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sophos9

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I've shot this place in totality - each revisit shows more urban decay, the last time, junkies had broken into one of the newer buildings and had been living in there. Police regularly patrol the area now.

Hydrotherapy
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Top Floor - The Old Hall
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Bottom Floor - The Old Hall
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Grand Staircase - The Old Hall
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Rooms are rotting
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Old Canteen
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Bathroom
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Great place to shoot :)

sophos9
 
Brilliant shots Sophos. I went here not long back. Is that the Main Building? How the hell did you get in there?:confused:
 
Few more shots

Rooms are decaying - The Old Hall
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Beautiful decor, check out the detail in the roof - The Old Hall
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A ward hall way
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Wheel Chair in front of the morgue
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The Old Hall
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Few more shots

Rooms are decaying - The Old Hall
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Beautiful decor, check out the detail in the roof - The Old Hall
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A ward hall way
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Wheel Chair in front of the morgue
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The Old Hall
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How the Hell did you manage that?
 
Brilliant shots Sophos. I went here not long back. Is that the Main Building? How the hell did you get in there?:confused:

Hi, thanks for the compliment. Yes, lots of the shots are taken from inside 'The Old Hall' - Urban Explorer's always find a way that does not including breaking something to get in ;)
 
Hi, thanks for the compliment. Yes, lots of the shots are taken from inside 'The Old Hall' - Urban Explorer's always find a way that does not including breaking something to get in ;)

I have been there 3 times and always never been able to get in. For gods sake keep on talking to me so you can get P.M Ability!!;)
 
Have you shot the morgue yet? I have the RAW's, just have to post process them...
 
Nice shots although I personally would have gone a bit lighter with the HDR!
Beautiful level of decay. Hopefuly the cops will keep the badies out, and it'll be left just for crafty explorers! :mrgreen:
 
Nice shots although I personally would have gone a bit lighter with the HDR!
Beautiful level of decay. Hopefuly the cops will keep the badies out, and it'll be left just for crafty explorers! :mrgreen:

The buildings are awesome, most of them have been ripped apart by copper thieves, such a shame really. The Old Hall still keeps its dignity however it is rotting fast, floors have now gone soft and roof's are caving in...

Hopefully so :)
 
Yeah I did get to the Morgue Sophos. I also did the Hydrotherapy Suite and the Walled Garden, also Beech House.
 
Yeah I did get to the Morgue Sophos. I also did the Hydrotherapy Suite and the Walled Garden, also Beech House.

Cool, what about the large canteen, medical block and other ward? Also, did you get into the communal blocks? I was back on Saturday, they have been heavily boarded up since the junkies were removed from the site
 
Cool, what about the large canteen, medical block and other ward? Also, did you get into the communal blocks? I was back on Saturday, they have been heavily boarded up since the junkies were removed from the site

No I never made the Canteen! looks like another visit is in store!
 
Check the photo of the old canteen - its large and is storage for lots of paper records. Evidence of a large kitchen and other things still remains, take a torch - its really dark in there :)

Word has it, the other active hospital buildings are running down and will be closed in the not too distant :)
 
Check the photo of the old canteen - its large and is storage for lots of paper records. Evidence of a large kitchen and other things still remains, take a torch - its really dark in there :)

Word has it, the other active hospital buildings are running down and will be closed in the not too distant :)

Ha Ha! The Broadland bit?:)
 
No offence, but the processing in your photos makes them look as though they have been lifted from a computer game...
 
Fantastic pictures of somewhere I very nearly visited myself while house sitting for friends not too far away!

Have to confess, I spare no envy for anyone who can post edit at this level!! The results definately add an extra element to such scenes.

May I ask what camera type and post editing software you use?

NB
 
No offence taken - they end up like that, not by change but by design for a few reasons...

1) This is how I like them, I enjoy the mood and grittiness of them
2) They are for a specific target audience such as album covers, computer game backdrops, books etc :)

Photos are personal things and what works for one does not work for another :)
 
Fantastic pictures of somewhere I very nearly visited myself while house sitting for friends not too far away!

Have to confess, I spare no envy for anyone who can post edit at this level!! The results definately add an extra element to such scenes.

May I ask what camera type and post editing software you use?

NB

NB, the post processing is complex - I'm going to write a tutorial at some point however its not going to be easy.

I use a Nikon D300 combined usually combined with a Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens. I do shoot sometimes with 12-24 f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 17-70 f2.8, sometime I use portable/detached strobe lighting - once exposure is set, I'll bracket 9 exposure shots around a normally distributed histogram. Workflow is through PS CS4, I use the gently HDR automation tool through bridge and usually end up with approx 12-14 layers, each layer adds text, blur, HSL, unsharp mask, layering and burning at differing opacity - each shoot needs differing processing however once you have it sorted, I write batch the rest.

Sometimes I have to do two passes, depends on what lighting effects I need - two passes usually sux, it can take up to 4 hours to get it right, thats the cost really.

I usually shoot around 16gb when onsite, always shoot raw so I can play with balance later and if needed, can restore shadowing and burn out blown highlights

Hope that helps :)
 
NB, the post processing is complex - I'm going to write a tutorial at some point however its not going to be easy.

I use a Nikon D300 combined usually combined with a Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens. I do shoot sometimes with 12-24 f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 17-70 f2.8, sometime I use portable/detached strobe lighting - once exposure is set, I'll bracket 9 exposure shots around a normally distributed histogram. Workflow is through PS CS4, I use the gently HDR automation tool through bridge and usually end up with approx 12-14 layers, each layer adds text, blur, HSL, unsharp mask, layering and burning at differing opacity - each shoot needs differing processing however once you have it sorted, I write batch the rest.

Sometimes I have to do two passes, depends on what lighting effects I need - two passes usually sux, it can take up to 4 hours to get it right, thats the cost really.

I usually shoot around 16gb when onsite, always shoot raw so I can play with balance later and if needed, can restore shadowing and burn out blown highlights

Hope that helps :)

Cheers for that, makes you realize how much time and effort goes into such work...and good judgement ofcourse!!

I'll stick with Picasa for now!!!! ;o)

NB
 
No offence taken - they end up like that, not by change but by design for a few reasons...

1) This is how I like them, I enjoy the mood and grittiness of them
2) They are for a specific target audience such as album covers, computer game backdrops, books etc :)

Photos are personal things and what works for one does not work for another :)

That is fair enough :)
 

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