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Norwich Hospital for the Insane
Norwich Hospital for the Insane
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Challenge: Abandoned Buildings II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Norwich, CT
Date: Jan 15, 2008
Aperture: f10
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Urban, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jan 14, 2008

 inside one of the many abandoned buildings from this hospital complex over hundreds of acres. Was used for the mentally unstable from early 1900's to 1996. The hospital was known as a successful hospital where many folks were treated and received educations.

had to rest the camera on the window sill to get the slow shutter speed necessary.

PP- opened RAW in ACR. crop. layers for levels. curves layer to do acid treatment from Melethia's tutorial. black and white layer reduced to about 20% opacity. selective color layer to downplay green hue. Noise Ninja, shadows highlights. USM at large radius. resize, USM again. added border. saved for web

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 257
Avg (all users): 5.8292
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.7882
Avg (non-participants): 5.8516
Views since voting: 1408
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 240
Comments: 6
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 01/23/2008 06:06:43 AM
Steve! I love this one - very different from many of your entries and it really works. I think this was greatly underappreciated. I didn't get to vote, but I would have given this at least an 8. I have always wanted to go shoot at Norwich, but I was always afraid to have the security guys show up!

The composition and the way the doorways lead you into the darkness really adds to the metaphor.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2008 07:47:03 PM
these type of buildings intrigue me
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/18/2008 03:55:41 PM
Steve, I hope this is scoring well for you because it shows really well. I would have given it an 8. Great job!
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/18/2008 03:48:10 PM
Looks like a good spot for some of the people commenting on my entry!
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 01/16/2008 12:47:26 PM
this looks cool as shit i like this alot
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/16/2008 06:33:28 AM
Oh this is a good photo. I'm thinking that a B&W would have REALLY set this image off. Good luck with the challenge
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