De Toekomst is a former strawboard factory in East Groningen, Scheemda. and was built in 1900 to bring economic prosperity to the region. Unfortunately, all did not work out as hoped and the production of strawboard was discontinued in 1968.
The factory fell into disrepair over time because the then owner did not perform any maintenance. In 2009, renovation work was finally started. However, many of the old machines can still be found in their original state, including this large wheel of a steam engine.
While exploring the factory, I discovered in a small dark corner in the back, this special vista towards the large factory hall. Although it was very dark from my vantage point, bright light shone in here from outside.
It was quite a challenge to make this view through not overexposed, without completely losing the details in the dark foreground. In the end, that requires a combination of several photos with different exposure levels.
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