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It's really freaky if your the only one walking by it not knowing what it is and out of the corner of your eye you see something move only it's your reflection. ( I don't know if it's a mirror or not but it looks like it could be one)

We haven't heard back from him yet but it is a long shot anyway. They went up there and were just driving around when they were pulled over. They told him they were from Rhode Island and got away with it but man, security is so f*cking tight! You wanna know when he gets back to us?

Hahaha Barry that is a rather good point hou make there (slaps head in frustration!)

Sadly with every stupid shortsighted housing boom the list of beautiful buildings grows shorter... we are in the grip of a property speculation bubble in the UK which has led to 15,000 new apartments being constructed in my city in the last five years. Most of them are too small to live in comfortably, priced too high for the young city workers and professionals for whom they were intended, andmany beautiful buildings have been destroyed or disfigured in the process. Most of them are owned by investment companies who sell them on for crazy profit.

In ten years time I wonder if some of them will be demolished already and others, the subjects of urban exploration websites?

Carl, I bet you're a hoot at parties! Lighten up, like Angelwolf said, people do far more dangerous activities everyday than urban exploration. Isn't it all about measuring the risks, assessing the situation - in other words thinking for one's self? This nannying approach is seeping into every aspect of life and it bothers me, the idea that we shouldn't ever take a calculated risk, instead obeying every warning sign and piece of health advice from those who 'know better'.

And I like Motts' technique. It appeals to the Goth in me. Most of these subjects don't lend themselves to bright lighting. Atmosphere is every bit as important as detail. These images aren't intended to be scientific studies of dead items, they're meant to give the viewer a taste of being in the photographer's shoes, experiencing his feelings. That's my impression anyway... feel free to correct me :-)

And you are surprised because..........................?

i suppose race car drivers should all quit their jobs too. not to mention that evil evel knievel! and to think that i admired his amazing feats! it's a wonder i'm alive today, huh?

no, motts is bringing to us something that would otherwise be unaccessable to most of us. i've seen much more dangerous stunts in "g" movies, in primetime tv, and even on commercials. even without the clear disclaimer it all comes down to personal responsibility, something that's grossly overlooked, and sometimes even blatantly ingored, in this day and age. it's up to the individual to either live responsibly or become a potential recipient of the darwin awards.

http://opacity.us/disclaimer/

Alternate title for this image could easily be:
"Reality Theater" meaning, reality is often times more harsh than a movie or a play.

The date of the photo would be of interest given the attitude toward people who were gay back 'in the day'. Before the American Psychiatric Association (A.P.A.) denounced the belief homosexuality was considered a mental disorder, it was common for gay people to be admitted into such establishments. Being gay myself, I'm very glad that isn't the case. Otherwise, it might have well been a drawing of my own making! It would be interesting to know how many gay people were victims of this ignorance in the past. You're probably looking at a drawing created by a perfectly sane person who was forced into the confusion that ignorance only brings!

The photographer of all these needs to learn the first rule of taking pics: put the sun behind you so the light is on the subject! Most of these are too dark to see any real details. If you're going to fight the lighting, open up the lens and let the background wash out enough to get some detail in the foreground--or come back another day when the light is at the proper angle for taking decent photos with some detail showing!
Plus its dangerous to be giving people who have no common sense the idea of going out there and actually climbing onto this junk. Someone will get badly injured or killed very quickly! You need to think about how you'll feel if that happens, knowing the person might not have done it except that you gave him/her a public-posted idea that this is okey to be doing!

For some reason, this image reminds me of some of the scenes from the movie Blair Witch 2. It reminds me of the entrance and the first time the old factory is introduced in the script.

Didn't read all the comments...

Red was used to signify the most mentally deranged of patients until they later found out that red induces violence... They even used red straight jackets for the most extreme cases... When it was discovered that red infact induced violence they immediately stopped the use of it.

It's just pretending...

szlyczne :)