One End, One Beginning

The past couple of weeks has been a whirlwind. On the 8th of March I was offered a job at a new company. It is for very similar work but in a different industry. I accepted and on March 9th I resigned from my job. March 18th was my last day and sitting here on Monday when I normally would be getting ready for work is very interesting. I feel like I should be moving or I will be late…

I suppose the other reason it is interesting is that I am in Statesville, NC on my way to Florida. I am driving my Mom and Grandpa down for their six week Spring stay and I will be spending a little over a week exploring Florida searching out pictures. And yes, I might take a day or two to check in on Disney. I can’t be this close and not see what is happening. I know the Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing but it is also the week before Easter so the parks will be full!

I had basically worked at my company for half my life. Twenty five years doing various jobs within different departments but in the end it came down to me needing a change. During the exit interview when asked what I will miss about the company I emphatically stated “the people.” I have worked with a great bunch of people both out on the shop floor and in the offices. I had my best days when I was out on the floor helping the people do their jobs.

After I started this journey in photography the shop became one of my playgrounds. I would wander around during lunch looking for interesting subjects for my camera. I even found stuff to point my camera at outside in the piles of junk collected over the years. The people on the floor knew if they saw me during lunch it was usually crouched down pointing my camera at some weird thing I had found. It was OK, they knew me well…

 

MLCreations Photography: In The Shop &emdash; 0.123

0.123

 

MLCreations Photography: In The Shop &emdash; Shop Brush

Shop Brush

 

MLCreations Photography: In The Shop &emdash; Knurls and Divisions

Knurls and Divisions

 

MLCreations Photography: In The Shop &emdash; Industrial Abstract

Industrial Abstract

 

MLCreations Photography: In The Shop &emdash; Letter 'A'

Letter ‘A’

Patterns

In the Shop – ITS18

Another rough morning/day at work yesterday. Sitting eating my salad for lunch I thought I really needed to get away from the place to recharge. Then I remembered what I always do to recharge, so I grabbed the camera, put on the 25mm lens and went out into the shop.

After the first couple of blah captures it hit me. Look for patterns. There are patterns everywhere if you look for them. I was in the zone and the worries/frustrations from the morning melted away. I changed it up a little and included broken patterns. Don’t look too close at the images, I work in a forge and machine shop so there is a little bit of dirt and grime… 🙂

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Routers

Routers
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/40s, f/5, ISO 800

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Corregated

Corregated
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/30s, f/5, ISO 800

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Grating

Grating
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/25s, f/2.8, ISO 800

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Peg Board

Peg Board
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/25s, f/2.8, ISO 800

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Handle

Handle
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/50s, f/2.8, ISO 800

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Mat

Mat
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/13s, f/2.8, ISO 800

 

MLCreations Photography: Blog Post Related &emdash; Rollers

Rollers
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/100s, f/2.8, ISO 800

 

Chained

Industrial

On days when I need to relax during lunch and I can’t get outside, I walk around the shop with my camera. Generally I have no clear objective in mind, just grabbing images whenever something catches my eye. I found these chains in our layout room. The inspectors use them to hoist large fixtures onto the inspection tables.

Chained

Chained
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro,1/30s, f/5.6, ISO 800

Industrial Abstract

Work

This is hell week at work. We are getting the shop ready for our annual physical inventory. I made the mistake of volunteering about ten years ago and I have been corralled into working it every year. I guess I should not have been so good at counting but all those years watching Sesame Street paid off… 🙂

Anyway, with these beautiful autumn days at least I can get away during lunch and relax by exploring with my camera. It is amazing how many times I have walked around behind the shop and still can find interesting pictures. Each day the light is different and I see new things. This is a ladder on the outside of a water container.

Industrial Abstract Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/200s, f/11, ISO 200

Industrial Abstract
Olympus OM-D E-M1, M. Zuiko 25mm f/1.8, 1/200s, f/11, ISO 200