I still have my Nikon F5 and a whole box of Fuji Velvia 50 in the fridge. I keep it for special occasions and sites I have already visited.
A trip to the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum with a film camera would have required a 2nd mortgage for the film and processing fees. That being said I think I will probably take the F5 in July and a several of rolls of black and white film. It will be interesting to see the difference between the F5 and the D3s with the same lenses.
This photo was taken from the Pre-American Civil War wing of the hospital looking up at the clock tower of the main building. Originally shot in colour, I converted it to black and white and dropped the exposure by one full step.
Naturally this is cropped since I was using the Sigma 10-20mm lens. The broken glass makes the picture.
Nikon D7100, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6G at 20mm, 1/125 sec at f/9, ISO 100
Did you spot the difference in the two photos of the patient common area that I posted yesterday?
The restored area has a door to the outside. This is where the less "risky" patients where housed, and they were allowed to wonder the grounds. The un-restored common area is where the more violent patients were housed and they were not allowed access to the grounds.
If you love "beauty in decay", grab your camera and head to Weston, West Virginia.
The best thing is this building will not be allowed to decay. I hope I live long enough to see it restored to it's former beauty while at the same time having captured it in its current state.
Maybe they need a resident photographer to document the changes. Any one of the former patients rooms on the third floor with the little dormer windows would suit me fine. The windows just have to to catch the morning sun. :o )
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