Category Archives: UrbEx

Jul 07 2011

Urban Exploration // Derelict laundry machinery factory [by Barnaby Aldrick]

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I do like to do a spot of what’s called ‘Urban Exploring‘.  Basically, it’s photographing in derelict spaces. I like to go with my pals James & Aiden, and we recently decided we’ve all been a bit busy working of late and we decided we needed an ‘Urbex’ break The policy is basically not to break into a place, but if it’s accessible, we explore! We’d recently heard about people gaining access to a MASSIVE school in Hyde Park, Leeds (lots of posts on Flikr showing the insides), so we started the day there Outside on the floor was an...

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Jul 06 2011

James P Lester // Photographing the Photographer [Barnaby Aldrick Wedding Photography Blog]

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Hanging out with other photographers is great. We get to share & keep each other sharp (in both creativity and news) and can geek out in ways we’re not allowed to in ‘polite’ society I’m close pals with ‘togs all around the country and consider where I am in business to be a direct product of being open & sharing and knowing open sharing types. Plus, hanging out with other photographers has it’s perks of getting pictures of yourself looking acer than you really do in real life… Like so, from the the talented James P Lester, with whom Aiden Dunbar...

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Jan 12 2011

Horsforth Dyeworks // Urban Exploration [by Barnaby Aldrick]

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Hey Folks! Apologies for the early January radio silence!  I’m still recoiling from the deluge that was double Xmas feasting (with my family in Leeds & Clare’s in Dorset), New Year’s partying & my 31st birthday bowlorama all in the space of a few weeks. But to counter the lethargy, I’ve a beautiful new coffee maker (& companion mug!) to keep me buzzin’… As January is a wedding free month for me, I decided to round up my Urban Exploration homies & get out for a nosey. I put my requests into my UrbEx Sensei James Lester that I wanted somewhere...

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Oct 12 2010

Playing with light // photographic experimentation by Barnaby Aldrick

I was just digging out some pics from the working folder of my computer and stumbled upon two photos I created while doing some urbex a while back. They were an experimentation in creating light trails with torches during long exposures. Basically, I set up the camera on a tripod in an already quite dark room, dialed in a 30-second exposure I believe at around f8 at 100ISO and danced around like a tool with a torch. Where the light flares on the trails is where the torch pointed directly at the camera.  The trails on the floor are where...

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Oct 08 2010

October Urban Exploration // by Barnaby Aldrick

It’s been such a busy summer. As much fun as I’ve had doing the photography I’ve been doing, I’ve not had a much time to do much photography for myself. My good friend & upcoming photographer James Lester & I like to snap urban dereliction by doing what we call ‘UrbEx’ ‘Urban Exploration’ It’s basically getting into (not ‘breaing into’!) derelict buildings.  They’re so interesting & filled with what happens to a place when it’s left to the elements. They give me chance to try and get creative with my photography. I remember, back along, we took my 5DmkII along...

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Mar 07 2010

Urban Exploration // Abandoned Mill, Bradford • Video by Barnaby Aldrick

You may remember that I recently posted a blog about a sweet short movie by Irish Photographer Larry McMahon in an empty mill.  It had a haunting ’28 days later’ feel to it (check it out here) and he’d shot it on a ‘Glidetrack‘, which is basically a portable ‘Dolly’ rail you can attach your camera to for a ‘movie-esque’ pan. I’ve been toying with video more and more, and – even though I’m the first to admit it’s not what I do – have been booked for some wedding videography this year, mainly off the back of this video. ...

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Oct 26 2009

Adel Ghost Town // Leeds • UrbEx photography by Barnaby Aldrick

  Last week Mr Lester and I visited an abandoned Victorian youth correctional facility, called Eastmoor Reformatory, nestled away in the back of Adel.  It’s a massive complex dating back to the 1880′s, for naughty workhouse kids who’d turned to a life of crime.  We only saw a bit of the massive grounds, housing a full on church, pool, dentists, workshops and loads of accommodation outbuildings, all begging for a bit of Urban Exploration… Such institutions were once more commonly called ‘borstals’; facilities where young offenders and children who were failing to integrate with society were sent to a secure...

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Oct 14 2009

Scott Hall Mill // Leeds • UrbEx photography by Barnaby Aldrick

My good man Mr Lester & I recently took a little explore at a derelict Mill I run past nearly every week in Leeds. I’ve always been intrigued to find out what was going on in there… This is one part of the imposing mill, this bit still in use. Chin stroking, security scoping & pondering access points… There’s nothing like a warm welcome I heard St. Annes was more upmarket than Blackpool. Having recently been to Blackpool, this doesn’t necessarily strengthen the case… Wise words… As usual, the building was locked down pretty tight, to keep out naughty kids...

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Aug 16 2009

Rainy day in June [Urban Exploration]

In the summer wedding chaos I forgot to post a bit of ‘summer’ UrbEx michief with my pal James Lester. He know’s some ace spots of hidden Leeds. These adventures with JL took place one soaking June afternoon. Unfortunately we couldn’t find access into any interesting buildings.  Check out this concreted shut door at the the old Yorkshire Bank in Chapel Allerton… We’d heard there was an ace old bank vault inside (empty of course, so we left the sawn off & ski masks at home), but couldn’t find a way in. Next up we visited former mansion slash former...

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Aug 06 2009

Hunslet Mill [Urban Exploration]

So I got up to a little michief again recently doing a bit of Urban Exploration with my pal James Lester. He know’s some ace spots of hidden Leeds. We started around a new flyover in industrial Hunslet, and saw this funky old factory.  Here’s my ‘processed’ take on it, all done in Adobe Lightroom. For those interested in a nosey behind the scenes, this one is how it looked straight out of the camera. Quite different eh? I shoot in RAW so I can pull back highlight details, such as the sky, and have created my own LR presets...

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