Wednesday, July 1, 2009

This year, for my birthday, Shauna and I visited Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. I was able to take a lot... LOT of very interesting photos. It's amazing the interesting and diverse, unexpected colors that appear in an abandoned prison. It rains, minerals leach out of the rock, stone, and plumbing, and settle out where they may. This photo, I think, is particularily interesting. Of course, you notice some of these unusual pastel colors on the walls, a combination of old paint and rain. The vine-like structure on the back wall is actually a tree root that is growing out of the skylight. What makes this photo very interesting to me is that this room exists in the total absence of light. I reached a very small digital camera around a gap in the door, turned on the flash, and pressed the button. It's the only way to actually see what's in this prison cell. Creepy!
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