We decided about a month and a half ago to go to the the defunct Detroit Train Station. After the meet was set and we were ready to go.. the Detroit City Council started making a big deal about the building. Talking about what a blight it was on the City's landscape.
While I agree and disagree with this, I think the City has MUCH bigger problems than this one building. But that is another blog.
At any rate, the security is beefed up as a result, and it is harder to get into the building undetected. Especially with 13 people with cameras. Crazy, I know.
This was the first meet that we car pooled to. Before this, we all just met somewhere, took pictures, and left. This time, we met in Royal Oak, car pooled to Detroit, with the intention of getting into the Train Station, taking some amazing photos and leaving.
However, Fate had other plans for us.
For reasons I won't go into, we took photos of the outside of the building first.
And like colorful bait on the end of a fishing line, we attracted the police. Not the best decision I've ever made, but hey, I learned from it :D
The police didn't approach us while outside, and we did get some pretty cool shots.
Then we made our way, en masse, to the entrance to the building.
Yeah. It's in there.
We climbed in, some of us with more help than others (sorry guys.. )
and I shot a little more
Yeah. It was pitch black. Luckily I had a cool flashlight that sat on my head. Yeah, I know, you're jealous.
Unfortunately, as the last of us climbed into the building, the PoPo arrived. About half of us were all for going in anyway (they weren't following us in.. just sitting there) and half wanted to just leave. The first half of us left... and the second half of us waited a few minutes, deciding what we wanted to do. We decided that staying a group was better than NOT staying a group, and climbed out and joined our friends with the Police.
Yeah. Not our best moment. But oh the stories we'll have for our grandkids, right?
Anyway, only SOME of us got tickets, because apparently she didn't actually SEE some of us come out.
To make the best of a sour situation, we decided to head over to Tiger Stadium..
However, Fate had other plans for us.
For reasons I won't go into, we took photos of the outside of the building first.
And like colorful bait on the end of a fishing line, we attracted the police. Not the best decision I've ever made, but hey, I learned from it :D
The police didn't approach us while outside, and we did get some pretty cool shots.
Then we made our way, en masse, to the entrance to the building.
Yeah. It's in there.
We climbed in, some of us with more help than others (sorry guys.. )
and I shot a little more
Yeah. It was pitch black. Luckily I had a cool flashlight that sat on my head. Yeah, I know, you're jealous.
Unfortunately, as the last of us climbed into the building, the PoPo arrived. About half of us were all for going in anyway (they weren't following us in.. just sitting there) and half wanted to just leave. The first half of us left... and the second half of us waited a few minutes, deciding what we wanted to do. We decided that staying a group was better than NOT staying a group, and climbed out and joined our friends with the Police.
Yeah. Not our best moment. But oh the stories we'll have for our grandkids, right?
Anyway, only SOME of us got tickets, because apparently she didn't actually SEE some of us come out.
To make the best of a sour situation, we decided to head over to Tiger Stadium..
not to break in this time, but to shoot thru the fences. (Lesson learned, right?)
The day was just about perfect weather-wise. And we turned our Lemony day into Margaritas at Mexican Village to finish it off.
For more photos from the meet and other meets, check out our RODP Flickr group
For more photos from the meet and other meets, check out our RODP Flickr group
1 comment:
Wow, sounds like a fun day! I can't wait to meet you guys.
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