Architecture

Wow, Adam, those are some cool shots. I love that kind of architecture. I wish that we had more of those types of places around here.

I dig Architecture. Last May I went on a family trip to England and Scotland and I finally saw some cathedrials, which are some of the most amazing buildings ever. You spend all day and just find new things like little statues or carvings.

My fav examples of Architecture are ancient cultures such as Egyptian and Incan. I just dig the look of them.

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This is absolutely cool: The Catacombs of Paris.

I am going to check it out when I go. (not any time soon wink ) I'll keep you guys in mind and take pics.

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One of the best things about New England is the architecture. It's a hazard when I drive in new areas (Iand even still in the familiar ones!) because I can't stop looking at the amazing houses that are almost everywhere.

I've been scouring for home architecture but haven't found too many good pics, but here's some of Hammond Castle in Gloucster and Danvers State Hospital (you'll know it if you saw Session 9, which you should see)

Hammond Castle:
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Danvers:

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Girlcreeture, I could strangle you! I am dying to find a location like Danvers to shoot some stuff and it's driving me nuts! It is so cool that you all have locations like that where you are at. If I wanted to get some cool shots of trailer parks, I'd be in good shape! (Only kidding) Anyway, I'm looking for some locations that are genuinely creepy and most of the ones that I know of are up north. You guys are so lucky! Here is a link to a photography site that has some really cool creepy locations: <a href="http://oboylephoto.com/" target="_blank">http://oboylephoto.com/</a>

Yeah Bill, the architecture around here is amazing and it's something that I would sorely miss if I were to ever leave. The first time I saw Danvers I was in my mid teens and on the way to the N. Shore Music Theatre to see a play with this outing group that my Dad's company had every year. We drove past it on the highway and I almost broke my neck trying to keep the place in sight as we drove past it.

It was insane, all sillouetted against a setting sun, so spooky and eerie.

There are so many other buildings around here that are so old there aren't any photos of them in their entirety, so to speak, and it's tough to photograph them either due to laws or safety issues. There's a whole section in a town called Methuen that has a lot of old old beautiful houses that apparently have some sort of property tax break because of a rich guy named Searles, who built the "Searles Castle" there. He had made a deal with owners in the early part of the 1900's that as long as people upkept their homes etc. he would pay the tax (though this is either false or over since tax has inflated somewhat, heh). The guy was a HUGE architecture fanatic (of course) and the area is still really nice. This guy also built a castle in nearby Windham, NH that is on the grounds of a religious college right now. I couldn't find any pics though.

The Hammond Castle kicks ass, it's HUGE and the inner garden is awesome, that place was built by an inventor as a wedding gift to his finace (lucky gal).

Here's some pics of the Philippine (that's where me mum's from, these babies are amazing to see in person) manmade rice terraces. They're not traditional architecture, but they're an example of the kick ass stuff people have been able to accomplish.

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I wish my own pics were uploaded but these ones are just as good.

girlcreeture,

Can you and Johnny do me a favor?

The next time you're up in MA could you stop by Innsmouth and get me a few shots of the church in the center of town? You could stay at the Gilman House if you were so inclined. But I wouldn't recommend it. For some reason I can't locate it on the map of Essex County. But, from what I understand you can catch a bus from Newburyport.

Thanks!

Lol, I will do my best but pics from that area tend not to develop very well if you know what I mean.

We actually went and visited ole HP last summer for my B-day, got some pics of the final resting place and man, that cemertery is beautiful, you wanna talk architecture, you should've seen some of the mausoleums.

Interestingly enough, Lovecraft was born in Dorchester (or Door-chest-ah) and didn't go to RI until he was around 6 or 7 I believe, wonder if his house is still standing...

Also, another neat New England oddity, there's a bed and breakfast in Lizzie Borden's house out in Fall River (I think it's Fall River), I'm thinking of going for a weekend, see if I can buy me an axe for a souvenier.

There's a beautiful cemetary in Athens,GA. It has rolling hills, mossy trees, rusty iron fences and moldy statues. I want to film there some day. Unfortunately, vandals like to work the place over and that really makes me angry. Some of my ghost art was shot there.