One of the few tings left in one piece at Runwell were the baths, both in the male and female wards. The curious thing was that the ladies had two baths in the same room where the guys had a bath and a shower. They make for good images, shiny tiles, decaying ceiling and moldy sides to the baths themselves.
I spent a bit of time with this shot, lining it up and making sure everything was okay. I neglected to see that although the camera was pointing at the exact middle of the room, it wasn’t IN the middle of the room, but pointing slightly to the left. this has annoyed me, but taught me the lesson of ensuring that everything is correct. Its something else on the mental checklist for next time. I’ve learnt from my mistake and will no doubt do it again, but hopefully less frequently!
A point of personal interest is that I have seen the same tiles (at the back of the room) in several different asylums . .how do I remember this – because we had them in our bathroom when I was a kid . . .now what does that say!!
Great work as always!
I’m insanely jealous of the Urbex playgrounds you have there. Over the bast couple of decades over here, several abandoned New England TB Sanatoriums and state run asylums have been demolished. Sadly, before my Urbex HDR days.
We have to work quickly Bob, they’re going quickly, as soon as the developers get hold of ’em that it – boarded and secure. My fave location has workers there from very early in the morning to late at night all week, so we expect to be caught and politely asked to leave.
Used as you must be, to laudatives comments, I, nevertheless, will add mines…
Your work has reached a kind of “projective” dimension…One has always wished at least once, to see how the other person sees the world and when looking at your work I could very well image an alien being looking at this world with these kind of eyes, fascinating by the glowing, subtle light and not at all interested by what we think is important…
But maybe you are an alient being… ;o)
Cheers from Paris, France.
Bruno