1,244 Comments for Central Islip State Hospital

Only four feet high? That's weird.

I'd hate to have to wash all those little windows. Thanks for all the information, and the historical photos, Mr. Motts.

I was thinking the same thing - it must be freezing in winter!

Beautiful cover over the door!!

Fabulous - a new gallery!! Thanks.

Kinda reminds me of certain shrines and such that have small doors for the purpose of entering the room bowing or on your knees.

Wow! Those beds are hazardous now, and were hazardous when they were brand new on the psychiatric ward. Someone could easily hang themselves on them.

To get cloud trails in the daytime, you'll need to slow down the exposure for a few seconds; the longer you can keep the shutter open the longer the trails will get (also depends on how fast the clouds are moving). This can be done with filters on the lens and a tripod.

I used an infrared filter on the lens in this shot to be able to get an exposure for abut 30 seconds, as it cuts out most of the visible light spectrum. As a result, it makes a long exposure for cloud trails; it also darkens the blue of the sky and makes foliage appear white.

For long exposure daytime photos in color, I use a very dark ND filter which will also give you cloud trails without the infrared effect.

B R I C K: Such a good look indeed.

@Motts What did you do with your camera to have the clouds look like that?

Thanks for sharing these shots with us, Motts!

Sigh. So lovely.

Could be called Stool Life.

That is what I was thinking, Micki!

This one is my favorite. I would love to have a print of this!