a certain kind of emptiness

blackoutangel

a certain kind of emptiness

something was wrong with him. every time he looked in the
mirror he became more certain of it. every passing day
widened a chasm, a certain kind of emptiness within him. it
was something he could see in his eyes, a hollowness where
some fundamental building block of humanity was supposed to
be but was not. he could still talk and smile, and seemed to
function well around people, but he knew it must be because
they hadn’t sensed yet that he had a labyrinth of knowledge in
which he had somehow become lost. in his dreams he was
always wandering in the forlorn husks of things that had once
been magnificent but now only echoed his seething discontent
at his own imperfection. the way that he had entered was
sealed and these places in which he had once sought refuge
from the capriciousness of the world were now his prison. each
corridor he tried to exit by only led to more empty rooms,
more places where people had once been but no longer were.
even when he was externally surrounded by others the world
had become a wasteland; the very dimensions had shifted so
that all welcoming things before him were shadows and smoke.
the vaulted ceilings of his most precious hopes were slowly
crumbling and the machinery that drove his will to continue
had ground to a halt.

though it was hard to define the outline of it, there was a
certain kind of emptiness about his features. he wondered why
no one else noticed.
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picture taken at portside power plant. all rights reserved.
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a certain kind of emptiness by blackoutangel
a certain kind of emptiness by blackoutangel
  • KEITH R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL...

    such a great shot

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks!

  • Craig Mitchell

    Craig Mitchell

    VERY COOL. Great lighting and an awesome subject.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks! it is a pretty awesome subject, glad i got to see it :)

  • JoanIreland1970

    JoanIreland1970

    awesome shot

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Another fabulous work.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks, Carlos!

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    Fantastic image, point of view and treathment gives it a great feel of texture and mood. nice work

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks, Alf – i work hard on getting the processing right where i want it :)

  • Jamie Schwartz

    Jamie Schwartz

    Haunting….

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you

  • BChal

    BChal

    Great painting!

  • blackoutangel replied

    lol… thanks! i sorta painted it in photoshop :)

  • Gary Rondez

    Gary Rondez

    Nice shot!!!!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks!

  • DesImages

    DesImages

    You have made a beautiful phot out of a very industrial subject – great work!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you – i love power plants the most!

  • Glenn-Patrick Ferguson

    Glenn-Patrick ...

    as usual Matt…...........

  • blackoutangel replied

    i hope my ‘usual’ is good! :)

  • Paul Suryawinata

    Paul Suryawinata

    Amazing geometry and hues…. well done

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks! it’s hard to mess up architecture this grand.

  • RosaCobos

    RosaCobos

    The emptyness of the Soul…
    The Darnk Night of the Soul..
    is npive by the Soul´s eyes..
    So he could not whoi it off..
    Other… are…. mostly luscious about their desires..
    whished him to serve them to their innocent or conscious purposes..
    The barrren countryside of his Darkness..
    was the beguiniiing of his Self-realization.
    Rosa (Wonderful…. can you see how this is likely to be a “body”.... in this case.. a “body-of-pain”. Is inmmense this place and the way you have treated it… )

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you, Rosa, your poetry is always a treat. it is a pretty immense place, and yet somehow it fits inside of me.

  • Nvision Ink

    Nvision Ink

    Great shot! That’s some very cool architecture those windows are amazing. I like the full view of the place. Well done!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you, i agree the architecture is breathtaking.

  • German Saravanja

    German Saravanja

    Beautiful work! The light, contrast and colour are dead on.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks! i spent a lot of time trying to get them there :)

  • Richard Shepherd

    Richard Shepherd

    Another lovely shot from you blackoutangel, well done :)

    ~Shepy

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks, friend! glad you like it :)

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    This is just so brilliantly post-gothic, industrial-gothic. Brilliant subject and brilliant processing and presentation. Awesome piece of work.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you, Mark. i think it’s one of the most awesome places i’ve seen. i would love to go back.

  • amarica

    amarica

    splendid writing and capture.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • Barbara Morrison

    Barbara Morrison

    Beautiful ceiling for a factory.

  • blackoutangel replied

    i know, right? this was a power plant and it was built as kind of a temple to electricity. wish they still made places this amazing.

  • Thordis

    Thordis

    Where do you find those places! Brilliant shot :)

  • blackoutangel replied

    everywhere, my friend. everywhere.

  • Mark Richards

    Mark Richards

    Neat!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks!

  • Alvin-San [vcr]

    Alvin-San [vcr]

    Looks like a movie set!

    Superb

  • blackoutangel replied

    it actually has been used as one for at least 2 movies.

  • David Parkin

    David Parkin

    Love it, excellent stuff my friend.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Breathtaking, stunning and beautiful!!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks, thanks, and thanks :)

  • Mugsy

    Mugsy

    This is exceptional!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • Charl045

    Charl045

    Wow Excellent! Congrats on being featured on the Home Page

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you. it is an honor!

  • justimagine

    justimagine

    Magnificent work ..excellent words, congratulations!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you. i appreciate it.

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Amazing industrial image! Congrats on the homepage feature!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks, Joanne! it was nice to be chosen.

  • bouldercreek

    bouldercreek

    Love it.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • LindseyBug

    LindseyBug

    wow your pictures are amazing. This is very neat.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks! i work hard on ‘em!

  • lucin

    lucin

    A treat to see your work pop up this morning. Puts swell edge on the day. You have such voice. Guessed it was yours right off. Strange in all the wonderful light of this, I can hear the machine roar. It has the feel of a cathedral shot. Maybe that’s it: You capture the spirituality of things you deliver.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you, my friend! it’s one of the largest open air buildings ever built, and very evident that it is a cathedral to power. i loved it.

  • lucin

    lucin

    P.S. Picture wonderful metaphor for your write. (to note: I did sense the machinery churning. :)

  • Tijen

    Tijen

    wow

  • blackoutangel replied

    that’s what i said!

  • Brad Sauter

    Brad Sauter

    OMG! What a great shot of a great place!!!!

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you :)

  • Maharba

    Maharba

    I am amazed about the amount of detail that I find in this image. Bravo.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks – i go to great lengths to try to preserve the little facets that make the whole.

  • Bruce Dickson

    Bruce Dickson

    The abandoned have never had it so good …

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you – the abandoned are pretty good to me, too :)

  • Mechellerene

    Mechellerene

    I’m in tears.

  • blackoutangel replied

    aww – thanks, i’m honored it got such a heartfelt response.

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    stunning

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks!

  • Sashy

    Sashy

    superb

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • Edward Hoover

    Edward Hoover

    Love it – wonderful lighting and the composition’s just right. Well done.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks! it was very hard to get it there, that’s for sure!

  • Lesley Hill

    Lesley Hill

    Great find, love the subject matter and your written words just add to the image! ;-)

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks, Lesley! i try to pair them as best i can.

  • Squealia

    Squealia

    excellent work

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you!

  • Charles McKean

    Charles McKean

    Fab

  • blackoutangel replied

    ty!

  • jessica paskaruk

    jessica paskaruk

    great work of art wonderful compassion so elegant so beatiful so natural envokes feelings all over almost a feeling of emptyness and wholeness at the same time

  • blackoutangel replied

    glad it gets such a response. my jaw was on the floor the whole time i was there :)

  • Charles Bodi

    Charles Bodi

    Eagle River! :-)
    Love this place. Beautiful architecture. Great shot.

  • blackoutangel replied

    yepper. it is a cool place. you have to come down to visit it sometime soon.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Fantastic image! Great capture of light and texture…

  • blackoutangel replied

    thanks!

  • Jaytee

    Jaytee

    wow this is something else,a reall plesure to view. the rust has the staring role as does your editing & perfectly worked treatment.

  • blackoutangel replied

    thank you, Jodi – i’ve never taken a perfect shot but i try to get them as close as i can.

  • Misty Lackey

    Misty Lackey

    willy wonka!

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