106 Comments Posted by Keith

I assume you selectively coloured the exit signs? Or, messed about with the contrast? Either way, I love that little bit of red. It makes the whole photo work. You really have a fine eye for light and color. I wish I could pull off half the stuff you manage, but, alas, I just don't have the patience for it. Particularly, the whole light painting technique. Oy, what a headache that is to get right.

Yay! Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

It escaped! :oD

I figure they painted it to cut down on the glare. Based upon that old photograph of the room you can see how damn reflective all of that metal was.

Look at how sparkly it all used to be! But, the door is in the same position in both photographs. Which is eerie.

The chair does look kind of depressed. It needs a friend, I suspect.

When did punctuation become optional? Also, I think there is another Keith that posts comments. :o( But, all that aside, I enjoy this photograph for reasons I can't fully understand. It seems so metalic.

Hmm, well, I guess I wouldn't really call Byberry beautiful. Atleast, not in the sense that I would say many of the Victorian assylums were. It certainly has its own charm, but in a far more stark, sterile, utilitarian kind of way.

Mmm, very organic. Almost a watery feel. This photograph makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Yeah, I've had many a night where the world looked this way. But anyway, of your black and white stuff that I've seen, I like this one the best. Funny how some of the best stuff comes from mistakes. The first time I used my newest camera I was taking photographs in an abandoned hotel and they all came out with a yellow tint and quite grainy. It was a very interesting look, but I'd never be able to duplicate it again on purpose. In the words of Bob Ross, "We don't have mistakes in our world. In our world, we only have 'happy accidents.'"

You know, I generally hate vandalism with a passion, but I don't mind it in this picture for some reason. To be honest, it reminds me of a carnival. I don't know why.

Anyone got diving equipment and the know how to use it? This should be explored. It's the final frontier.

Yes, it's still used for depression, no I wouldn't be surprised that the "mouth gags" were used for something other than ECT. But, hey, what do I know? Fortunately, my TB test came up negative last year. :oD

My grandfather is in a veteran's center, and, yeah, he gets "restrained". Voluntarilly, I might add. He was shot in the leg in WWII, fell and broke his hip about 10 years ago, and has had multiple strokes since then. He's fairly alert and lively, but he used to fall out of his wheelchair quite a bit, and by this time he's too uncoordinated to stand up. The one time he sneezed, fell out of the chair, and ended up on the floor for almost a half hour or so before someone found him. After that, he absolutely demanded they belt him to that chair. So, yeah, it kind of makes me laugh every time someone automatically assumes that restraints are always bad. My grandfather had to fight to get them to belt him in. Same for when he's in bed. He tends to sleepwalk, which is trouble considering he can't walk or balance anymore. One night he had a dream he was going for a walk to pay his taxes. Ended up getting out of bed in his sleep and taking a nasty fall. They had to amputate two of his toes because of it. Ever since then, they build this whole complicated fortress of blankets and pillows around him in bed so he can't accidentally roll himself out of it. He wants them to strap him to the bed, but apparently they are afraid to go that far due to legal issues. So, I mean, yeah... If I was staying briefly in a sleep clinic for something like sleep-walking, I'd probably demand they put me in some light restraints at night. Hey, it's better than sedating me every night, and I certainly wouldn't want to go on a midnight sleep-hike out to some busy road or something.

There is definitely radioactive material in most X-RAY machines, but one would assume they remove it when the machine is no longer active. I really can't imagine they would leave something like that behind. Most machines in the UK that have been abandoned have some kind of notice though that the dangerous materials have been removed.