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There is something hauntingly beautiful about abandoned buildings.  Maybe it has something to do with the history held within their walls.  Maybe it’s the peacefulness of a building that has succumbed to time and the elements, long deserted by it’s previous occupants.  Well, apparently I’m not alone in my enjoyment of these monuments to times gone by.  There seems to be a fairly large contingent of people who take it upon themselves to document the decay of a generation of buildings gone by.  Heck, even Joe McNally spent a week photographing Ellis Island in all its abandoned glory.  Here’s a few images from time I spent in one such place.

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  1. Ken says:

    Nice shots and thanks for a good blog

    Ken

  2. LatFoto says:

    Interesting place ;-) .

  3. Udi says:

    Abandoned placed mix well with photowalking. This raise an idea to make group photowalks sessions at those places. I;d love to see how different folks will look at the same place. They can find decay but also hope.
    Great post

  4. I will begin by stating what will become obvious: I am not a photographer, just a photo-taker. I have lately become very interested in looking at *real* photographers’ artwork. If I remember correctly, I arrived at your place through a link from Jim Moore’s blog.

    I’ve enjoyed studying the photographs from your post today (especially the vine-covered broken window), but I have to wonder how much of what you’ve captured is caused from natural decay due to abaondonment and how much is caused by vandalism (i.e., lavatory photo – I tend to think there was some human involvement there).

    I very much enjoyed the softened “look” of your photographs (my apologies for lack of proper vocabulary to describe what I see).

    I’ve put your web site in my RSS feeds; I’ll be back for more and to browse your archives. Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

  5. P.S. Correction to my initial post: I just realized, after visiting Towner Jones’ site after I left here, that it was from his site that I picked up this link. I came over from his site to read your post on buying DSLR cameras, which I found very interesting and helpful. I currently “photo-take” with a Kodak DX4530 point and shoot. I am just full of f/stop, aperture, shutter speed, and telephoto lens envy!

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