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Castleton Castle

Castleton Castle

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Very impressive facade, Always look forward to new locations. Long time fan here Motts
Burnsides
Thu 05-13-2010
Great angle for this shot,Motts.Sure doesn't look to be in very good shape.
Ferdy
Thu 05-13-2010
a beautifully imposing shot.
Great to see you again Motts !!
A D Nilsen
Thu 05-13-2010
I would not classify these as "mediocre" at all! I don't think you are capable of taking a bad picture! What a beautiful building and I really enjoyed the old shots you included.
TootUncommon
Thu 05-13-2010
The inside of the buildings may have been Disappointing, but your shots of the exterior are exceptional! All well thought out, and perfect examples of the way things use to be built, with style.
Thank you for your hard work, the photos are wonderful.
Bob
Thu 05-13-2010
I don't stop by here for one day and what happens? A NEW gallery is posted! Thank you, looking forward to taking in each photo. I must say though, I like reading your histories and stories of the shooting day as much as I like drooling over the photographs!
eldokid@aol.com
Fri 05-14-2010
Another new gallery! Happy birthday to me! Motts, your photographs are always amazing, I am sure this gallery will be the same!
Kathy W.
Fri 05-14-2010
Great photo as always Motts. When I see this view of the building....I have a feeling when they were building this way back in the day someone looked up at it (one of the workers etc...) and thought what a wonderful structure it would be. They might not be too happy with the state that it is in now though....I'm sure. Thanks for giving us perspective as always Motts.
blue lamp
Sat 05-15-2010
It is awe invoking! I do love the angle, an angle not much visited.
Dawn Michelle
Thu 05-20-2010
have you noticed that all of opacity's photo sets were taken in 2005...it seems like every photo set was taken in 2005.....i quess opacity never takes any other pics in other years...2006/2007/2008>??
God
Sun 05-23-2010
I take a really long time to process my photos - each is handled and processed individually. Then I need to research the history of the place, write up a synopsis of it and what I can remember from the outing, then upload and title each photo, so yes I'm a bit backed up :-)
Motts
Sun 05-23-2010
is this absorbing all of your time, or are you still able to explore and photograph as well?
Emma
Tue 05-25-2010
Aside from getting work, exploring always comes first, as these places often disappear pretty fast - if I become unable to explore anymore due to an accident or health problem, I figure I might be able to spend more time processing photos then.
Motts
Tue 05-25-2010
no accidents. no health problems. worth the wait. thanks.
Emma
Wed 05-26-2010
Interesting angle. It looks like the photographer was laying on his back to get that shot. Bloody brilliant.
Greg House, MD
Sat 07-24-2010
I would take backed-up gallaries of OLDER pics because you are able to still explore and find new places over you being injured and "catching up" with NO more new pictures.

Did that sound right? My poor sinuses are KILLING me and I can't think straight...
MamaToFiveInPA
Tue 12-14-2010
How do you find these places? Internet? Word of mouth? Have you ever gone to a facility only to discover it's not worth photographing?
Larry D
Thu 12-30-2010
Found lots of these places by word of mouth, internet, contemporary news, preservation organizations, and reading historical documents. Yup there have been countless places where it just wasn't worth pulling out the camera.
Motts
Thu 12-30-2010
Really nice building
TommyG2003
Sun 01-30-2011
I just read about the fire. How tragic to lose another grand old lady in such a manor. Thank God you captured it forever in brilliant photography. We're losing these beautiful buildings at an alarming rate.
Larry D
Fri 03-11-2011

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