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nice photos thanks for posting.

this structure is massive

hey motts is the tree on the left really leaning like that or is that from the wides angle?

i love the infrared pix. need to get and old camera to convert.

That is so lucky, it really made these shots special. I love the shots you took looking up at the buildings from the ground. You can't see where the building ends because of the fog, it looks like it just stretches on forever. So far, I think the fog shots are my favorite.

That makes sense. On first glance it doesn't appear as old as some of the other buildings because it's so straightforward, but it being built during the depression deffinately had a lot to do with that.

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It was given to me a long time ago by a friend, not sure why. Just kind of stuck!

I can't even put into words how sad this photo makes me feel. Like a lonely child no one wants to play with. It makes me think of my miserable childhood, for some reason. I guess cuz I was the lonely child no one wanted to play with.

It is a utilitarian design - built for efficiency. Most psychiatric hospitals had turned away from the elegant designs of the 19th century as they proved to be costly to construct and maintain, as well as inefficient and even dangerous for both staff and patients (for ex. blind corners). This building was also constructed in 1939, right at the tail end of the Great Depression, and I'm sure funding was a concern.

There is some nice stone and brick work up on the roof line of this building though: http://www.opacity.us/..._oval_and_facade.htm

What happened to the celing tiles, I wonder? It looks like a drop celing with the grid that holds the tiles in place, but they are nowhere to be seen in the photo.

Converting vertical photos to wallpapers really doesn't work too well, as so much of the image gets lost in the crop... but I'm glad you like it, thank you.

mammabear - I had planned to visit the hospital on xmas morning, but the fog was a very fortunate turn of events.

I love the contrast of that beautiful sky behind the wasteland.

What a contrast to the earlier shots. Those were so damp and dreary, this feels so crisp and dry.

Mr. Motts, I have a question totally unrelated to your photography...How did you pick the name Motts as an alias? Do you just really love applesauce or something?