I have shot parts of the abandoned Packard plant in Detroit on several occasions. I say 'parts of...' because the site is so huge I'm not sure it's possible for anyone to really say they've shot the entire thing. On my last trip there, I decided to do a little bit of experimenting and shot with some of my Neutral Density filters. I've used Neutral Density filters in the more traditional scenarios before (moving water, etc) but this was the first time I've used them in bright bright daylight.
While I'm not overjoyed with the results, the experimenting was a lot of fun. Even though I shoot purely for myself, there's always a bit of pressure I feel that I want to walk away from the locations I visit with at least a few images I like. None of that pressure I put on myself was present when I was messing around with these long exposures. It was liberating.
Moral of the story? Go out, experiment. Make time to do it. Seriously.
