OlyVision #1, September 2017 | Page 42

A derelict prison in France, HDR
I have to keep my Urban Exploring bag to a bare minimum.
Therefore, currently my bag holds my EM5, 12-40 2.8, flash, flash
triggers, remote shutter release, torches, screen wipes, filters,
spare batteries, memory cards and I have just got a 7.5mm fish
eye that I am beginning to love for certain shots.
My only weight luxury is my tripod; I think it must be the heavi-
est that Manfrotto have ever made.
© Kevin Chaplin
other sources and if something pops up I will go and have a
look. You can get a lot of information about these buildings on
line and if you look in the right places.
Things like, is it wide open? is there a fence? Is there a way in?
Is there security? What’s it like inside, is it worth the potential
hassle? Are the floors safe? Etc.
I travel the whole country courtesy of my job so, I have often
the occasion to go into abandoned places. Things that help shorten the list of possibilities. That doesn’t
mean that everything is exactly as you’re expecting it to be
when you get there though. The way in may be boarded up,
there may be security, new fence etc.
First, I check out the local derelict buildings with Google and It’s always better to have a list of possible scenarios.