Watching clouds spill over the hills near Sedro-Wooley, Washington…
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Northern State Hospital – what’s left of it – one of those rare places that can feel a bit creepy and scary even on a bright sunny morning. Tried using black and white to capture the feeling you get wandering through the remains of the buildings…
Morning sun over abandoned buildings at Northern State Hospital near Seattle…
One from the archives… Abandoned building at Northern State Hospital, a.k.a. “The Bughouse”, a mental hospital complex near Seattle built in 1912 and used until 1973.
I’m a bit decrepit and under the weather today so I decided to post a shot that looks like I feel. This is a rusty overgrown circuit breaker panel attached to an abandoned building at Northern State Hospital.
Northern State Hospital on a cloudy winter morning. HDR image – a blend of 3 exposures created with the Lightroom LR/Enfuse plugin.
Stone tower at Northern State Hospital. To me it looks like the head of a cyclops – open mouth, nose, and a big staring eye…
Hooray, more slightly creepy abandoned buildings! Click on the images to see larger versions.
HDR (high dynamic range) image. Combining several exposures to get a balanced shot showing the sunlit exteriors and dark interiors of some of the buildings.
Yes, I had a thing with shooting doorways on this trip. I also like all of the stuff growing on the roof.
HDR image.
These buildings can be a bit creepy even on a sunny day. I was wandering around and I started hearing this strange squeaky scraping sound. Flashback to every Stephen King book I have ever read. It was the pieces of this partially collapsed roof moving in the wind. At least I think it was the roof….
This is why you are not allowed to go into the buildings…
A look back at this set of buildings as I moved on to other parts of the park.
Northern State Hospital is a former mental hospital complex, built in 1912 and closed in 1973. It was nicknamed “The Bughouse”. It is now a park that contains the remains of some of the buildings.
It’s a huge place – I walked about 3 miles and did not get to see all of it. A few of my early favorite shots are below, I will be posting more soon. The two shots of the tower are HDR (high dynamic range) images.
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I noticed that this tower had an opening at arm level, so…
I knew the bottom was full of water, I had no idea what was above, but I had to try a shot. I stuck my arm in, holding the camera as tight as I could, and took the shot.
More shots coming in the next week or two as I go through them. I’d like to thank Jolene Hanson (http://jolenehansonphotos.wordpress.com/) who suggested it as a fun place for a photo trip.
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