Wow, that place does not look safe at all.

You learn how to check floors when you spend enough time in places like this. :)

Wow. That's really cool! The light is really fun in this.

Thanks! This place always comes out mint green or purple with long exposures. I wish the colors were a little darker, but I do as little post edit as I can.

Even with RAW and some white balance correction in PS?

I could, but I'll keep it natural. :)

*Chuckles a little* Silly wuffers. I don't see white balance as that much of a post edit option, especially since it's so hard to get correct on the camera body most of the time.

True. :) *Nuzz* I actually discovered that I've been shooting in Canon's 'standard' image processing, which is a custom preset exposure. I'll be shooting in 'Faithful' which is completely untouched. I think I'll have better luck with that.

Pshhh, Cannon. :P

*Bite* :D

One of these days I gotta join up with you guys and go visit these places

Sure! :) Come on up!

Well where and when? My scheduale is a bit wierd cause I work Saturdays

yay for Hudson

Yay for fox sized holes in the floor. ;)

wow o.o; big gaping hole.....Goatse

Eww. :P

sauce

rapture

Bowf. :)

You find the greatest dilapidated buildings, and then you take such good photos of them! *is jealous*

Thank you! Don't be jealous; find some around you. I'll bet there's more than you know close by.

*sighs and rubs eyes*

This is why I have grey chest hairs.

Thats actually because the pigment cells in your hair follicles die, the level of melanin in the hair decreases, and it turns gray.

But I still <3 you!! Chest hair is hot.

If I didn't know better I'd think this was some kind of elaborate movie set. Creepy and dilapidated, but strangely beautiful.

^^ Thank you.

Jesus...where does this stuff stand?

NY state. This is going to be a large hotel very soon, of which I plan to stay in and take photos of afterwards. :) The exterior is amazing (photos of that coming soon).

Right ^^

Heh, I thought at first that it was water on the floor reflecting the ceiling, but it's a hole there...
Awesome light too, how long was the exposure time?

Eh, forgot, it's all in the image properties... =)
"Exposure time: 25"

.. I should read ahead. :D

This was a 25 second exposure.

I love huge holes.....

What would you have done if I fell in?

Taken you hoodie? I was cold. ^^

Ahh. That must be the hallway where they took the non-insured patients.
*rimshot is heard off stage left*

Haha, good one.

whose ladder?

Mine? Only way to get up to that other side. :)

it's so awesome that you guys have a little furry urbex crew of sorts =3 I need to get my tail over to the New England area sometime, we have some cool places here in Detroit but I have seen so much amazing stuff from your area *wags* what kind of camera are you using btw? I would love to shoot some 4x5 in some of the places I go but those things are so heavy x_x

If you're serious about coming this way, please let me know. I'd be happy to meet up! I just started shooting with a Canon Rebel XTi, and I've got an old Minolta 70's film camera.

Its worth lugging the weight around if you can! These are dirty places though; I take serious time cleaning my equipment after each trip.

Yeah dude, I definitely have been thinking about it for this summer, that would be killer to have someone who knows their way around! ^^

Nice, I've got the Canon 20D for now, I really want a new film slr though =/ my old Minolta sucks lol.

Yeah I have been some filthy places myself, heheh, usually carry at least a dust mask on me :P

anyways, I've added ya to my AIM list, mine is Wolven Loser, hope to talk to ya sometime soon =]

I got you! I'd love to have you this way too. We'll figure something out. :)

Wonderful work :D i really love pics like these, they have charm and something that just keeps me interested.

Thank you! :3