Through the past

Michael Gatch

Through the past

This building has no visible floor, instead you tread on loose soil. I believe conveyors were fed through each of these small windows and this building was involved in the production of some of the smaller caliber shells used during the war.

The Kingsbury Ordnance plant sat upon land acquired by the us government during ww2. some 13,000 acres were designated for this facility and it was operated throughout the war and then once again reopened for the Korean conflict. This is one of my favorite abandonments to visit.

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Through the past by Michael Gatch
  • omogata

    omogata

    very nice!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Great composition

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    awesome shot.. love how it is such a dark room and then there is a box of light..

  • Lys •

    Lys •

    its perfect. love the composition

  • Sara Lamond

    Sara Lamond

    Love this – is that a window? Great lighting

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch

    It’s actually, i believe, where a conveyer belt came through. this is part of an ordnance plant that produced shells and other munitions during ww2 and the korean conflict.

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    I like the texture and lighting in this nicely composed.

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny

    This is so cool Michael ~ the more I look at it, the more there is to see. The lighting is perfect showing up the textures on the wall and through into the other room too.

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    its excellent ..I can see why its a fav of yours

  • bluerabbit

    bluerabbit

    Beautiful color and texture.

  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella

    Outstanding shot, lighting, color and texture!

  • Kurt  Tutschek

    Kurt Tutschek

    cool one – perfect composition

  • Deborah Fuller

    Deborah Fuller

    I love the blue color it really shows a sad mood for this shot, for it was a very sad place to be.

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    totally eerie and the blue is haunting….

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    awesome image- I just love this stuff- wonderful history- thanks for sharing

  • Jan Kölling

    Jan Kölling

    outstanding, great work on this!

  • Barbara Sparhawk

    Barbara Sparhawk

    You’ve made some peopling, some life in this empty silent place. It’s got that compelling come into wonderland invitation, due to the color I think, and the way you’ve centered it.

  • claire jones

    claire jones

    fantastic, im really into my abandoned and derelict building photography too and i absolutely love yours. what a fantastic find!

  • kangarookid

    kangarookid

    very cool photo! i love the lighting, would be neat to visit that place =)...

  • drjones

    drjones

    Very raw! like it.

  • Alyson Pearson

    Alyson Pearson

    what a great shot!

  • jlynn

    jlynn

    Excellent composition, light and shadows,, Nice job

  • ElijahM

    ElijahM

    THIS IS DOPE, LOOKS LIKE A SCENE IN A MOVIE!

  • micmac

    micmac

    Fantastic composition ,that blue adds a dramatic feel.

  • lynauklet

    lynauklet

    Great colour: the cold blue and warm yellow.

  • Robin Robb

    Robin Robb

    I really like the perspective on this. Looks cold and lonely but really cool.

  • Jared Revell

    Jared Revell

    Cool shot Michael !
    Love the wall textures and framing.

  • Jodana

    Jodana

    very nice!

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    this is a very powerful image, the use of colour and the cracking of the wall gives it a great sense of feel…

  • Walter Quirtmair

    Walter Quirtmair

    Lovely color tones and good composition. It’s always fascinating how good ruins can look.

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    very cool

  • livecreations

    livecreations

    this is good, a lot of texture in the wall and the shadows coming down makes it look kind of eerie and dramatic, it invokes a sense of past tragedies, memories etc. encapsulated within the buliding….

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    nice shot great lighting

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Excellent shot! Thanks for including the story with it. The lighting and composition is superb.
    Well done.

  • PNFdeb

    PNFdeb

    you have a quality in your body of work that is simple yet speaks loudly… if that makes sense very strong eye!

  • Douzy

    Douzy

    Cool colours and textures.

  • Gary Murison

    Gary Murison

    Great shot Michael. You have really captured the mood of this place. Well done

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    what an amazing location – so moody, gritty and WONDERFUL!

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Beautiful color and texture.

  • Ross Robinson

    Ross Robinson

    I’m loving your urban decay photos. You have a knack for finding the beauty in desolate settings.

  • Bill Morgenstern

    Bill Morgenstern

    Super shot Michael. You have a very good eye for the non-traditional subject. Images like this are worthy of exhibition. Work hard on a strong body of work like this.

    Bill

  • Michael Gatch replied

    i don’t know about exhibition worthy, but this is one of my favorites.

  • aluzhun

    aluzhun

    You have some great images, but this is the one i like best. ;-}

  • karen milder

    karen milder

    wonderful image with depth

  • Susan Grissom

    Susan Grissom

    Wonderful work! I love your artist statement. You see art in everyday-everything. you have a fine tuned eye.

  • Michael Gatch replied

    shhh the other eye might get jealous if it hears you talk about that one like that.

    thanks for the support!

  • Christian  Zammit

    Christian Zammit

    great composition. a perfect photo!

  • Argeni

    Argeni

    Nice photo!

    I like the colors on the background. Very cool!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    Love this image.
    At first it reminded me of a pizza/bread oven in Italy glowing in the dark,
    then I read the story and realised it has a darker history.
    It is very beautiful in it’s stillness and abandonment.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    I love historical subjects like this. Great capture …

  • 4getsundaydrvs

    4getsundaydrvs

    amazing

  • mklau

    mklau

    A mysterious, gritty and evocative image you’ve created .. Your portfolio image all seek to show difference … love that. Even quirky at times … adore them

  • Daniela Reynoso Orozco

    Daniela Reynos...

    excellent! just excellent!
    composition, tones, textures lighting everything is amazing!

  • Ange

    Ange

    fantastic shot, gorgeous colour.

  • deahna

    deahna

    Oh wow, this is a very cool shot. I have something similar I shot in New York.

  • Simon Mears

    Simon Mears

    very very good work.. i love your remit on industrial US history..something i’m turned on to here in the UK.. more power to your elbow i say! very cool photo

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn

    Awesome photo Michael, it looks amazing and I enjoyed reading about it.

  • Petra Perlitz

    Petra Perlitz

    i really REALLY like this.
    what camera do you use?

  • Michael Gatch replied

    I use a Pentax K10D with a sigma 17-70 lens.

  • Taylor Jury

    Taylor Jury

    This is a very interesting shot here. I really love it though.

    Taylor

  • Judith Oppenheimer

    Judith Oppenhe...

    this is a wonderful composition – like the colors, the depth, just a cool image

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    This is a stunning shot Michael.. I love the simplicity of the composition in this and the colours are brilliant.. that great blue with just a hint of orange through the window! Excellent! What makes this so much more interesting though is the great textures on the wall and the processing is brilliant! Great work!

  • dairygirl08

    dairygirl08

    this is truly awesome, so simple but very interesting and full of detail and Textures.
    superb capture

  • JanG

    JanG

    Love this—the light, the dark, the texture, how the brightness shines through far down at the end. Great find, cool shot.

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    awesome .

  • Mohammad Khaksar

    Mohammad Khaksar

    Grear tiro,
    Bien hecho amigo!

  • midzing

    midzing

    fantastic lighting and detail,,, well done

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    This is a great shot! Wonderful composition, colors, lighting! Captures the abandonment of industrial sites perfectly. Congrats on being selected for the homepage!

  • Liz  Spittall

    Liz Spittall

    Interesting composition, it speaks history!

  • Adrian Richardson

    Adrian Richardson

    Works well for me. It will sit proud amongst my favourites.

  • Emily Allison

    Emily Allison

    Amazing image and awesome story behind it! Awesome!

  • Tintagel22

    Tintagel22

    Beautiful composition and colours!

  • nick board

    nick board

    Great shot, and it’s good to know the background.

  • Richard Shepherd

    Richard Shepherd

    Nice shot Michael, and congrats on making the home page :)

    ~Shepy

  • Nanmarie

    Nanmarie

    Excellent shot Michael.

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers

    Very cool shot.

  • warmsugarcube

    warmsugarcube

    hi michael, this is a very nice shot.. the light and shadows are so atmospheric. would love to explore this place :)

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    bucket loads of atmosphere Michael. Just a wall? No, there is so much more going on…great capture!

  • Talya Chalef

    Talya Chalef

    truely cool. my kind of shot…

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    Great composition. A very interesting shot and history!

  • Angel Ortiz

    Angel Ortiz

    you are a very gifted photographer

  • Michael Gatch replied

    Thank you for the encouragement, but I only started last summer. so I am really just learning a lot still.

  • Angel Ortiz

    Angel Ortiz

    you have the eye Bro. remenber that.

  • jordanpaint

    jordanpaint

    Love this.

  • Koofer44

    Koofer44

    EPIC

  • Michael Gatch replied

    haha oh yeah?

  • Leslie  Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    Excellent.

  • Nicholas Richardson

    Nicholas Richa...

    This is just an awesome capture – love the textures, constrasts in light and the general mood. I really like how you go about your photography. Keep on doing whatcha doing! :o)

  • dreckenschill

    dreckenschill

    The lighting is great and what a perfect location. Really nice work

  • Felicia Moore

    Felicia Moore

    Very ominous. This looks like a place where unspeakable terrors happen to people. Nice shot.

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    excellent Michael – looks a great place to explore

  • Gabriele Swanson Photography

    Gabriele Swans...

    awesome capture

  • Kimberly Miller

    Kimberly Miller

    Michael,
    Great composition and contrast. You really captured the essence of what may have gone on in these places.
    Kimberly

  • trueblvr

    trueblvr

    such a feeling of desolation in this photo that you got across…....amazing shot

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    congrats on the art page feature, glad to have you in our group!

  • tangleduptight

    tangleduptight

    lovely shot :)

  • Matt Bishop

    Matt Bishop

    great shot mate. love the exposure, the grains and textures. Really interesting and well thought out shot.

  • JamesWH

    JamesWH

    really nice! nice detail and the colors are pretty cool

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    This is sucha great shot Michael – I remember commenting on it in the OE thread. It’s so well done.

  • Michael Gatch replied

    I forgot all about OE. This shot never was accepted.

  • Laree

    Laree

    WOW!

  • Michael Gatch replied

    Oh this is a wower? =P

  • Elzedekia

    Elzedekia

    SImple Perfect my friend

  • Celia Coulter

    Celia Coulter

    I love this shot and the description you have provided. The darkness and texture and that window opening out into another room. I love these abandonded landscapes of yours.

  • Paulette x

    Paulette x

    Excellent capture, great lines, light and colour.

  • gingarasu

    gingarasu

    so beautiful mood and colours

  • binoculars

    binoculars

    great shot !!

  • DeviousLili

    DeviousLili

    Congrats! This has been Featured in Urban Explorers

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abandoned, deep and window