Look at those colors! Amazing.

Wow, I can smell and feel the summer air!

Really dont look too inviting but I would proceed!

It is amazing huh Lynne?

Thanks man......your work inspires me.

I always wonder how people just pick up and leave like "Oh, this is the last time I will ever be here, let me leave everything and never come back." Makes this stuff so awesome

Wow it got bright quick!

Wonder where the car went?

Your the man Motts! You make my day with all of this history.

If anyone is interested in going on a ghost hunt through the buildings of Glendale, let me know. I am getting written persmission to do so.

i went to the camp for many years, until 1986. this is a great shot! very creepy as a kid. the mansion was actually 2 old big houses merged together way back sometime. the grounds were also one of the northern most points for the underground railroad in the civil wars days.

Hey what trail can i find these at? i just recently moved to blauvelt and am very interested in seeing all this history. Today i took a hike from rt 303 by Lieber road (bridge that goes over railroad)- i then took the green trail to the end of clausland mnt parking lot.

i love you mom. this was a scary place.we are ok. i will find bernadette. i love you.

i love you mom.we are ok. i will find bernadette.now i understand.

I love this shot. I am wondering how you were able to get IR in color? My IR shots out of my Hoya r72 are orange and can be tinted other colors but I have not gotten any like this. Nice job!

The stars you see all over in this place were made to resemble the old badges the officers used to wear back in the day, They wanted the prisoners to get used to seeing that shape everywhere they were throughout the prison.

well, that's what the current owner of the prison told some friends of mine on a tour they took a few months back.

that looks like a syringe for a dialisos or something for baling fluid
its aka a catheter

I would call Hazmat if i found that you don't know what kinda of age old virus you could release by opening that casket.

That would be a sick view everyday. Screw day care im going exploring

Yes converting your old camera isn't a bad idea. One of my friends is replacing his 350D and then converting it for IR. I was always worried about having that done on the 5D becasue of the cost of the 5D. You seem to get a lot of amazing shots in IR the way your 5D is now. I do like the way that the clouds look in the long exposures. I am looking into getting the R-72 filter but they are hard to come by in the 77mm size.

Well keep up the good work, you are definitely a very talented photographer and I respect what you do to document these beautiful locations before they are demolished!

Your welcome. This type of photography is a lot of fun but you make it look easy. I think many people don't realize how much work it really is to get such good shots like you get. If you don't mind me asking is your 5D modified for the IR or do you use long exposures?

This is one of my favorite locations you have been to. Great pics nice job!

Its so sad to see these places getting demolished. Another great shot Motts!

Very nice IR shot. I have a 5d also and I had wondered if you used any color tinting filters as well as the IR filter? Great pics!

I don't think I ever ran faster as a child than when in these tunnels. I couldn't wait to go down the slide "one more time" before going home.