Industrial Architecture | Stone Quarry at Sunset

It was one of those nights when I knew there was going to be a brilliant sunset, but I didn’t know where I wanted to shoot at.  I had one spot in mind and that didn’t turn out how I wanted, so I ended up driving a bit more down the street and found a small, almost hidden park off the road a bit.  I pulled in and wandered down by the river looking for good lighting, but left shortly after not finding anything of interest.

Gravel Company | Industrial Architecture | Carmel, Indiana | Image By Indiana Architectural Photographer Jason Humbracht
Industrial Landscape Reflected

However I had noticed this quarry I had passed pulling into the park, but it looked pretty closed off.  That doesn’t ever deter me, so I parked the Jeep and went hiking through the brush and weeds and standing water. It was actually quite beautiful where I ended up, filled with birds flying away from my advances, as well as a couple of deer I accidentally surprised (I’m guessing they scared me as much as I spooked them).

Gravel Company | Industrial Architecture | Carmel, Indiana | Image By Indiana Architectural Photographer Jason Humbracht
Machine Sunset

It had rained continuously for weeks in this part of Indiana, and I found some nice reflective ponds to shoot over, as shown in the above images.  I especially liked how the sun was hitting the “sand dunes” making them look as though I could have been in the desert somewhere.

 

My only misstep happened as I was leaving.  Thinking since I had been walking along wet ground the whole time without much problem, I took one last step and ended up sinking into the mud up to my knee.  Almost lost a shoe on that one!  Oops.

Gravel Company | Industrial Architecture | Carmel, Indiana | Image By Indiana Architectural Photographer Jason Humbracht
Laying Pipe

For tips on how to create better architecture images, go to my post 10 Helpful Tips for Striking Architectural Photography.

Gravel Company | Industrial Architecture | Carmel, Indiana | Image By Indiana Architectural Photographer Jason Humbracht
Industrial Landscape

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