Officer Jensen, SL Co. Jail

• Grady O

• Jan 21, 2005

Very well done. There is a perfect amount of detail in both the highlights and shadows. It's nice to see an 8x10 used for something otehr than landscapes. The only thing that bothers me is that it seems to be tilted a bit (lines sloping to the right).

 

• matt miller

• Jan 21, 2005

This is cool. It is a little crooked, but with the way the lines move in this photograph I think it works well.

 

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  joeyk49

• Jan 21, 2005

A lot of the old "traditional" looking jails are disappearing (a good thing for Corrections, I'll bet). Getting inside one before its torn down is a great opportunity for making some interesting phots, like this one.

The shadow exposure is great!

 

• WarEaglemtn

• Jan 21, 2005

Yes, it does appear to be tilting, doesn't it? The jail was not straight. Drove me nuts in photographing it. All those metal bars & metal walls & concrete floors with heavy metal reinforcement & they built the place crooked. I would straighten the back & use a level & step back & look & it just wasn't straight. So, I live with it.

Lighting is 40 watt lamps and makes for long exposures.

 

• david lee

• Jan 21, 2005

very nice photograph. indeed old jails gives the oportunity for great images. you might like to check this photographers job on an abandoned mexican jail. it was done in medium format (mamiya6) and color negative. amazing.:
www.pericleslavat.com

just click on the second black diamond below his name.

 

• david lee

• Jan 21, 2005

sorry. i was able to find the original presentation from the zonezero page. try this one:

www.zonezero.com/exposciciones/fotografos/lavat/

 

• david lee

• Jan 21, 2005

aahhgggg. this is the one: www.zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/lavat/