3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

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I updated the main location page, thanks!
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I'm not sure if I will be heading back to England soon, I'd like to see a few other places if I were to travel (more Germany, France, Russia, Italy, Scotland, and the west US coast)
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I'm not sure if it's the reason, but someone once mentioned that his apartment was painted in the same fashion, and that it was used to enhance the natural light - the lighter top half was to brighten the room and the lower reduced glare. http://www.opacity.us/...on.htm#comment_24669
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Yes, most hospitals built before the 1950's had bomb shelters built into the basements of many solid concrete buildings. They are usually denoted by the yellow and black, three-triangle radiation signs that read "Fallout Shelter." Often, there are stretchers, barrels full of water, medical supplies, toiletries, and "survival crackers" that have since expired in these shelters.

This sign was quite different from the norm, perhaps it precedes the Cold War era...
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Some left-handed desks can be seen in the top right corner of this photo: http://www.opacity.us/image5533_the_tub.htm
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Most likely venting for air circulation, or an access hatch to install / repair the seats or platform.
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Whalom was demolished before I could get out there... I did get to shoot the remains of Lincoln Park in N. Dartmouth MA though.
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I'm really not sure, it looks like a light box used to illuminate x-rays; I suppose it could also be a diffused light for working with the table.
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These days, I only travel with the handful of people I trust with my life, or I go alone.
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I'd love to, but I don't think a wallpaper will work, unless your screen can be rotated vertically :-)
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No I didn't put the chain there.
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Dirt I believe...
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They are old lamps on the ceiling.
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A run of the mill medical cabinet.