This is giving me similar vibes to “The oldest view”
@samhardy2038Күн бұрын
My mall and stomping grounds in the 70’s and 80’s. This was before food courts in malls. It had a Woolworths lunch counter, a Harvest House Cafeteria and Higbee’s had a restaurant upstairs. Maybe called the Attic. Thanks for the photos. Well done!
@theoldcameraguy21 сағат бұрын
Thanks Sam - I miss Woolworth’s
@antoniobriciomoreno7190Күн бұрын
You need a sharper knife!
@andrewbartram2478Күн бұрын
any zombies in there ?
@theoldcameraguyКүн бұрын
Didn’t see any while I was there, but you never know
@SinaFarhat2 күн бұрын
Nice!
@theoldcameraguy2 күн бұрын
Thanks Sina!
@allmediaguy13 күн бұрын
OH my Midway mall was the mall i grew up in in High School. in the 80's there was this weird sculpture consisting of green wires that looked like a constant flow of oil was dripping down, i could never figure out what it was supposed to represent. great photos!!
@theoldcameraguy3 күн бұрын
Thanks - I never got to see Midway Mall in its prime. My main mall growing up was Belden Village in Canton.
@samhardy2038Күн бұрын
I remember the oil coming down.
@AndrewWaltonPhotography3 күн бұрын
Look straight out of some 1980s zombie flick - you just need some shuffling undead. Sad times for the Mall.
@theoldcameraguy3 күн бұрын
This mall has definitely seen better days
@markattardo3 күн бұрын
Nice set of photos!!
@theoldcameraguy3 күн бұрын
Thank You!
@PunmasterSTP3 күн бұрын
There's just something about large abandoned/nearly-abandoned buildings with indoor trees and skylights giving light that shifts throughout the day that is so eerie. I doubt I'll ever be able to make it up to Ohio to walk around this mall, but I'd love to explore another dead mall sometime...
@damsjs68664 күн бұрын
Great set as usual. How did you get in? Thanks for another interesting video with exceptional photos!
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Thanks - This mall is still open to the public, but only has a few stores left
@thevoiceman61924 күн бұрын
Nice photos. Documentary style. Again. I am surprised at all this abandoned place space that is just wasting away. I am sure you being an Eye Dr you could have some influence in getting it made into something useful.
@dave-hf1uk4 күн бұрын
I think this is one of your best sets yet, it would seem to be the ideal place to use push proceesed Tri X with it's grainy contrasty tones but Portra 800 really brings out the dreariness and emptiness that a semi abandoned place can be and that no doubt thronged with life until recent times
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Thanks - Tri-X would definitely be cool too
@AndersBjornTH4 күн бұрын
So tidy and bleak. The plants survive only because they are plastic.
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
True
@PunmasterSTP3 күн бұрын
I do remember coming across a video a long time ago, I think on Dan Bell's channel, where an (actual living) palm tree was living off the moisture in the mall which would condense and make water on the ground. So I think it's theoretically possible for some plants to survive, at least, under some circumstances...
@clintwoosley95124 күн бұрын
Is that Midway Mall in Sherman Texas?
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
This is Midway Mall in Elyria, Ohio (near Cleveland)
@photography_jsk4 күн бұрын
Are there *any* stores open in that mall? Love the shots!
@cdl04 күн бұрын
10% according to The Old Camera Guy. I agree, the photos are absolutely outstanding.
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Thank You
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Just a handful
@on_grain_through_glass4 күн бұрын
I like the small spots of light coming down through the skylights in some of these. That circular window shot is 🤌
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Thank You
@PunmasterSTP3 күн бұрын
The idea of the light gradually shifting across the floor throughout the day, but with no one being there to see it, seems especially sad to me...
@CynthiaDerrick4 күн бұрын
I love this! How do you gain access to these places? I can't imagine they're open for just anyone - they would be destroyed by vandals.
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
This mall is still open to the public - it has about 10% occupancy and security is present at all times
@sardoislove26744 күн бұрын
So much room for activities...
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Truth
@SweetLouPhotography4 күн бұрын
that mop shot at 1:29 is eerie, love the composition. I also love photos like this, the whole liminal space idea is really cool to me
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
Yeah, I really dig these kind of spaces too
@filmismorefun4 күн бұрын
Nostalgia level 💯 A buddy of mine did a "Dead Malls" project, and the concept is both really interesting yet simultaneously depressing lol.
@theoldcameraguy4 күн бұрын
I feel the same way man.
@trxlly4 күн бұрын
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
@FloridaFlipFlops6 күн бұрын
Hello from Naples, Florida. Very nice! We love to visit villages like this one. Thanks for sharing the amazing views with us, have a great weekend 👍 💯 ❤
@theoldcameraguy6 күн бұрын
Thanks FFF!
@FloridaFlipFlops6 күн бұрын
Like 81 👍 💯 ❤
@ChipSuey2076 күн бұрын
Thanks for this video- I found a working AF2 at a flea market for 5 bucks, everything worked on it and it even had the leatherette case (one broken snap on it) and I've got one roll out for developing, anxious to see how it turns out.
@theoldcameraguy6 күн бұрын
Nice find for $5!
@throtol7 күн бұрын
I have used the Cinestill Monobath with generally good results. However, I have experienced shadowing near the sprockets for some reason. I stopped using it due to the amount of time that I was spending on removing these shadows on the images. I have reverted back to D-76 with no issues. I am eager to try this solution since the setup time is quick. I live in the desert so my film takes only ten minutes to dry in the summer time.
@Minolta_Gal9 күн бұрын
Nice shots. As always.
@theoldcameraguy9 күн бұрын
Thanks Christina
@samhardy203810 күн бұрын
Nothing like the magic of a small town. Maybe you can travel to Wellington Ohio in southern Lorain County.A village of 4000.
@theoldcameraguy10 күн бұрын
I grew up in Summit County in northeast Ohio, but I can’t recall ever going to Wellington - may have to check it out
@AndrewWaltonPhotography10 күн бұрын
Small town America delivered some great subjects. Whilst I was tempted to go for the chevy truck or the gas station images as my favourite, I think the shot of the swings with shadowa at 1:46 was perhaps my favourite. Great work, Dave.
@theoldcameraguy10 күн бұрын
Thanks Andy - I appreciate you taking the time to watch.
@nicksucio10 күн бұрын
classic shot at 1:04
@theoldcameraguy10 күн бұрын
Thanks Nick
@angloitalo11 күн бұрын
I love small towns. Pure Americana, Nice shots.
@thevoiceman619211 күн бұрын
Nice film and photos. You seem to have many interesting things to take photos of in your state. And You seem to really love your state.
@EXPANALOG11 күн бұрын
Nice work 👌
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
Thank You
@basstubert11 күн бұрын
Love the shots Dave, so moody! And thanks for the reminder, I still have to finish the August roll for the project! ;-)
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
Just shot my August roll Wednesday and developed it last night - hope to scan it soon
@basstubert11 күн бұрын
@@theoldcameraguy Can't wait to see your shots! Cheers! 🍻
@aengusmacnaughton137511 күн бұрын
Even vibrant towns which have aged and settled into 'retirement' still have stories to tell, new things to see -- along with the old, and great images to capture.... Thanks Dave!!!
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@maf42111 күн бұрын
Nice job Dave. Looks like you picked a winner for your subject. Nice tonalities in the pics.
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
Thank You
@AndersBjornTH11 күн бұрын
Looks frozen in time. 😊
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
I agree
@AndersBjornTH11 күн бұрын
@@theoldcameraguy Between frozen in time and modernity photographically, I’m a Luddite.
@edmann284311 күн бұрын
Nice shots, I grew up in a small town and brings it back. Do you do a lot of adjustment on the images? I pretty much leave them as they are like I had to do back in the day.
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
Sometimes I adjust the contrast, but that’s about all I have the patience for.
@filmismorefun11 күн бұрын
Is this Foma?
@theoldcameraguy11 күн бұрын
Yep
@filmismorefun11 күн бұрын
@@theoldcameraguy ahh ok. Thought it looked familiar! I was just out shooting some Holga *ahem* Foma this morning. Such a classic look.