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Went to St. Louis Wednesday to meet a friend and hit up some place to explore. I almost couldn't go because my 50D had been sent to the shop for repairs the day prior (long story), so luckily another friend let me borrow his Rebel T3i for the expedition. Having owned an XSi years before, I was curious to see what the T3i was capable of. I was VERY impressed with that camera, and since I've been considering an additional body, I might very well pick one up sometime in the coming months. Save for the first two pics, everything was shot using the Canon 10-22 mm and a B+W Slimline CPL.

The first location was Carter Carburetor, which is locked up and unable to be entered, so all I have of it are some exterior shots.

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IMG_0644 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0650_1_2_fused by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0653 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

4. "Employee Parking"

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IMG_0667-2 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

Then it was to the White Knight Diner for lunch. I had passed this place many times before and joked about it, assuming it was probably some hack-job of an eatery. Boy was I wrong...the food was delicious with a decent price (honestly tasted like Steak 'n Shake) and the owner was really nice and talked to us about the business for a while. I recommend a visit if you're in the area.

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IMG_0688 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0685 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

Next up was Powell Square, largely a skeleton of a building. The ground floor is a haven for the homeless. We talked to one guy, "Curtis," who simply asked we respect that people that lived there and to enjoy the view from all the floors, which we did. When we were heading out, he asked if we enjoyed our visit and the scenery, and welcomed us back any time we wanted.

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IMG_0696 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0704 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0717 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

17. View to the southeast of the Crunden-Martin Manufacturing Building #7

IMG_0726 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0787 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

Finally, and with time running out, we hit up the St. Mary's Infirmary. We only had time for a partial exploration of the ground floor, so we'll return in the future to get the whole complex. I initially had a bad feeling about the place after having walked inside, so we backed out for a minute. Next thing I know, there comes a guy with a bicycle out of the front "door." I approach him and introduce myself, and he says his name is Tim. Trying not to directly ask if he lives there, he assumes that's what I'm getting at and tells me he does. I asked if he cared we were there. He said it wasn't a problem, that people were always in there taking pictures and whatnot. He said three other guys lived there too, but wouldn't bother us if we were there, and that the police knew they were living there so we should be free to roam around. Only managed a few pics in the 45 minutes we were there, but here they are:

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IMG_0799 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0801-2 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0813 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

32. And a warmer re-edit of the above:

IMG_0813-2 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

33. Hoard ALL the toilets!

IMG_0815 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0820 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

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IMG_0822 by Project: MA-39, on Flickr

Haven't posted much of, well, anything in a while. Shot these last month, just got around to posting the to Flickr. Writeup can be found here. Rest of photos can be found here.
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12. Silcamino

When I wasn't at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at Formula D round six last month, I spend a bit of time being a tourist. Sure, it's not abandoned, but this is the closest I've been to shooting anything other than racing in the past two months ha:

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