The Byron Overlook
Found in an unmarked box of slides. I didn’t even remember shooting these until I opened the box. It’s the abandoned Byron Hot Springs hotel, before it was completely covered in stupid graff. This would have been the September 2005 full moon, the last time I ever shot film because I had to: got my first DSLR and came back here the next month. Spooky in there at night, I’ve been with a few people that got wigged out in this building, especially on the top floor. Only guessing on the EXIF, looks like about 8 minutes on Ektachrome 100, probably a Canon T90. Pure moonlight.
Prisoners Entrance
Built as a swanky Jazz Age resort, it failed in the Great Depression and was commandeered by the military for use as a POW camp during WWII. After a short stint as a Greek Orthodox Monastery in the ’50s, it stood abandoned for 40 years with a live-in caretaker. Around 2000 they lost the caretaker and the hotel has since succumbed to taggers and vandals. About 8 minutes, full moon.
For Your Dining Pleasure
The dining room clerestory, lit with green-gelled strobe and red-gelled flashlight. Only one chance to get it right on film . . . which is why this is the only decent lit image on the roll!
