bethlehem steel is overrated. not to say that it wasn’t cool…it just isn’t as good as i was expecting. and it’s not to say i won’t go back. i most definitely will to check out the coke plant side some more. i think the coke plant took about 10 years off my life, but that’s ok. work has been so smoky lately i can feel the tumors growing in my lungs. at first glance i don’t think any of my pictures are any good. that’s what is weird about beth steel…it just doesn’t scream “photo op” to me like alot of other places do. ah well. and i don’t know wtf brian was talking about years ago when he said there was no way in, and there were gates and guards. try walking through the field. you really can’t get much easier.

and the decision to buy a new digital camera has now been made for me. i broke the minolta. tripod fell over, the up button doesn’t work anymore, so i can’t change manual settings. i can still use it on auto. the zoom slide is touchy now, it sticks, but still works. maybe i can still sell it for like 50$ on ebay or something. it seems a shame to throw it out, but i don’t think it’s fixable. time to research.