan.

Edited for crop, and re-submitted as a place-holder before the rest of the series is uploaded.

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July 23, 2009
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Canon
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Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed
1/320 second
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F/5.0
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17 mm
ISO Speed
400
Date Taken
April 3, 2008
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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:iconviedelamort:
~Viedelamort May 1, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Exquisite atmosphere crafted with such mesmerising tone and light that truly emphasises the isolation, lonely and abandonment of the building.
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:iconarctoa:
^arctoa May 3, 2013  Student Photographer
Many thanks for the comment, it's appreciated; this place certainly had a singular aesthetic.
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:iconreachingflames:
~ReachingFlames Jan 16, 2013  Professional Photographer
Looks like a lovely location. I like the light in this shot!
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:iconarctoa:
^arctoa Jan 17, 2013  Student Photographer
Yes, it was a great place. It's a shame I wasn't able to explore the whole building; there were entire floors of control rooms and computer stations and huge levels of piping and grain silos. It's unfortunate, too, that the place is now just flat wasteland!
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:iconreachingflames:
~ReachingFlames Jan 17, 2013  Professional Photographer
Oh I know the pain. You have to be fast sometimes! :)
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:iconmerzitar:
The lighting is incredible!
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:iconarctoa:
^arctoa Jan 13, 2013  Student Photographer
Thank-you kindly.
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`DpressedSoul Jan 11, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Well played with light and shadows. Love the tones as well! :clap:
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^arctoa Jan 11, 2013  Student Photographer
Thank-you kindly!

I'm not sure why it's taken me so many years to get around to processing the rest of the images from this series.
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:icondpressedsoul:
`DpressedSoul Jan 11, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
No worries. :)

Oh, I can relate to this question. There are numerous raw images slumbering somewhere on my hard disk, every now and then I browse through the older folders of my archive and use to find some hidden gems there. Sometimes even images that I tried to edit before, without a decent result, but suddenly they work for me. It's a sort of productive procrastination. :D
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