gaol, a photo from Victoria, East

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Old Melbourne Gaol.

Ned Kelly was hanged not far from where i was standing..

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AnimeshRay (9089) 2006-05-21 0:07

Now, how did you get in here??? Very nice framing, excellent excellent tonality. Did you use a tripod and did you hand hold on the iron-works? [I think I might have seen this place from the outside, but at that time it was not open]

gp_pl (1394) 2006-05-21 2:11

Hi Rowan!
In my opinion this is excellent photo. Good choice of B&W, perfect composition. Good work
Regards
Grzesiek

russte (0) 2006-05-21 6:13

Rowan, I love how you have expressed the mood of the jail through the almost graphic representation. Very strong composition too. Family legend has it that Ned was a relative of ours - some of his ancestors were sent from Kent to Australia for stealing sheep on Romney Marsh. . . Stephen

oochappan (4880) 2006-05-28 6:11

Build on the plans of the old English star model with a center from where you could see three wings at once on three levels has proven to be the most safe prisons to work in for guardians while the intens contact with guests where still possible without losing security. In other models the guiding contact will be less. I have seen supermodern models in the Netherlands built on this same idea, incredible organic build out with enormous glass centers but the close contact always get a bit lost. Perfect turn to B&W to see the structure of the building and to give a bit morbide feel what it is in reality not so but it makes it here very dramatic, Rowan.
greetings
Henk

dolin (7369) 2006-07-19 3:39

Hi Rowan
Sacrée ambiance dans cette photo ! T'as vraiment tiré tout le potentiel de ce lui pour en faire ressortir un côté glauque qui colle bien à cette prison.
Le n/b très contasté, le côté sombre...mmmmhhhhh j'adore !
Fred

(I come back)

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-09-03 4:35

Hi Rowan,
I was going through your gallery today and was pleased to see an abundance of quality B&W images. This is as good as any to show us all three levels. The darkness is nicely captured and emphasised.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

m_s_s (1691) 2006-10-16 13:21

Hello Rowan.
this place really looks scaring. you had great courage to be there. it's perfect composition, corridor looks like neverending. fantastic noise - you can't get effect like this using digital camera. well done. thanks for sharing.
regards

rozy975 (3047) 2006-11-11 20:45

YOu have a lot B&W photos.
All of them are good.
But this one is just great.
Really dramatic.
Well done!