Gowanus- A Photo Tour

Today was not a good day to take pictures. There was bad light, it was cold, and I managed to get a lens stuck on the D200. We also had a lunch date with some friends but I was determined to take some pictures.

I've been shooting a lot of nice, happy Park Slopey scenes lately but my favorite thing to shoot is run down industrial areas and we happen to have one right down the block from us. The Gowanus canal is a rather infamous waterway. It was created as a commercial waterway and general open sewer and has a long and sordid history. It is surrounded by old, well established Brooklyn neighborhoods but manages, through a combination of sewage, industrial waste, and the m..o..b.. to remain an industrial wasteland.

Below are some highlights of the canal. I should also mention that it was a day of photo first: first time trespassing to get a shot, getting chased by dogs, mobbed by pigeons, climbing a fence, and almost passing out from the smell.