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The light and angle this shot was taken, to me, makes the cherub look sinister. I think it is the way the shadows fall at the top of his eyes- like he is scowling. That or he is determined. Cherubs and angels are after all the warriors of God and not always the cute child-like characters they are always portrayed to be. Anyway- beautiful shot Motts. I have become quite a fan of yours and have sent the Opacity web page link to all my close friends.

They're really nice looking too... Brass, maybe?

Anyone know what the P & A stand for?

nice job motts

Mr. Motts I really hope you and your crew keep your own safety in mind when exploring places. This is truly scary O.O

Am I reading this correctly?

To me it states that the Maintenance division has only gone 82 days without an accident but the machine shop has been over 1880?

If I were to have seen this picture, alone, and not on this site, I would have sworn it was from a prison. It reminds me of the old prison numbers, just the way the yellow is such contrast to the blue. Maybe I'm alone on this one.

What a fantastic gallery, Motts. Thank you for sharing this beautiful location with us.

//I believe the religious symbol stands for 'in his service.' I say this because the saying can still be found inscribed around the pulpit and display pieces in many churches today.//


IHS are the first three letters of the word "Jesus" in Greek, as Motts pointed out above. That's why it's seen in many churches today. I have also heard that it's from the Latin "Iesus Hominum Salvator", or "Jesus, Savior of Men."

What you're describing it as is a backronym.

I would love a wallpaper of this, it's absolutely amazing.

It's the first photo I've seen that has made me jump back in my chair.

I'm not a claustrophobic person at all, but, I think a room with a wall leading to a door like this would definitely make me that way at least a little bit.

It makes sense to have it for security, but, it seems very vertigo inducing to me.

This may be an incredibly stupid question, but, was this on the first floor? I'm thinking it's not as the trees outside don't appear to be near trunk level.

Second part of "stupid question" if this is not on the ground level, was there at least a fire escape behind the windows?

Absolutely amazing. Truly beautiful

Wow.... Just wow...

Absolutely gorgeous. Wow...

I just came across this site at work, and I must say, of all the pictures I have seen, this set, by far, is the most interesting to me. It would be surreal to be inside of an abandoned place, and see something like this.

Keep up the good work Motts