abandoned fun park – luna park melbourne
does anyone know if melbournes luna park is still open for business?
i’m not entirely sure if i would feel safe on that rollercoaster.
Edited: June 20th, 2011
olympia milk bar stanmore
whaooh!!
what to make of this place…?
imagine a milk bar from the 1950′s stopped in time. they have run out of anything to sell and there are just two flouorescent lights on the glow. it’s post-apocalyptic stuff.
aside from the noise of the passing traffic outside, the place is silent.
no music, no nothing.
behind the counter is a greek guy in his late 70′s. he doesn’t want to chat. nothing.
the shelves are with dusty empty boxes that once housed confectionary.
his shop sells nothing, as far as i can tell, apart from a flavoured milkshake for $2.70.
you have to drink it there because he only sells it in those 1950′s aluminium milkshake holders.
this place is a trip.
drop in for a milkshake.
Edited: May 19th, 2011
more industrial madness
i’m back here again and i am facinated.
this site is massive and most of it laid down with hissing and buzzing pipes.
if you look at this pic and the one in the previous post, you will see a tangle of pipes, lights and valves.
immediately, what strikes me, is that this is old technology, at least 50 years old.
when i look at i site like this, i am amazed by it. i’m amzazed that every tangled-looking pipe, each steam-blowing valve, every outdated looking lever on site has a function and a purpose. everything was laid out in a plan.
human inginuity is an amazing thing. i’m looking at old technolgy and i am still amazed. i remember looking at the old meadowlea margerine plant in alexandria before it closed down about two yrs ago (next to bunnings) and being amazed by the pipes and technology involved in producing manufactured foods.
with the incredible progress that research and technolgy has made, i still just wonder why it is that we still rely on coal-fired power-plants to produce our energy. i wonder, why is it that there are still 50 year old refineries making petrol for our cars. go to silverwater or kurnell to see it for yourself.
you will see trucks filling up their loads with petrol/diesel and then burning diesel to take the payload to a destination where there is no margin (unless the retailer is a major/cartel) . it just does not make sense.
this is just not right and things need to change. if you are thinking about being ‘eco-friendly’ and buying a cheap chinese electric car, it’s a nice thought – just think about where your electricity comes from. Coal.
until we generate our elctricity from clean means ( tidal, geothermic, wind, nuclear[feel free to attck me on this]), i think that anyone who drives an electric car for ‘green’ reasons is a wanker.
Edited: January 14th, 2011
back to the big smoke – in a big way
ancient oil refinery going hell for leather in silverwater.
wow, silverwater is suffering an identity crisis. it is home to a whole heap of meriton-style developments, it’s also that little too far from public transport infrastructure.
home to a prison, a whole bunch of toxic refineries, trucking and logistics companies, an old stronghold of manufacturing for the building industry as well as waste processing. It’s also a korean ghetto. loads of korean panel beaters, mechnanics and removalist firms out here. i also believe that one of australias most respected 4×4 magazines has its hq out here as well.
interesting times ahead for silverwater – in a good way. mark my words.
Edited: January 13th, 2011
deceased estate
i feel a little bit sad most times i walk into a property that’s advertised as a ‘deceased estate’ – especially when there are cracks in the walls so wide, you can use them as a breakfast counter.
the places more often or not feel really lonely and sad and i always find myself wondering in which room did the person die in and were they alone? how long did it take for the body to be found?
sometimes the places have very cool furniture though.
Edited: October 23rd, 2010
refinery at night
think i will start doing something on surveillance cameras soon, it’s not as if there is any lack of them about these days.
i’d love to know how this tank got that huge dent in it. perhaps the lamp post fell on it once?
Edited: July 21st, 2010
when the buses go to sleep
the waverley bus depot at night.
i have a lot of respect for bus drivers, i really do.
think about it for a moment. they need to navigate the horrendous sydney traffic all shift, as well as deal with some pretty crappy, demeaning and abusive characters day in, day out. they are also responsible for, literally, a busload of people.
i have had my own fair share of grumpy, rude, even psycho bus drivers, but i tell you, almost every time, i will get off the bus at the front door so i can say to them ‘thank you’.
you should do it too.
Edited: July 11th, 2010
when the factory workers have gone home
the carpark seems so lonely with just a few vehicles left.
i will have to come back here when i have a tripod with me, it sort of reminds me of this deserted playground and the warehouse after the workers all went home.
Edited: July 5th, 2010
when the warehouse workers have gone to sleep
similar to the deserted playgound.
**UPDATE JULY 5, 2010**
…and the deserted carpark.
Edited: June 22nd, 2010
amazing new photographic evidence of UFOs in Australia
Well, it’s actually just a shot of this at night.
Just so that I don’t ruffle too many feathers with a misleading title, today i read an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about a guy in the Northern Territory who has been filming strange goings on in the sky. He plans to make the Top End into a tourist attraction that beats the pants off Roswell in the US. Good luck to him, i say..
You can check his videos out at www.UFOterritory.com.au
this is another photo from the amazing series.
Edited: August 13th, 2009
after the children have gone to sleep…
I actually went back to re-shoot a previous post, as suggested by some of the readers here, but got distracted by this scene instead.
The park was full of 16 yr olds getting pissed for someones birthday, it was all good though. Kind of like a time machine.
I come down here often, but it’s the first time i’ve been down here at night in years. With the eye, it’s not at all creepy, but through the lens, it certainly can be – especially when shooting tungsten using daylight temperatures.
So i guess i will just have to come back and get the UFO’s another night…
Edited: August 8th, 2009
two lamp posts and a rubbish bin (on a grassy hill)
the title says it all.
*** UPDATE ***
13 Aug 2009
I have re-shot this scene at night – click here to see it
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Edited: July 27th, 2009
lonely dusk at sydney airport
I love the airport – especially when i am going somewhere (which I’m not).
I also love a bit of lens flare sometimes.
another from the desolate series of photographs.
Edited: July 21st, 2009