140 Comments Posted by paul

Hass the appearance of some type of warship..given the bullring on the bow...the formal standing jack staff..and the Fairleads further along the focs'le.
Magnificent photo. Its really can be any ship we want it to be.

Have a look and see how they break ships in India and the far east. People power like an army of ants crawling ,cutting,hacking,and all the time the great beast is dying...

Amazing when one remembers the coplexities involved in ship building and now time and tide have rendered it all but useless. Something really sad about decaying and dying ships.

I think perhaps the best lone chair shot as of yet on the site - something about its position and colour evoke a feeling of loneliness yet an odd kind of contentment.

Certainly the best one - has a certain disturbing quality to it , given Candances' demeanour blended with the scratched walls, (not to mention the original bed used by a former patient) the image has such a gritty, stark setting which creates a scene of her in solitude and instability. On another level, her wings - symbolising an angelic quality, although seemingly challenged, have a curious interplay with the moon and stars painted on the door...

Great shot - Whilst capturing the spectacular architecture, the towers and arches assimilate the shape of the parking bays indicated in yellow on the ground, while in general the place seems very alone, the city lights in the background offer a contrast between the famous/infamous asylum now prohibited from human contact and the glow of civilisation seen beyond.

The mid - tone colour is unique, if a little cold. In addition, it may seem that patients were almost oblivious to the outside world, due to the several barred windows - as if they could aspire to a different environment yet could not go there. A simple yet effective, thought provoking shot.

Cool.. love the green kinda glow, has the colour of decay..!

Im relatively new to this site after seeing the boat graveyard featured in a magazine here in England, ive been fascinated by all the photos on this site ever since i was old enough to understand what happened at Chernobyl in 1986 and see the photos of the abandoned classrooms and now overgrown playgrounds, i find it heartbreaking that these once great buildings are now left as empty shells but Motts has a God given gift for preserving these sites and long may it continue!

Great shot, agrees with the eyes, one window for each to focus on; the position is so precise yet one can still imagine the beds on either side with patients suffering from who knows what ,the mood in here must have been something.

Very apt idea Motts, homing in on the gurney with morbid precision.

Deceptively simple - the tonal range and brick - like walls give the image a very cold look. As Motts observes above, the very fact that grates cover the window, securing patients inside, of whom many may have walked these stairs as well as staff over the years is equally as deep as any of Mott's other images, only with a more surfaced look.

The trash seen effectively undercuts the structural solidity around it.

A simple scene but perfect shot, leads the viewers eye up to the building in all its rustic look, framed by the tree branches captured.. on top of it all, the bright sky with clouds contrats greatly with the scene on the ground.

Excellent photograph.. almost disturbing. the very fact that someone was once constrained to this room and we see the bed they once slept in is a powerful aspect...