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TUNNEL VISION (photography only)

Celebrating photography that takes the viewer through the image►maximum 2 images per day◄

Featured Work

Box Cars by Jigsawman

Box Cars ~ HDR / f 3.5, EV -2,-1,0,1,2 best viewed larger
No escape by Daniel Bullock

One of the many huge corridors in an abandoned asylum. West Park Asylum (or West Park Hospital) was a large psychiatric hospital in Epsom, Surrey. The hospital was designed by William C. Clifford-Smith (architect to the London County Council), who was also involved in the design of nearby St Ebba’s Hospital. The hospital had been in planning since 1906, and by 1917 it was largely complete; however, the outbreak of war postponed opening until 1923. When complete the hospital could cater for around 2,000 patients of mixed class, and hence the site had extensive boiler houses and plant rooms, a large laundry and a substantial water tower. There were enormous kitchens located behind the canteen, and in turn this was behind the main hall/ballroom. However, the main hall suffered an arson attack on September 30th 2003 and is now a burnt out shell. The asylum also boasted its own railway but this was removed in 1950, and no trace remains except around the central engineering block. The main stores and sewing rooms were also located here, but other services, such as the mortuary and chapel, were located by the entrance road, along with two lodges for the matrons and a large manor for the superintendent. The hospital was slowly run down from the mid 1990s, and by 2003 most of the hospital was closed and derelict. A few outer ward buildings and villas remain open today and are still used for psychiatric treatment. As the hospital is largely derelict, it is of increasing interest to urban explorers who visit for the sheer size of the hospital, and also for many hospital items still in situ, such as beds, drugs, kitchen equipment and personal items. A padded cell is also of interest to explorers. The hospital was the last great London asylum, and the last of the Epsom Cluster, a group of 5 mental institutes (the others being Horton, Manor, Long Grove and St Ebba’s.) The asylum follows the compact arrow design, with external villas
skywalkers by Phil Deaves

The Skywalk, Toronto…best viewed large.
Ice Ice Baby by Isa Rodriguez

Tune / Fort Myers, Federal Courthouse Walkway, Fort Myers, Florida USA A different take on my favored shot handheld while walking toned it blue is all I did .. / Sony DSC P 200 Compact Camera / May 2009 Featured in # Bits and Pieces , August 2009
Left in a hurry by Daniel Bullock

Another shot of a corrider linking the wards in an abandoned Lunatic Asylum.
ISO 6400 by John44

/ / Folks we are here in the Danish Catacombes..The Metro of Copenhagen. / Driving forward by a speed of ± 80-100 km/h / (± 50-65m p h ) In this situation what be done in this scares light situation..? Flash ? No.. irritating reflection in to the METRO glass / Like you see sometimes in Zoo’s..people flashing in dark Aquarium ..it never work; / (unless you and put the lens tight to the glass.. same for flash if possible.) What than ? Yes..pump up the ISO! Now for some less pricey camera’s 400 ISO is absolute MAX and lots of grain / blurr to see.. / Some Camera’s are fine till 800 ..even some to 1600 .. but Brother o Brother that is a lot of ISO Let me explain something. A normal SLR (I have two) has a small chip and ± 8 – till 12 million pixels are squeezed on to that ..That is partly responsible for grain at higher ISO Now we all know the term FULL frame Camera’s / The FULL frames have quite larger chips but are very expensive / Often 2-3x the price of a Normal DSLR / My Canon 40 D (excellent Camera-10 mill pix) did cost me 1/3 of my latest 5D Mark II / Same as my 450D (12,3 mill pix) / Why than am I so stupid to buy such an expensive camera? Among others it can make photo’s .. out of hand !.. standing in a dark Metro ..only TL lights / by 6 4 0 0 ISO ! and all looking still nicely sharp Is this a perfect photo ? no .. we always can do better but I thought this would work fine example to use and explain to some beginning RB members the use of ISO Thank you for reading my MAMBO JAMBO Folks.. / John Tech Spechzz Make – Canon Lens 24-105 L is / Model – Canon EOS 5D Mark II Software – Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows / DateTime – 2009:10:26 20:54:23 ExposureTime – 1/25 seconds / FNumber – 4 / ExposureProgram – Aperture priority / ISOSpeedRatings – 6400 ShutterSpeedValue – 1/25 seconds And a POSTER look: /
The Corridor - A work in Digital Darkroom by Kenton Elliott

A combination of several images were used to make this surreal corridor scene.
Serenity by Fran0723

The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı ) is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul , Turkey. The cistern, located South West of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. featured in TUNNEL VISION
the long goodbye by Phil Deaves

...it is possible to die from a broken heart. There can be no greater loss than that of a friend, a confidant, a lover and a soul mate. Every day without you is like a year…every night a turmoil of bad dreams. / Please come back soon. I miss you so very much.
footprints in the storm by midzing

Orpheus Island, October 2009 All textures are mine,,, footprints came from a shot also taken at Orpheus Island,,,
Dapple by redtree

I’m so glad every now and then it snows heavily in England. I rushed out looking for potential spots to photograph, I took this one in Mentmore, Bedfordshire, UK. I’m not sure I should have been there as it looked like a private golf club. There were keen golfers ready and willing to play with their orange balls and stern looks, probably due to my entrance – as I didn’t get onto the grounds the traditional way – I hoped they didn’t mind too much as I scampered back to the car. Greeting Cards / Framed Print / Canon 5D, 24-70mm at 52mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO 200. No filters used. A nice sturdy but ice covered tripod. A keen sense of fun. A slight touchup job in CS4. This shot is also available from a photobook collection called Rural Mementos by redtree.me © Copyright 2009 David Reid – redtree.me – All rights reserved.

Recent Work

Wellington by bensound

Taken at dawn, Wellington Point in Queensland. / About two weeks ago the sun was rising pretty much right in the centre of the pier. This is a blend of two exposures, I set up on a tripod with an NDX400 & ND8 grad filter and took a shot at 25 sec, f16 and then another at 0.7 sec, f5 for the person.
My Dad from a burrow by armadillozenith

My father, Kenneth King, looking into the underground adventure tunnel built from old tyres at The Ecology Centre at Craigencalt Farm, Kinghorn, Fife, in Spring 2008. This is a great place for children to play, but adults (such as I!) can fit inside too. There are two tunnels in/out and a wider central area with slit windows to peer out of.
The Missing Steps by whatsthatbeeping

Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia / f16 1 sec<br />Canon 50D<br />EFS 10-22mm 12mm
Twin Pipes by whatsthatbeeping

Hervey Bay, Qld f16@ 2 Sec / 10-22mm @ 12mm / Canon 50d
Solitary by tazzina

La gare de Châtelet — Les Halles, Paris
Secret passage by annalisa56

Secret passage Camera used: / CANON EOS 450D
Tunnel under the castle by annalisa56

Tunnel under the castle of Brescia (Italy) Camera used: / NIKON COOLPIX S500
Venetian Staircase by Frank Donnoli

One of the many staircases in the Doge Palace in Venice.
Brighton Breakwater by whatsthatbeeping

Canon 50D / 30 sec / f8 / ISO 100 / EF-S 10-22mm / @ 12mm Brighton, Brisbane, Qld
Bed Knobs and.....3! by David Howarth

Aha i returned, so i thought i’d stick a little series together. Then thats it, no more Knobs for me!! Nikon D60 18-55 mm Tweeked in cs3! Thanks for looking!

About This Group

Please only upload a maximum of 2 images (photographs only) per 24 hours, this will ensure the group maintains a varied range of artists impressions and styles. Ideally we want images that take the viewer through the centre of your subject or inside a tunnel type location… images will not be accepted if they do not clearly represent strong perspective, symmetry & leading lines. We will be looking for artisitc imagination, unique angles and of course quality focus. Enjoy yourself! Here’s the best interpretation of TUNNEL VISION i’ve been able to find…