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Published: 2007-02-03 00:57:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 868; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 17
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Description Taken at the Eastern State Penitentiary

This is Cell Block Seven

Specs
Minolta Maxxum 70
28-100lens with hood
No Flash
Kodak PX 400
negative scan
1.5 degree rotation with crop
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Comments: 33

Photo-King [2009-01-25 16:34:09 +0000 UTC]

Very stunning image. I knew where you took this as soon as i looked at the photo. I'm hoping to get back there sometime this next year

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rakastajatar In reply to Photo-King [2009-01-26 19:05:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks! i hope you do too

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Dracoart-Stock [2008-03-28 22:47:49 +0000 UTC]

Wasn't that place completely awesome?! I was there last year and couldn't get enough! I'll be back there again this year sometime to get more photos. Here's mine from last year: [link]

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rakastajatar In reply to Dracoart-Stock [2008-03-31 15:06:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

but did you see this one?
[link]
taken in one of the cells

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Kewley [2007-11-23 17:12:14 +0000 UTC]

nice concept !!

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rakastajatar In reply to Kewley [2007-11-23 19:50:43 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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focallength [2007-11-09 01:48:05 +0000 UTC]

Great use of perspective and light. I used to work a couple of blocks from this place. It's supposed to be haunted. It was built in the early 1800's and was used up into the early 20th century. Nice work.

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rakastajatar In reply to focallength [2007-11-09 14:50:39 +0000 UTC]

it was a great tour

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focallength In reply to rakastajatar [2007-11-09 14:55:57 +0000 UTC]

Never been in there.

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rakastajatar In reply to focallength [2007-11-09 14:56:31 +0000 UTC]

ah you should some day

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focallength In reply to rakastajatar [2007-11-09 14:58:36 +0000 UTC]

One of these days.

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silversburnt [2007-06-26 21:16:45 +0000 UTC]

ominous and bleak. how old is the penitentery anyways? it looks like an old prison or atleast an old area of the prison

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rakastajatar In reply to silversburnt [2007-06-27 14:22:45 +0000 UTC]

not sure on the year but before 1900 i believe

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BoHoR [2007-06-13 17:48:32 +0000 UTC]

It must be such an experience to be there. By the way, interesting gallery, Miss Rakastajatar

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rakastajatar In reply to BoHoR [2007-06-13 18:55:37 +0000 UTC]

mucho gracias!

it was exciting indeed

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BoHoR In reply to rakastajatar [2007-06-19 07:22:28 +0000 UTC]

No hay que agradecer, gracias a tí por compartir
There is nothing to thank, thank you for sharing

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r51 [2007-02-19 19:30:47 +0000 UTC]

Very nice, I'd love to check that place out. I like the way the light coming in from above is fuzzy and noisy, it adds to the creepy ambience.

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rakastajatar In reply to r51 [2007-02-20 01:56:29 +0000 UTC]

oh it was creepy a bit
there was these noises .. some artists made a noise pattern only using the stuff inside the cells it was really cool tho

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Anticristo [2007-02-12 02:08:09 +0000 UTC]

Simply perfect.

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rakastajatar In reply to Anticristo [2007-02-14 13:17:36 +0000 UTC]

thank ya

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maromar [2007-02-11 01:51:54 +0000 UTC]

i love the sense of pespective u have in this one
great shot

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rakastajatar In reply to maromar [2007-02-14 13:17:51 +0000 UTC]

it's one long cell

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maromar In reply to rakastajatar [2007-02-14 16:04:39 +0000 UTC]

amazing

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stetre76 [2007-02-09 10:54:28 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's a nice capture. i love the grain!

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rakastajatar In reply to stetre76 [2007-02-10 02:38:52 +0000 UTC]

thank ya!

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Hafting [2007-02-03 23:32:51 +0000 UTC]

the architecture of the ceiling looks pretty coool!

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rakastajatar In reply to Hafting [2007-02-05 01:24:51 +0000 UTC]

it was very cool being there

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Mykola31 [2007-02-03 07:49:51 +0000 UTC]

The light that comes thru the roof is so surreal, I was like what the hell when I first saw it

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rakastajatar In reply to Mykola31 [2007-02-05 01:25:09 +0000 UTC]



maybe you should do something like that!

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hyperactive122986 [2007-02-03 05:07:00 +0000 UTC]

wow

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rakastajatar In reply to hyperactive122986 [2007-02-05 01:25:15 +0000 UTC]

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pearwood [2007-02-03 02:04:49 +0000 UTC]

Cold and inhospitable; chilling for that matter.

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rakastajatar In reply to pearwood [2007-02-05 01:25:25 +0000 UTC]

it did have that feeling.

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