Abandoned Places

[Artograph]

Wow.....awesome.

 

[hankejp]

Nice shots. Very crisp looking.

 

[Big Bully]

Hurry up and get in there.

I will get in there one of these days. I barely got up the nerve to take the pictures due to the building being on the main drag in town. aka busy busy street. I wonder if I could get someone to go with me. hmmm

lol, I second that! But I don't see anything with those windows...just tattered window coverings. Dunno...it is early and under a lot of stress..

I don't think there is anything in the windows, they are just tattered and creepy looking. And when they blow in the wind they look really cool. :mrgreen:


Double H!!!! :hail::hail:I really wish I could learn from you!!:study: You my friend amaze me constantly! WOW!! I mean seriously.. WOW!!

 

[Hawaii Five-O]

Hmm what is that IBM grenade looking thing? And why is there a morgue in that psych hospital !!

Its kind of fuuny how shoes and dishes and stuff get left behind

 

[Double H]

Hmm what is that IBM grenade looking thing? And why is there a morgue in that psych hospital !!

Its kind of fuuny how shoes and dishes and stuff get left behind

That IBM grenade looking thing is a typewriter ball from a thing called an electric typewriter. Ancient, I know.

At one time most Psych hospitals housed thousands of patients, had hundreds of buildings, and quite often, death. The places were all state-run, and they were made to be self-sufficient, some actually having patients take care of gardens and livestock.

 

[Pugs]

Thanks everyone for the great comments. i am still waiting to resolve some issues with my doublehmedia domain, so the psych pics will have to wait.
For now, here is Raymark Raybestos, photographed in her final days. As a high-school student in the town where this plant sustained a lot of jobs, I can still remember the smell of asbestos manufacturing. At one time this company had the largest contract with the US military during WWII as a supplier of brake linings for military vehicles. After too many asbestos and cancer lawsuits in the ’90s, Raymark of Manheim, PA shut down for good. Only the Laboratory building still stands today, the rest was razed two years ago. Enjoy. (pardon the different borders and such)

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Number 7... WOW!! Simply awesome.

Number 10... I love the textures, lines and angles. Just wishing for a little more depth of field

 

[Pugs]

Ok, I hope I'm not breaking major laws here on the forums, but without further adeu, a certain Psychiatric Hospital somewhere in New York state. I shot all images using my Nikon 10.5mm. The title of this gallery is "Focal Edema"

Entirely a personal thing here as I can see that these shots are technically well exposed and well composed... For the most part, I cannot stand barrel distortion, even when intentionally and artistically done. It actually hurts my eye and makes me a bit queasy. There've been maybe less than ten fisheye photos that I've ever seen that I've actually liked.

Some of these shots, I would have loved to see with a standard lens as they are incredibly composed with absolutely wonderful subject matter. Numbers 1 and 2 for instance, are fantastic! I love the shapes, lines, symmetry, and chaos of number 7. And number 10 is just eerie and beautiful at the same time.

I just literally get a headache and a little nauseous trying to look at barrel distorted images, especially when they get into the fisheye realm.

 

[Big Bully]

I actually thought it was cool.. But then again I have no idea as to how he did it. I thought it was kind of weird that the walls seemed to be caving in. But soo cool at the same time.

 

[joecoulsonphotography]

:hail: to DoubleH simply stunning vision.

 

[bradster76]

Great work there, Double! :thumbup: Man, I wish I could have some time to explore, but don't right now. Can't even get over 28 miles away to see an old nursing home. Anyways, is that hospital the one I'm thinking it is?? Send me a pm, please Double.

 

[Double H]

Thanks everyone. I used the fisheye at the psych hospital because I
wanted to make the viewer almost feel what a patient doped up on drugs and drooling from the electro-therapy might have felt. Perhaps there was a patient, or several, who saw things like this. Bully, you mentioned the walls felt like they were caving in. This is what those patients must have felt sometimes as well.

bradster, I may get out once a month, if I am lucky. And that's only if I get cranky enough from not shooting this type of work hat my wife packs my camera bag for me and sends me to the nearest location with enough coffee to last all day. I'll pm you.

 

[bradster76]

LOL, you get out more than I do, lately!! :lmao::lmao: Seriously, I know how you feel. Time is of the essence. Thanks for the info...:thumbup:

 

[ferny]

Ok, here's some more snaps. I think I'll go and revisit some of these places with a tripod!


First ones were a revisit with someone else to show them the building. It's the same as the one I posted earlier with the hole in the floor.

Food for the homeless...

Fear the hatbox of mould!

Mmm, lightbulb pie.

 

[bradster76]

Lol, bet them eggs smelled mmm, mmm, good! :lmao:

 

[Double H]

Yea, love the smell of sulfer. That mold looked tasty too. Did you have a respirator?

Former York County Prison. Got a personal tour from the owner with a group of exploring buddies of mine. Enjoy!

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4 gallows - spectators sat in the screened off section to the right, prisoner fell through hole in floor, neck snaps

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7 part of the Warden's quarters, yes he actually lived inside the prison

8 view from the roof

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10 more warden's quarters