Ouroboris It seems so inviting, like you can barely hear a voice whispering, "Come on in and have a look around. We don't bite..."

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

	Ouroboris Thanks for the info, FB Jim. Such data breathes life into these old hunks of rusted steel.

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

	Ouroboris That large rounded shape under the bridge is the steam engine boiler, it's so huge compared to the rest of this little tugboat.

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

	Ouroboris Fascinating ~ I learn something new every time I visit this site!

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

	Ouroboris There is a machine shop in our town that displays a diesel engine crankshaft out front that is about 20 feet long.

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

	Ouroboris This is an absolutely incredible view of the dessicated guts of an old tanker. I love it!

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

	Ouroboris Motts ... I thought you could levitate?!?!

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

	Ouroboris Sweeeeet!

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

	Ouroboris We have skeeters here in Texas that I swear have air force decals on their wings! For some reason they don't bother my wife, but they flock to me like I'm the only food source for miles around. I hate them. Love the photo, though ;-)

Location: Franklin Power Plant  Gallery: Humidity

	Ouroboris This gallery could be used as the segment for one of those creepy video games like Silent Hill or Resident Evil. Clean, but juuuust decayed enough to give me a major case of the boo-boo jeebies!

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

	Ouroboris Beautiful equipment! One of my first jobs was in a hospital kitchen; preparing plates, dishwashing, etc. We had a number of mixers & cookers that looked just like these.

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

	Ouroboris It is indeed beautiful, I love that "just left" appearance that is too often destroyed by mindless graffiti.

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

	Ouroboris All this talk of soup, pudding & fat makes me hungry...

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

	Ouroboris I concur with the above concurring, this is a great shot!

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

	Ouroboris That's not blood on the floor, Lynne, don't be silly! It's soap leaking from that dispenser in the ceiling...

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Guinea Pig

	Ouroboris "whole body hicky"? LOL! ow...

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Guinea Pig

	Ouroboris Where's Mr Frump? 8^]

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Guinea Pig

	Ouroboris Another fine piece of work. Thank you, Motts :)

Location: Plymouth County Hospital  Gallery: Feverish

	Ouroboris Salmonella ~ Just save the photo in your computer, then use a basic photo program to change it to Black & White. I use the Jasc Paint Shop program, it's pretty basic but does the job nicely. My wife has Photoshop 10 and does some amazing stuff with photos. It's her hobby :o)

Location: Plymouth County Hospital  Gallery: Feverish

	Ouroboris Got my Commodore 64 right here...

Location: Plymouth County Hospital  Gallery: Feverish

	Ouroboris Who would've thought that decay & rot could have such gorgeous coloring! Looks like the roof needs a wee bit of patchwork. Maybe a tarp.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Gatherings

	Ouroboris This shot is beyond beautiful!

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

	Ouroboris I love what the stained glass does for this photo, it almost looks as if the walls are wounded.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

	Ouroboris I have to agree - I came in with a burning curiosity regarding abandoned places, but I'm gaining a marvelous insight to the workings of both the human mind and our society. Kudos to Motts, and to those of you who have added so much to these photos with your wonderfully enlightening comments!

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

	Ouroboris I work in a print shop in Bryan TX, running a 25 year-old Heidleburg Offset Press. I'd love to get my hands on it and nurse it back to health 8^) A beautiful old antique like this would make a sweet addition to our collection of ancient presses.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Rhythmic Soundscapes