Before it fades away

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Todd Snarr, VP of Operations for ELM consulting, walks through the old steam factory at the State Hospital Grounds in Bartonville, Ill on Friday afternoon. The Village of Bartonville just spent $350,000 to remove asbestos from the building, which Snarr oversaw as project manager. The structure is scheduled to be demolished sometime next week. It was really cool to get a tour of this place before it ceases to exist. More photos here. Since my Nikon D300 has been out of commission being repaired, I’ve been using my old Nikon D70 as my primary camera so far since starting at the PJStar (Better image quality than my two provided Nikon D2Hs). It’s been a nice reminder that my vision, not my gear, is what makes great pictures. This was taken at 20mm, ISO 200, f/2.8, 2/5 of a second.

-Pat

3 Responses to “Before it fades away”


  1. 1 Garrett

    Really like this one, mate.

  2. 2 brad

    yeah, this is great. chanute esque.

    dude, garrett, how’s sweden man?

  3. 3 Garrett

    Sweden’s been great. I’ve been throwin’ some tales up on my own blog. Just took a trip over to Estonia. I think Pat’s got a link if you want to read what I’ve got to say about the place. Think I saw a picture of you drinkin’ hobo wine on one of these blogs or on Facebook or somewhere (it’s all blending together blahhhh), so, yeah, I can only imagine you’re doin’ well yourself.

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