The Humans Are Dead

{ Archive for November, 2006 }

How to make a cable release switch for the istDL

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

I needed a cable release switch so I could start taking some longer exposure shots with my camera’s bulb mode. While searching the web to find a cheap one to buy I came across schematics for building a switch that would work for my camera. So I rounded up the needed parts from “The Shack” and set about building my own cable release.

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The project was remarkably easy. Here’s what it took…

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casing the joint

Friday, November 10th, 2006

I made a brief scouting patrol around town last night and ended up outside of the vacant Pillsbury Mill. This massive facility has been sitting unused for quite a few years. Earlier this year there was some talk from the city about coming up with something to do with the place but I don’t think anything ever came of it. The building has been a fixture of the Northside of town for a long time (all of my life and then some) so hopefully they wont decide to do anything rash like tear it down. I would love to see the inside of the facility, but I need to find somebody with the connections to get me in for a photo shoot.

smoke stack

tank loading bays

And I’ll throw in a bonus photo. This one was also taken last night but at a different location.

shipping dock