Reply To: 11-11-09 – Destroyed

[Choc-Ful-A]

All the things I posted to contest and all these b-sides were from the same last minute photo session on Sunday. And after that I realized I take lots of pictures of decaying, broken or otherwise worn out things on a regular basis. So I’d vote to make this a recurring “classic” theme if other people are into it.

Anyway, the b-sides are some more from the old military buildings rotted into the dirt in Marin County. One of them, a two story lookout tower, is definitely getting dangerous. Since the last time I was there, the concrete ceiling buckled and partially collapsed. So now the roof is a diagonal slab resting on the front wall. I’m amazed it’s still open to the public.

Crack through an entire building

Vandalized roofless building from above

Horizontal and vertical shots inside a broken down building

And lastly, coastline view from the ground floor of an observation tower

I really like that last one, but it one only looks good on monitors with very good contrast ratios. Having been burned before, I now always check how things look on my laptop at work (a true torture test). And that last picture looks awful (way too dark and muddy) on the craptastic monitor.