4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

damn tall people

Absolutely beautiful, I love those soft colors!

Lockers for very tall people.

Maybe they colored the wards according to the patient's behavior and not the other way around.....

geezzzz, i wonder what kind of patient got to live in the wards that were painted black (besides Mick Jagger of course...)

This shot looks so amazingly institutional and frightening. I so love that you did this one in black and white, great effect.

Totally favorite Beatles Album of all time! That particular song though.. does get on the nerves just a wee bit.

The photography and infiltration is fantastic. Lest we start thinking badly of this place: Remember, this was a tunnel build of hard labor to find an ends to a means.... think of the man hours needed to build this crypt.
Now a days we do not worry about architecturally sound buildings or basements. We don't have foresight, nor commitment--our builders see fractual and cheap housing... Plop a structure on dirt and someone wiil materialize to buy it. Sad to say, D'at the trut! As we evolve, we digress.
Remember, what we see here will be gone soon. it is through people such as Mr. Motts that we can see architechure that wiil be one day revered.

Chris, thank you, I almost always use the natural colors of the environment - post manipulations are usually brightness and contrast adjustments.

Ah, Babara, Furbies! They are a pain-very noisy!

Anna, don't worry, dear: As Silkster40z said, a basement is just a place that creepy stuff has that everyone dislikes.

Your ability to evoke varying emotions to your shots is inspiring. Do you do any manipulation of your images after they are shot or is all of that color and texture from the ambient light?

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*kicks the floor and walks away*

lynne :-(

The taco club.
Whoa.
I mean.
-Whoa-.

The wispy light really MAKES this shot!