Sunday, January 31, 2010

the northern state hospital, sedro woolley, wa















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oh my gosh , my favorite spot this year , even last year and possibly the one before.
two hours of photographing and recording for both artistic as well as documentarian reasons. it was like christmas for me and my cameras. digital and some film black and white (about 300 images of the former and 72 of the later- a successful day of sensory input.)
now to get to see the rest of it, we walked the easy to access recreation area that houses the old farm and now a frisbee golf range ( as does space next to the steilacoom hospital- mental homes and frisbee golf?)
some of the above are hdr images , some are not.
hopefully we will be able to join a tour of the main campus in spring, hoping to use some positive film and a holga and of course the digital for ease of use. there are alot of ghost stories surrounding this place, it is on a list of america's most haunted places, so a side interest becomes intertwined with it all. it's nice when it all comes together at least if just for a moment or withen that moment an eternity?


3 comments:

  1. What a great place. And wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. It is where my grandfather spent most of his life from 1930's till his death in 1969. Thanks for giving me a picture of what was his life saw for over 30 years.

    Dave

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    1. Dave ,
      Thank you kindly for your comments. I am glad you could get a taste of it from my images - the architecture there was absolutely stunning.
      It will be interesting to see what becomes of the place.
      Kindest ,
      thendara

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