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So, plenty more to come. Provided I don't get distracted.

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All I really have to say is there are few better things to do on a Monday morning than smoke on the roof of an actively secure facility, and end the day standing in the edge of the ocean with cold pizza waiting in the car. And smoking again.

Norwich is not exactly a one trick pony, so expect more.

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Possible upcoming projects? I'd like to get into some fetish stuff, both modeling and photographing. We'll see.

Also, it's worth mentioning that there was a fire at Pleasure Beach not more than a few days after I was last there. The guy they caught and are charging with arson apparently got totz high on pot, climbed one of the radio towers, and was tossing the airplane signal lights down before setting the fire. I'd like to shake that man's hand.

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Fuck you, scanner, in the immortal words of my roommate. Fuck you.

So maybe, someday, you'll find out just what I captured in that abandoned power plant, just me and my roommate and the wolf in the rafters and a number of construction workers taping things up. MAYBE

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Maybe in a couple weeks. I have a backlog of film from Cape Elizabeth and an abandoned drive-in, maybe a couple shots of Parson's or other stuff. When classes get going again I'll have a chance to process them myself.

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Sorry for the brevity, but I've slept half an hour in the past 31 hours and I'm so not feeling chatty, as happy as I feel. I made new friends and breathed stuff I shouldn't have and ate some McDonalds and blah blah blah.

Just enjoy the new photos. I didn't exactly bring my A-game today, but they're alright.

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Big plans are in the works for Saturday, and I'm already well-stocked on Kodak Professional 400CN and Kodak Gold 200 (that is...I could afford to buy one of each). Unfortunately CVS seems to have made the crucial decision to stop carrying 400TX. Their loss. I guess I'll just start buying film off Adorama now.

At any rate, I haven't been totally bored out of my mind...After a couple years of being completely indifferent, I noticed an abandoned drive-in screen in CT. Nothing too exciting but worth a couple B&W shots. Used a red filter over 400TX, and hopefully an entire half of the exposure won't be black.

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I have an urge to do some painting after I found some canvas boards. Maybe abandonment art?

Also in the process of designing a tattoo for myself...Too bad I have no idea what I'm doing!

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I have to say, I still don't like digital. That is to say, I haven't liked it much since I started shooting film and this just confirms it. Film is so much easier when you really sit down and compare them. Here I was, sitting around and whining in my head about the level of grain in my photos from tonight, and I just now realized I never even bothered to change the ISO. When you have a roll of 400 speed film, you don't have to think about that. And so I didn't.

Oh well. Looking forward to shooting more film when I have time.

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Hopefully in the coming weeks I'll be getting the chance to do Hudson again. Then at least I'll have new stuff. I don't think many people actually keep track of me here but if you do, be patient! I'm still awesome. Just busy being awesome with pottery.

If I do in fact get out to Hudson, I would love to experiment more with my red lens filter and BW film. I love the pinkish hue it gets. Feel free to give me feedback.

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So, if you see a print you like, I will sell it to you privately. The average 8x10 is $15-$20 but that price can vary if you want a different size.

I'm still updating with photos from Worcester. There was a third trip but enjoy the photos because I don't think there will ever be a fourth. You know how that goes. Otherwise, don't expect much more from me via exploring, since I am at school for the semester.

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This time I had the help of Kodak Gold 200 film, and some kind of Kodak chromogenic B&W 400 film, and my new cable shutter release. Awesome? Very yes. Now I just need to work on focusing in pitch black surroundings...

Uploads coming soon after I resize everything.

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I'm not particularly thrilled with the WSH shots I'm uploading, mostly because I took them with my Olympus just so I could have photos right away. Technically they really suck, but they're growing on me.

Getting a set of colour photos from my Pentax tomorrow, unfortunately my B&W set is going to take a week to develop at the shop. Let's hope they look lovely!

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Though I'm working on a fictionized version of my Hudson River State Hospital adventure for class. Maybe I'll toss it up as creative writing when I'm done.

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Please feel free to view my photos and/or vote for them. You don't even have to vote if you don't want to, I get points just for views.

Also, ignore the random code and smilies. Just click the link.

[link]PIMEMAIL&isep=1&bapi=100640&bvi=5687083

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On a related note, there doesn't seem to be much going on in the way of demolition or even abatement yet. Still the same as ever. I'm assuming they still want to rip her down by January but I'm skeptical enough to at least hope for one more (last) visit or delayed demo.

"A drink for the horror that I'm in, for the good guys, and the bad guys, for the monsters that I've been. Three cheers for tyranny, unapologetic apathy, 'cause there ain't no way that I'm coming back again."

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Belchertown State School is to be no more within a few short months.

Demolition is expected to run until the winter, then building starts in January. The rumour mill is cranking out whispers that abatement has already begun.

The fellows and I are heading out soon to give her a goodbye, a farewell tour (we are actually giving someone a tour, apparently). I expect to take photos of all the goodies I've missed and will miss...The underground basketball court, the cozy dusted tunnels, maybe even that walk-through autoclave.

I'll be mourning the old girl when they strip her of her charm. She might have been ugly but she was damn fascinating.

"This is repetitive, but nothing has changed."

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Enjoy.

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I just entered a scholarship contest, and I need your help, folks!

The necessary task for the scholarship was to write a blog entry about the usual cheesy subject. I'm fairly certain I won't win by brute force (or overall score), but there is another scholarship based on how "viral" I can get my blog. If enough people view and vote for that entry, I can possibly win a few hundred bucks. And I really need the cash.

You don't even have to read it, just hit the little yellow "vote" button. Here's the link to the blog entry: [link]PIMEMAIL

If you have a few spare seconds, please help me out! I may even bake you cookies.

I should mention this bit from Justin's experience with the website:

"To vote as a guest you go to rate/review this content then the option comes up of entering as a guest."

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If you genuinely enjoy my photos but think dA's prints are too expensive, I do have an Etsy account where I'm selling them for much less (around $15, depending on the size and whether it's matted). Drop me a line or leave a comment if you're interested. ]]> ~ClockTowerEstate http://ClockTowerEstate.deviantart.com/journal/13429466/ http://ClockTowerEstate.deviantart.com/journal/13429466/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:23:43 PDT
My interiors aren't much better than the exteriors from a couple months ago. It was dark most of the time so I attempted light painting, but once again, my camera couldn't handle the work. They might look better after minor tweaking, but we'll see.

Possibly more photos happening today, but I'm not sure on that.

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Well, you better get 'em while they're hot...literally. The administration and south wing sections of the abandoned hospital burned last night, they looked pretty wrecked from the pictures I've seen. Anything that you'll see in my photos is most likely ash now.

Anyway, I'm pretty depressed about the whole situation, so buying a print might cheer me up.

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At least...look at them or something. Browse the gallery to check them out.

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Besides that it was hot, humid, we walked miles, and another explorer recognized me from Opacity. That's not creepy at all.

So enjoy the photos, sucky though they may be.

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There's a certain quality about B&W photos, especially the way I do them. This is why I've put the latest one ("Drawers") in the Macabre category. It's a bit more than just an architectural interior or a miscellaneous.

Can't always be about colours, you know.

Look forward to a new set after the upcoming weekend, if I'm lucky.

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The goal of the trip was a well-known abandoned mental hospital - I hesitate to name names since my boyfriend discourages that sort of behaviour, and I'd hate for some punk kid to find his death in there. At any rate, expect plenty of decay and some pretty colours.

This is also one more trip I have under my belt that's convinced me I need a new camera. The colours may be pretty but that's not good enough. I can do much better than what I'm working here.

But I hope the pictures are enjoyable enough as it is.

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Other than that, nothing new. Heading out to NY again this weekend to grab some shots, can't wait! Then my page won't be so stale. Maybe I'll do some self-portraits at the same time. I won't reveal where I'm going yet, but if I get some really fantastic shots, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a look! Who knows, you might even like his photos.

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Hopefully another excursion to NY is in the works...It's planned and all, just a matter of whether my parents let me run off to NY for a second time with a couple of sketchy guys...for an overnight trip. And there's really no way to white lie my way out of that one - it's fairly obvious we mean to explore for our photos.

But anyway. Here's to hoping I get out there soon, I need photos!

(Btw, my "Christina" deviation looks a little dark, I found some discrepancies between Photoshop and every other program I used to open it...Does it look dark to you?)

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Though it's worth mentioning that BSS gave me a few exploring milestones - today I climbed a ladder for the first time (in my life, I believe), and it was my first time inside a state institution. Hooray.

Today's two sets aren't overall my best work, in my opinion, but maybe I can manage something with them. I got a few shots that I think are fantastic.

Have fun with them!

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It's not just the fear of getting caught by security, or falling through a floor, or running into the occasional meth lab accompanied by ornery hobo.

I'm sincerely afraid that I'll be caught and hauled out of there (or have to haul ass instead) before I get a chance to take all my photos. Like I'll have 5 and suddenly discover footsteps or a police car.

It would be nice to know I'm not the only one who feels this way...

I'm always told that art is about process, not product, but isn't it a hell of a feeling to come out of an abandoned site, unscathed and free, and knowing you have 100 photos sitting in your camera? I feel so accomplished and satisfied with that. Then I go home and clean them up, show them off, and itch and scratch to do it all over again.

Sounds like I'm all about the photos and not the exploring, but I really feel I'm at my best when I have an abandonment to work with. Trees and crochet hooks are nice but I feel more satisfaction from a picture of an old chair. Maybe I like the aforementioned adrenaline kick.

I hope I get all my photos on Saturday.

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The only thing that could have made me happier than those stickers (this week, at least) was to receive an email from someone at Pantheon saying that they and Mark loved my contest submission so much, they want to use it as part of the new collage (on the coverflaps) for the paperback edition of OR. I'm so excited!

It doesn't seem like a hell of a lot to most people, I'm sure. And I don't even really consider it any kind of jump start to getting my photography known (even though yes, my name is going to be credited). It's just...my favourite author, one of my favourite novels, I didn't get to be a part of its creation the first time...hell, it's something, at least!

At least someone gives that much of a damn about one of my photos!

]]> ~ClockTowerEstate http://ClockTowerEstate.deviantart.com/journal/12337341/ http://ClockTowerEstate.deviantart.com/journal/12337341/ Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:11:30 PDT
I'm starting to get worried about its impending demolition so I find it only appropriate to actually care about my photos of it. Some of them are rather nice photos, too.

Maybe it's just my sad attempt at some kind of an early tribute. I just hope I can get some new ones soon enough.

Enjoy them, at any rate.

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