Sunday, September 6, 2009

Hidden Eyes Watching and Waiting


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35 comments:

Anonymous said...

Suitably sombre and cheerless for such an institution - but an excellent subject.

Anonymous said...

James... this photo is BRILLIANT!!!!! Wow!

xoxoxoxo
Donna M

Unknown said...

That is a very good shot. I like it taken from behind a fence, blurring the fence but focusing on the object outside. Great shot. Foo
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anemonen said...

Yes there are one puppy nearby in our barn:-)

Cezar and Léia said...

wow it looks like a prison (? )!
Beautiful b & w!
Léia

airplane5312 said...

Wow, really love this shot. Very imposing.

Rune Eide said...

One can Hear "Folsom Prison Blues". Amazing picture - I'm impressed.

AnneKa said...

Prison? Looks like it. This is a really great photo.

Cheryl said...

This photo speaks volumes to me! Wow, you captured the subject perfectly.

Miranda said...

Very nice shot!!

Annie Bear said...

This is a melancholy view of a gloomy subject. It really gives an idea of what it may have been like to have resided there. The lighting is very appropriate. This picture gives me the shivers.

Unknown said...

So haunting. Beautiful!

VP said...

This remind me of Piranesi's prints of prisons, modern version.

Anonymous said...

Wow, you've really conveyed the wretched misery of prison here.

Anonymous said...

Is this a prison? Looks very scary! Wouldn't like to be there in the dark!

Kilauea Poetry said...

I like everything about it..something I don't see often too. Your eyes take quite a bit in-Nice capture-

Inday said...

This looks eerie in black and white James. You can tell the ghostly mood in this picture. Thanks for making me laugh over your comment left in my Weekend Memoirs.

I only sing when there's no one there. Neighbours can hear a sprite singing but they can't see who and have no way of knowing. :)

Ebie said...

Very eerie, but I love the composition and the title!

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Hilda said...

Goodness, where is this? It looks like a prison! Dreary and hopeless, but a fantastic photo!

Sunny said...

Great photography ! The photo looks like how I feel some times...trapped!

Luis Gomez said...

Beautiful image!

Kcalpesh said...

Very thoughtful & Creative! Nicely done monochrome shot!

Sunny said...

This is an excellent picture but it gives me the chills.
Sunny :)

Daryl said...

Spooky place

TYRA Hallsénius Lindhe said...

Good work, where is it from.

Calico Crazy said...

Fantastic photo, just not a place I would like to spend much time, too creepy.

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Rob said...

What a grand image; ominous, but spectacular!

Lowell said...

Just a little scary, James. Is it a prison?

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

what a captivating image. truly stunning and causes one to think. I also liked your fourth photo. Your technique and effects made it an excellent photo also. I am going to check out your Chinatown photos next. I started a series today on my website from my photography tour. It was quite an interesting trip to the slot canyon and Vermillion Cliffs. Also, if you like travel photos, we have posted action photos from Buenos Aires, Argentina on our travel photo site, www.vivalavoyage.com. Happy Monday!

The Gilje Crew said...

Great photo! Love how it captures emotion. Nice work!

Lois said...

Fabulous shot! You captured the mood of this place perfectly.

Carver said...

What an interesting shot. The light at the end of the tunnel seen through a fence.

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

O this is a marvellous shot - great perspective.

michael bird said...

Striking photo of a place I am happy to see from the outside only.

Les Barr said...

While "snooping" thru your Blog and observing your great Photo's, I happen to come across this one of what looks to me like the interior of the Eastern State Penitentiary, but not sure. This is one place that I'd like to visit in the near future. I've been to Independence Park twice, and toured the ole' battleship that I was with for a short time in Vietnam.

I have read many times that this ole' Prison is very haunted by inmates who have died there. Just to look at the ole' place must give you a creepy sense of so much History that has happened there.

Stay well.
Les