SHEXBEER
t's been some time that I have been able to add to my Urbex portraits. So I am really pleased to bring you a talented photographer and Great Explorer - Shexbeer. I have followed Shexbeer since I found Urbexing streams on flickr, and found his amazing photographic and processing skills so inspirational. I had the pleasure of meeting him with the C4 crew in Berlin with our hosts Andre Govia, ill-padrino and photoportee. What a fun guy to be with! He has such a real passion for Urbexing. Enough said, just see and appreciate his wonderful work.1. 3. My adventure with Urban Exploration started about 5 years ago. It was winter, end of December 2007. I have fond memories of my first Urbex trip into abandoned buildings used for school projects. (Photos from flickr set called "Rzeznicka 90"). It was a really impressive place for me, it will stay in my mind and heart forever. Some of the rooms and staircases from this building now do not exist.
2. I was many years a Nikonian but for almost 2 years I have become a Canon man. I actually use a Canon 5D Mark II and some cool lens’ :) I like my wide angle lens and sometimes I use my fisheye - but so much now as the early passion of the fisheye lens is gone. Since I began my journey with Canon gear I have fallen in love with my 135L, especially when I take portrait photos of my daughters.
4. My scariest Urbexing moment ... I don't know, I haven’t had it yet and still waiting for that day :D Actually nothing terrible has happened to me during an exploration as far as body injuries go. I have escaped from security many times: I have run around a shipyard area in Poland, run across bushes and mud in Wales (greetings to Max the dog) and I have done "forest running" in France; they are all brilliant memories! :)
I really expected some strange feelings during a visit in "Overlook Hotel" because my friends that were there before me told me some strange stories about photo equipment going missing, cameras not working correctly and batteries fully charged going down in a couple minutes. However, when I visited this place nothing strange happened to me and others I was with - apart from my cable from my remote control broke there. BUT this hotel really did have a strange atmosphere... so silent... if you have great imagination you can have great time there! :)
My funniest times in Urbexing are when everyone in my urbex trip are great and we always have fun for sure! Maybe my memory is fading? I have had lots of fun with Andre Govia, Lucas (Photoportee) and Matthias (ill-padrino). One time when we were walking in total darkness after some alcohol party in Mountain View Hospital (Germany); we all tried to make our crew shot in the glass reflection of a big round window. We tried focusing light from our torches on our faces, but nobody could keep still enough for a still shot. So finally we spent the rest of the time by the window drinking vodka and beer - it was funny time for sure! :) I had lots of great fun and memories from this years trip to Germany with C4 Crew ;)
Urbex is fun, not only when you make photos in great locations but when you spend your time with great people. That’s all!
SHEXBEER
t's been some time that I have been able to add to my Urbex portraits. So I am really pleased to bring you a talented photographer and Great Explorer - Shexbeer. I have followed Shexbeer since I found Urbexing streams on flickr, and found his amazing photographic and processing skills so inspirational. I had the pleasure of meeting him with the C4 crew in Berlin with our hosts Andre Govia, ill-padrino and photoportee. What a fun guy to be with! He has such a real passion for Urbexing. Enough said, just see and appreciate his wonderful work.1. 3. My adventure with Urban Exploration started about 5 years ago. It was winter, end of December 2007. I have fond memories of my first Urbex trip into abandoned buildings used for school projects. (Photos from flickr set called "Rzeznicka 90"). It was a really impressive place for me, it will stay in my mind and heart forever. Some of the rooms and staircases from this building now do not exist.
2. I was many years a Nikonian but for almost 2 years I have become a Canon man. I actually use a Canon 5D Mark II and some cool lens’ :) I like my wide angle lens and sometimes I use my fisheye - but so much now as the early passion of the fisheye lens is gone. Since I began my journey with Canon gear I have fallen in love with my 135L, especially when I take portrait photos of my daughters.
4. My scariest Urbexing moment ... I don't know, I haven’t had it yet and still waiting for that day :D Actually nothing terrible has happened to me during an exploration as far as body injuries go. I have escaped from security many times: I have run around a shipyard area in Poland, run across bushes and mud in Wales (greetings to Max the dog) and I have done "forest running" in France; they are all brilliant memories! :)
I really expected some strange feelings during a visit in "Overlook Hotel" because my friends that were there before me told me some strange stories about photo equipment going missing, cameras not working correctly and batteries fully charged going down in a couple minutes. However, when I visited this place nothing strange happened to me and others I was with - apart from my cable from my remote control broke there. BUT this hotel really did have a strange atmosphere... so silent... if you have great imagination you can have great time there! :)
My funniest times in Urbexing are when everyone in my urbex trip are great and we always have fun for sure! Maybe my memory is fading? I have had lots of fun with Andre Govia, Lucas (Photoportee) and Matthias (ill-padrino). One time when we were walking in total darkness after some alcohol party in Mountain View Hospital (Germany); we all tried to make our crew shot in the glass reflection of a big round window. We tried focusing light from our torches on our faces, but nobody could keep still enough for a still shot. So finally we spent the rest of the time by the window drinking vodka and beer - it was funny time for sure! :) I had lots of great fun and memories from this years trip to Germany with C4 Crew ;)
Urbex is fun, not only when you make photos in great locations but when you spend your time with great people. That’s all!