Prison Pictures Part Two

Hello, everyone! As you may remember, last Saturday, I posted the first half of my pictures from that old abandoned prisonhttp://dreams-dragons.blogspot.com/2012/09/prison-pictures-part-1.html. Well, today I'm posting the rest: the pictures from the maximum security area! This area was all cellblocks and a dining hall/kitchen (which wasn't particularly interesting to me). The person in charge of the field trip was careful to warn everyone not to accidentally close the cell doors. If you did, it would be pretty hard to get you out. Anyway, on with the pictures!

This is the first cellblock we explored. For the record, the lighting was not as creepy as it (hopefully) appears in the photo. It actually wasn't very creepy at all in that particular area.

The Bible in this picture is mine; I brought it in for the express purpose of taking this kind of picture.Just wanted to clarify since it shows up in several other pictures. (And because when Daddy saw my pictures, he though I'd found it somewhere and wanted to know where.)

In one of the buildings, I saw a doorway that led to darkness. (It would be the first of many.) The only thing I could see was this sink. I thought it looked interesting, so i took a picture.

Another picture with my Bible, the first of three versions of the same shot. The white stuff is peeling paint from off the ceiling.

 

In one of the buildings, I noticed a clock that had fallen onto the floor. If I do anything with this one, I think I'll call it "Lost Time" or something to that effect.

The third and final set of Bible pictures. They're the same setup as the first Bible picture I posted, just a different cellblock and a different angle.

And this is a list of names I found in front of one of those cellblocks. I'm guessing they're names of the prisoners who once were kept there, though I really don't know.

Well, that's about it. Thanks for reading, and I hope you liked my pictures!

-Sarah

Prison Pictures Part 1

Hey'a, everyone! Guess where I spent this morning? The answer: at a photography field trip to an old abandoned prison with Daddy and several members of the photo club we go to! This prison is sometimes opened for groups to go take pictures of. It was a really interesting experience. We were taking pictures from 9 to 12, so I got a ton of photos. Because of this, I'll be posting my pictures in two parts: one tonight and the next on Monday.

The prison was divided into two sections: the minimum security area (which had dormitories instead of cells) and the maximum security area (which was more along the lines of what I was expecting). We started in the minimum security area, where we stayed until 10:30. It was all very dilapidated and broken down, which made for lots of pictures. Like this one:

 

This is actually an HDR of the inside of a water fountain. I thought it looked rather interesting, thus why I took the picture.

On several of the walls in the dormitories, there were areas where it looked like newspapers had been glued to the walls. Since there were puzzle pieces on top of the newspaper, Daddy thinks that the prisoners used the newspaper to attach the puzzles to the wall.

When I went to take a picture of the windows, I noticed that one of the panes had black stuff all over it. I thought it made for a more interesting picture.

These, obviously, are drawers that were in a building that seemed to be some kind of recreation-type area for the people in prison there. 

A cot on which a locker-type thing had fallen. 

On one of the cots, there was this little milk carton. I think it was empty, though I'm not entirely sure. I don't think I want to know how long it was there, but I like the picture I got of it.

This is a window with some kind of brownish-black stuff all over it. Is it just me, or do the two white spots remind you of eyes?

I found this in the last minimum security building we went in. I'm not sure where the pipes go, but I thought it might make for a good picture. Then I turned the picture black and white.

 

This was written on the wall in the same building as I found the pipes in. I took a picture simply because the message seemed rather odd. Not at all what you'd expect to find in a prison.

Well, that's all for tonight. Remember to check back Monday for my pictures from the maximum security area. Thanks for reading!

-Sarah

New Against Old

Hello, everyone! I finally have more of my photography to post! This picture was taken Labor Day weekend, when we went down to Charlottesville to see Monticello.

I took this picture when I noticed a very new-looking motorcycle sitting in front of a very old-looking church. The contrast was irresistible, so I took a picture! Of course, when I got home and got around to editing my pictures, I had to change it up a little, so I ended up with this picture!

What do you think? Which photo do you like better? Please comment and tell me! I'd love to hear what you think!

-Sarah

Bridge

Hi, everyone! I'm back, with more of my photography. I was originally going to post a different picture, but the computer wouldn't load it, so I decided on this picture instead.

This picture was taken at a nearby garden-type place. I used a mask on it to give it that poster-drawing effect. I also have a color version somewhere on one of the computers, and since I just found it, I'll post that too.

Which do you like better; the color version or the black and white version? Please comment and tell me!

 -Sarah

Patterns And Repetition

Hello, everyone! This Thursday, there is going to be a Patterns and Repetition contest at the photo club Daddy and I go to. So, I thought that I'd post some of the pictures I took for the contest.

Spoons in Black and White- Won 3rd place in a competition

I took this picture very recently. It was actually an attempt at Focus Stacking, which is a technique where you merge two or more pictures with different focus points so you get a picture that has a lot in focus. The attempt failed, but this picture resulted.

The Brick-work on the wall of our house

Same as above

Once more . . . this one is called "Spot of Color" and it won Honorable Mention at the above competition.

These pictures were actually re-dos of two pictures I took the day before. In the originals, it looked as if the wall was falling down. So, the next morning, I went out and re-did the shots, and the end result was these.

Heart-Shaped Cookies

More Heart-Shaped Cookies

These two pictures are of some very well-dipped heart cookies that Mommy made. They made an excellent pattern all lined up on the tray. These cookies were hand-dipped, and extremely yummilicious, which means better than yummy and delicious put together.

I hope you like these pictures! Please comment and tell me what you think! Also, please vote in my polls. With one of them, you could help decide what will happen in Antuindia Chronicles #3!
-Sarah