On Nov 24, 2012, at 9:34 AM, Rick Womer <rwomer1...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> There are some great photos here. "Old Wharf" is particularly poignant--the > sunken boat in the background really makes the shot. I agree with Rick. Intriguing. Cheers, Christine > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter Jordan <pjp...@btinternet.com> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 1:53 AM > Subject: OT - Industrial Desolation with a personal link > > I cam across these by accident yesterday. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleologist/sets/72157607766753951/with/2915281383/ > > Apart from having a few good shots in them, they bring back some intensely > personal memories. About 25 years ago, I was the site services manager at the > plant. The first 6 shots are my old air compressor house and I was > responsible for the sign in shot 5. > > Half way down the second page are photos of my power station and the > generators that I lovingly maintained and operated, all now derelict, yet > somehow beautiful. > > It's a tale of how some of the old economy in the UK (and elsewhere) has > decayed and gone away over the years. For this factory the demise of coal > mining in the UK in the wary 80s resulted in the loss of demand for almost > all of the market for the explosives produced here. > > > Peter > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
