Japanese Factories

Tue 2009/02/10 16:44 JST

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Lelouch Lamperouge in ClovisLand (Registered on 2008/08/21)
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/

HOLY~!
Is this Shinra? XD

Tue 2009/02/10 16:49:18 JST (ID #482853)

reply to Lelouch Lamperouge's comment
- Sabekuji Kaneda in Parañaque, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/21)
  Mechanical Engineering student
  http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
  
  You just read my mind O_o
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 16:50:19 JST (ID #482854)
  
  reply to Sabekuji Kaneda's comment
  - DualSoul in Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2007/10/11)
    Associate Network Administrator
    
    Mine as well.
    
    Tue 2009/02/10 19:09:14 JST (ID #482982)
    
    reply to DualSoul's comment
    - Kesenaitsumi in Sengoku, Tokyo (Registered on 2009/02/06)
      Student, Performer
      http://kesenaitsumi89.wordpress.com/
      
      Yes, It is... ^.^
      
      Tue 2009/02/10 19:52:45 JST (ID #483018)
      
      reply to Kesenaitsumi's comment
      - pipopaz in US (Registered on 2008/08/26)
        thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
        http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
        
        thought the same thing ^o^
        
        Tue 2009/02/10 21:32:42 JST (ID #483125)
        
        reply to pipopaz's comment
  - Zell_ff8 in Argentina (Registered on 2008/12/28)
    Student, Musician, PHP
    http://www.tojikomori.com.ar
    
    mine too
    
    Wed 2009/02/11 08:36:33 JST (ID #483894)
    
    reply to Zell_ff8's comment
- Organization XIII in Far far away[london] (Registered on 2007/08/07)
  Student
  
  lol great minds think alike.
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 18:24:31 JST (ID #482941)
  
  reply to Organization XIII's comment
- leefe in a tincan. (Registered on 2007/08/15)
  Lazyass human
  http://nipah.wordpress.com
  
  Yeah holy....
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 19:54:21 JST (ID #483021)
  
  reply to leefe's comment
- pyleeka in Panamá (Registered on 2009/01/18)
  
  Same here!
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 20:37:21 JST (ID #483069)
  
  reply to pyleeka's comment
- BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03)
  .NET/Web Developer
  http://scrumptious.animeblogger.net
  
  that's exactly the first thing I thought of. I think its because of those lights. heheh
  
  Wed 2009/02/11 04:40:10 JST (ID #483481)
  
  reply to BeLe's comment
- duffman in the Urban Jungle that is Manila(PH)~ (Registered on 2007/10/30)
  Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
  http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
  
  Shinra is real! XD
  
  Wed 2009/02/11 16:12:10 JST (ID #484274)
  
  reply to duffman's comment
- raptor_cZn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Registered on 2007/12/12)
  Pre-U Student
  http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
  
  I thought that it was computer generated at first ^^
  
  Sat 2009/02/14 21:42:11 JST (ID #489801)
  
  reply to raptor_cZn's comment
Sabekuji Kaneda in Parañaque, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/21)
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/

There are some factories that look like space shuttle platforms!

I really like the pictures, especially since they're all taken at night XD

Tue 2009/02/10 16:51:49 JST (ID #482855)

reply to Sabekuji Kaneda's comment
lerry[maru] in Kuala Lumpur, MY (Registered on 2008/09/14)
Nekophilia

20090209 Giveaway(not) - How many stars can you see? ^^

Tue 2009/02/10 16:51:51 JST (ID #482856)

reply to lerry[maru]'s comment
Drakzero in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/06/07)
Student

Looks like the one in one of the fighting scenes in Ga-Rei Zero but heck, is this even real? It looks very awesome.

Tue 2009/02/10 16:53:53 JST (ID #482857)

reply to Drakzero's comment
- peacefan in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/11/10)
  Student, otaku
  
  That place is real, but I don't know if it uses the real layout of the place for the fight scene.
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 18:33:03 JST (ID #482948)
  
  reply to peacefan's comment
ReallyJapan in Tokyo (Registered on 2009/01/30)
designer
http://www.reallyjapan.com

I love those kind of shots.. cyberpunkish! Anyway, some galleries of Gukanjima?

Tue 2009/02/10 16:55:10 JST (ID #482858)

reply to ReallyJapan's comment
tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/11)
大学生

Looks like an oil refinery.

Tue 2009/02/10 17:03:55 JST (ID #482867)

reply to tintin-san's comment
- Abi-kun in Poland (Registered on 2008/01/06)
  a guy who cares (sort of...)
  
  This or a chemical factory, I've seen couple of them at night in different countries, they look pretty much the same wherever you are.
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 22:38:00 JST (ID #483179)
  
  reply to Abi-kun's comment
Henry in /usr/bin/ (Registered on 2006/12/25)
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph

Those Japanese factories are beautiful and I'm in awe <3

Tue 2009/02/10 17:04:04 JST (ID #482868)

reply to Henry's comment
yamada in Belait District, Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2009/02/04)
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com

looks like similar to our Liquefied Natural Gas in Brunei hohoho ;)

Tue 2009/02/10 17:06:51 JST (ID #482870)

reply to yamada's comment
- peacefan in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/11/10)
  Student, otaku
  
  Seconded.
  But if it's near a river or port it got to be between oil or chemical plant.
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 18:26:38 JST (ID #482944)
  
  reply to peacefan's comment
oonini in Neptune :) (Registered on 2008/11/07)
alunmi student

O_O lol looks crazy complecated hahaha

Tue 2009/02/10 17:08:18 JST (ID #482872)

reply to oonini's comment
GNdynames in Toronto, Ontario (Registered on 2008/07/29)
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
http://gndynames.wordpress.com

So clean o.o

Tue 2009/02/10 17:11:17 JST (ID #482877)

reply to GNdynames's comment
WiseFreeman in DC Cloning Laboratory (Registered on 2007/11/07)
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my

OMG! such a lively photo from the Nikon D3, exposure is set at 25 seconds.

Tue 2009/02/10 17:26:42 JST (ID #482884)

reply to WiseFreeman's comment
varutieru in indonesia (Registered on 2008/08/26)
student / NEET

is that CG or real 1? i'm confused...

Tue 2009/02/10 17:27:38 JST (ID #482885)

reply to varutieru's comment
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/24)
http://www.marvinryan.com

nice, kind of reminds me of the old batman movie.

Tue 2009/02/10 17:31:18 JST (ID #482887)

reply to marvin's comment
persocomsan in Pueblo, CO (Registered on 2008/06/20)
http://animaticfigmation.com/

Japan has cleaner technology for factories? I don't see any steam or smoke. Around here clouds are likely billowing out of factories at all hours of night and day.

Tue 2009/02/10 17:44:11 JST (ID #482907)

reply to persocomsan's comment
- HaoDesu (Registered on 2009/02/04)
  Video game developer
  http://www.instant-ramen.net
  
  Not completely. For example, Nintendo is considered a very not eco-friendly company (remember that it manufactures tons of stuff)
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 18:10:10 JST (ID #482930)
  
  reply to HaoDesu's comment
almost otaku in USA (Registered on 2009/02/09)
VP
http://almostotaku.fm

I've always like night shots of factories.

Tue 2009/02/10 18:14:40 JST (ID #482934)

reply to almost otaku's comment
gregory_gdp in Boise, ID (Registered on 2007/07/16)
Photographer/Night Auditor
http://hillbillyotaku.blogspot.com/

Those are nice pictures and I like the rest of his pictures as well.

Tue 2009/02/10 18:25:58 JST (ID #482943)

reply to gregory_gdp's comment
oniichan! in ROC NY (Registered on 2008/06/20)
Engineering and Sales

It's like Midgar from FF VII.

Tue 2009/02/10 18:34:26 JST (ID #482949)

reply to oniichan!'s comment
- Hiten Ryu in San Diego, CA (Registered on 2008/12/17)
  
  I agree. There are similarities.
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 18:55:10 JST (ID #482969)
  
  reply to Hiten Ryu's comment
Omu in レチウンド島、　スペイン (Registered on 2008/05/13)
浦の引き篭り
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif

It even shiness O_o

Tue 2009/02/10 18:43:20 JST (ID #482957)

reply to Omu's comment
- Omu in レチウンド島、　スペイン (Registered on 2008/05/13)
  浦の引き篭り
  http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif
  
  *shines.
  Sorry ^^;
  
  Tue 2009/02/10 18:43:59 JST (ID #482958)
  
  reply to Omu's comment
NightRiver in Philly, USA (Registered on 2008/04/04)
Study Services Analyst
http://nrshenanigans.blogspot.com/

*Cue FFVII Theme song* Reminds me of Final Fantasy VII.

Tue 2009/02/10 19:36:49 JST (ID #483006)

reply to NightRiver's comment
stary in Germany, Bavaria (Registered on 2009/01/22)
Public service employee
http://stary84.blog.de/

This could be my new desctoppicture.

I love this sort of Photos.

Tue 2009/02/10 19:49:57 JST (ID #483016)

reply to stary's comment
Redcross in Glenmarie,Shah Alam (Registered on 2007/11/27)
Student

HDR photos?
looks like it too me.

Tue 2009/02/10 19:56:18 JST (ID #483024)

reply to Redcross's comment
Hoshizora - DreamtheFuture in San Francisco and Shibuya! (Registered on 2009/01/11)
Future Pioneer and a Dreamer

Koujyou otaku!!! I first learned it from Kochikame Manga lol

Tue 2009/02/10 20:01:50 JST (ID #483029)

reply to Hoshizora - DreamtheFuture's comment
garturo62 in Arizona (Registered on 2008/12/23)
none

that looks scary.

Tue 2009/02/10 20:02:36 JST (ID #483032)

reply to garturo62's comment
Quentin aka Q in Varies (Hong Kong resident) (Registered on 2008/01/06)
http://quentinlau.blogspot.com

Reminds me of the drama Karei-naru Ichizoku (華麗なる一族)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karei-naru_Ichizoku

Tue 2009/02/10 20:21:03 JST (ID #483045)

reply to Quentin aka Q's comment
the great paul in heaven (Registered on 2008/03/14)
pervert

looks fake

Tue 2009/02/10 20:49:57 JST (ID #483079)

reply to the great paul's comment
RogueTrooper in Berkshire UK (Registered on 2009/01/06)
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
http://antsizedman.blogspot.com/

Strange how a good photo ake something ugly look awesome.

Tue 2009/02/10 20:53:53 JST (ID #483083)

reply to RogueTrooper's comment
Rock U! in San Francisco, US (Registered on 2009/02/10)
Student / Sneakerhead & Otaku

crazzy!

Tue 2009/02/10 21:08:12 JST (ID #483093)

reply to Rock U!'s comment
kaspian in Hiding in a Tree (Registered on 2009/02/10)
Breakdancing Robot
http://ds-watch.blogspot.com/

It's easy to see where graphic designers in anime and games get their ideas for industrial settings when looking at these pictures. Still, I wouldn't want to have to live anywhere near one of these places with all of the pollution many factories pump into the air. I've had to pass through or make day trips to industrial towns in Japan in the past, and the air in those places was kinda nasty. XD

Tue 2009/02/10 21:08:29 JST (ID #483094)

reply to kaspian's comment
Veeediot in Canada (Registered on 2009/01/30)
Multimedia Designer/Developer
http://www.mcmonagle-interphase.com/

There's a few factories in Hamilton, Ontario that look a bit like this, only much older and rustier and with more smoke. Me and my friend used to sneak into abandoned factories when we were in high school, but they always looked more like warehouses and were never quite this interesting.

Tue 2009/02/10 21:32:47 JST (ID #483126)

reply to Veeediot's comment
enzo0511 (Registered on 2009/01/27)

what is the name of the filter in photoshop to get this result ?

and which physical filter should we use on the lens?

thanks

Tue 2009/02/10 21:44:32 JST (ID #483144)

reply to enzo0511's comment
Kyone in Boston, MA (Registered on 2009/01/02)
College student, Mech programmer and striving photographer.
http://moeforme.blogspot.com

This shot is just spectacular. The lighting is what amazes me.

Tue 2009/02/10 22:49:00 JST (ID #483185)

reply to Kyone's comment
Riz in インデアナポリス, インデアナ (Registered on 2009/01/02)
三年せいとオタク

That factory looks amazing all the ones around here look old and dirty -.-

Tue 2009/02/10 23:20:42 JST (ID #483212)

reply to Riz's comment
Cyberchaos in Australia, Sydney (Registered on 2008/02/17)
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/

I love HDR photography
i always wanted to try it - alas, i have no CS3

Tue 2009/02/10 23:44:44 JST (ID #483232)

reply to Cyberchaos's comment
Bulat in Canada (Registered on 2007/04/04)
Student
http://gooddayforlemontea.blogspot.com/

I love factories and thus photos of factories such as this one make me ecstatic lol. Definitely looks like shinra too ^ ^

Wed 2009/02/11 00:36:45 JST (ID #483263)

reply to Bulat's comment
megurineluka in vocaloidworld (Registered on 2009/01/11)

what kind of factory is that !!!

Wed 2009/02/11 00:42:15 JST (ID #483280)

reply to megurineluka's comment
Weaver_Aus in Brisbane,Australia (Registered on 2009/01/12)
Disc Jockey, Storeman, Computer Tech, Misc.

we have a big factory here that looks very similar to that, when i first saw it i thought it was actually our city till i realised it was in the wrong position lol but thas how big and lit up it was. its pretty amazing. i should go get some photos of it like the one above.

Wed 2009/02/11 00:53:02 JST (ID #483287)

reply to Weaver_Aus's comment
Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
College Freshmen

Reminds me of alien vs predator or some other sci-fi kind of thing.

Wed 2009/02/11 01:13:55 JST (ID #483306)

reply to Hidden Oasis's comment
mantosz in finity (Registered on 2008/01/08)
doing anything nice
http://www.luqmanmarzuki.com

Must be a professional photographer who took it

Wed 2009/02/11 02:14:28 JST (ID #483340)

reply to mantosz's comment
willdavis (Registered on 2008/08/19)
Chemical Engineering Student
http://flickr.com/photos/daboryuu

... and now I'm proud of being a chemical engineer :D

Wed 2009/02/11 02:43:06 JST (ID #483366)

reply to willdavis's comment
Quaestor in Brazil (Registered on 2009/01/25)
University Student
http://twitter.com/shikinami

Great pics!

I'll add some of them to my Flickr's favorites. ^^

Wed 2009/02/11 03:05:37 JST (ID #483391)

reply to Quaestor's comment
Hisamuran in Palma de Mallorca - Spain (Registered on 2008/08/08)
Web developer
http://www.hisamuran.com

Amazing photos there, I also thought about Shinra when I saw them. I guess FFVII has left great memories out there.

HDR photography? I think I've read something about that but I haven't tried it (must look up the technique first)

Wed 2009/02/11 03:10:39 JST (ID #483398)

reply to Hisamuran's comment
raffywhat in california (Registered on 2009/02/08)
hikkikomori for hire

it looks like a fun water park ^o^

Wed 2009/02/11 03:45:27 JST (ID #483429)

reply to raffywhat's comment
RyūPersona in Las Vegas, Velvet Room (Registered on 2008/06/27)
Graphic Arts Student

Those factories look amazing, almost like something out of science fiction. I wonder what's going on inside them.

Wed 2009/02/11 03:58:42 JST (ID #483445)

reply to RyūPersona's comment
Tilimorf in Utah USA (Registered on 2009/02/01)
Manufacturing Technician

There was a factory just like that around where I live that processed steel. but they tore almost all of it down now cause of polution issues.

Wed 2009/02/11 04:42:51 JST (ID #483486)

reply to Tilimorf's comment
MAsia in NERV HQ, Tokyo-3 (Registered on 2007/01/14)
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.

It looks like a computer 3D generated image ^^

Wed 2009/02/11 05:21:19 JST (ID #483577)

reply to MAsia's comment
Koji98 in Arlington, Texas (Registered on 2007/11/04)
Your local Otaku Cashier.

First thing I thought when I saw the pic was Shinra. Don't know why.

Wed 2009/02/11 05:32:55 JST (ID #483608)

reply to Koji98's comment
silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22)
???Confused???

At first I thought that this was CG...looks like a good place for a battle of some sort...

Wed 2009/02/11 05:39:09 JST (ID #483623)

reply to silent1134's comment
Akari in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada (Registered on 2008/06/15)
http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/

I thought that was CG for a sec!

Wed 2009/02/11 06:20:01 JST (ID #483692)

reply to Akari's comment
Zell_ff8 in Argentina (Registered on 2008/12/28)
Student, Musician, PHP
http://www.tojikomori.com.ar

Isn't that a bunch of electricity for outlighting? I thought Japan was more energy-efficient. Or it is explicity necessary to the night-working factories?

Wed 2009/02/11 08:40:21 JST (ID #483902)

reply to Zell_ff8's comment
Andrei-kun in California, USA (Registered on 2008/10/23)
Student
http://andreijournal.blogspot.com

Is that the HQ of your heroes on your upcoming game Danny? XD

Wed 2009/02/11 08:41:59 JST (ID #483904)

reply to Andrei-kun's comment
TomGnome in USA (Registered on 2008/02/15)
Digital animation

Shin-Ra! Probably about to be stormed by AVALANCHE.

Wed 2009/02/11 11:09:12 JST (ID #484033)

reply to TomGnome's comment
zer01 in japan's neighboring country in the south... philippines...> (Registered on 2008/03/30)
student...still

ITS A MEGA FACTORY THAT BRAINWASHES PEOPLE TO WORK THROUGH THE USE OF BRIGHT LIGHTS!!!!

Wed 2009/02/11 13:51:37 JST (ID #484189)

reply to zer01's comment
Neutrinos in Singapore (Registered on 2008/03/25)
Engineering research
http://kikenshisou.wordpress.com

Is it me or the light flare seems kinda weird? It's a great shot notwithstanding.

Wed 2009/02/11 15:33:20 JST (ID #484250)

reply to Neutrinos's comment
silentkey in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/24)
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..

Looks very...futuristic...Very nice..

Wed 2009/02/11 16:22:20 JST (ID #484289)

reply to silentkey's comment
Lenners in Vancouver, Canada (Registered on 2008/11/11)
大学生
http://okashi.cloudy-skies.net/

Wow, looks like something Makoto Shinkai would draw... +_+

Fri 2009/02/13 03:56:17 JST (ID #486736)

reply to Lenners's comment
X-wingsZero in rochester ny (Registered on 2008/11/02)
student
http://www.kingdomwingszero.webs.com/

shinra is back that means Sephiroth is in the darkness lol

Thu 2009/02/19 00:35:59 JST (ID #494515)

reply to X-wingsZero's comment
prettypoison in Seattle, WA (Registered on 2009/03/16)
graphic designer, dog groomer
http://www.kilmerhansen.com

Beautiful photos. It's like looking inside a machine.

Thu 2009/03/26 08:10:36 JST (ID #534895)

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