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What no-one has yet pulled Carl up on is the physics of this. It's been made clear, both in this discussion and in previous ones, that the water is very dirty and polluted, that it's very shallow, and that the silt is exceedingly dangerous. Thus, I imagine that there is a limit to the angles one can achieve in photographing these desolate wrecks. From some of the pictures, it looks like Motts was in a motorboat of some sort. I doubt it would be possible to manouever completely round each of these hulls to achieve what Carl believes is s decent shot. He seems to forget that this isn't on land, where the photographer can position his subjects to achieve the perfect shot.

For myself, I think the standard of photography is very high, especially given the subject matter, and the condition of the places Motts photographs. I agree with the others; Motts has an eye for photographing subjects that bring out an emotional response.

Some of these shots amaze me with regard to the artistry of the masons' exquisite brickwork. A lost art, perhaps?

I meant Java (a name for coffee) and Maxwell House are my wake up call. Nothing more, nothing less.

they didn't enclose the marble in mesh?

hehehehe

Why? The guards don't really do shit anyway. They can't touch you or hold you, only chase and scare you. They're LAZY guards. You can walk right in without any problems or anything. It's the police you need to watch out for, but they usually don't go inside. Many of them are scared shitless to go in.

The Mangler...

If you enlarged the view out of the window to print size and edited out any signs of the room, that too would be a beautiful photo... oh, wait, I gotta go! My oatmeal's burning!

Lynne...

Am I the only one who notices that when guys started gettin the finger q year at 40 the whole scientific community was ascramble to come up with a blood test.... but women are still sticken thier legs in the air after 100 years...

Glad you clarified it was already in that condition...

I was gonna ask what kind of wallpaper stripper you use....

OK... Paramedic here... I get the traction idea...

what the Frik do they need the sturips for?

"Oh, wait - this was a TB sanitarium, not a mental health facility"

Which begs the question... why do we need traction in a TB facility?

I could think of a few good uses for that table and hooks .... but thats for another website.... ROFLMAO!

I love the lonely shelf with the light spilling onto it. Great shot Motts. I love your work!

They have tubs like these at a nursing home I worked at while I was going to nursing school. There were two kinds one was for muscle relaxation and the other was a walk-in-bath.

i believe that this is used to keep the ships tempeture for the engine at a average temp and not to high.