Silent Sunlit Stair.
This image was taken at an abandonded state hospital for the developmentally disabled.I came across this staircase and as I climbed it I was struck by how worn the stone treads were.Worn down a full inch in places.How many steps would that take?How many feet?How many times?This place was a home to many-probably all some knew as home.I felt honored to be able to photograph it.
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aljen01
All of the photographs that you have taken from this home are fantastic, I would love to be able to photograph something like that. The history would be amazing and I am so happy that you are sharing it with us. Thank you!
socalgirl
Great shot and fabulous lighting.
iceprincess
Incredible shot and you can definitely tell where the wearing has taken place, so much history in one small piece of this place that you have captured. Wonderful and humbling at the same time. Nice work. :)
midzing
Fantastic shot,, love the lighting and detail,, well done
elliewinds
this is fantastic! i’m starting a ‘stairs’ group…i’ll keep you posted…i kinda have a thing for stairs…awesome shot.
shall
God Yes! x an honour indeed
rutger
hey i really like this one glenn. i like the depth and of course the textures and colors
Ann Macdonald
its great and scary too by looks of it there,eeek,not a nice place at night to go into,eeek
F. Magdalene A...
I do believe I would have felt deeply moved to capture this place in time and honor it in a photograph.
Well done and nice commentary.
Austin
banrai
drawn to the EXIT, bottom left quarter is quite simply sublime!!
Basia McAuley
Very eerie, excellent colour & light.
Helene Kippert
Great colour and light!
courier
Wonderful shot – even better with the explainations you gave. Thanks for sharing.
Craig Hender
Very goooood, love the lighting and the detail of the peeling paint.
Lisa G. Putman
Beautifully captured, GP. Amazing lighting and colors, you know I love that peeling paint! I love your words, too.
Matt Sillence
love the textures in this image.. well done
Astrid Pardew
There is a lot of depth to this image. It’s fascinating.
Gene Praag
The lighting is incredible…..Very well done!
Arzu
Great Lighting, Textures. Intriguing image. Great Work
Catalin Soare
Excellent light and colors!!!!
Vanessa Williams
Wow…...Only wish I could capture the soul of a building in a single picture. Well Done
Carlos Solorza
whoa! can almost hear the echoes. reading your description, then looking at the image kind of gives it a bit of an Escher feel. excellent!
PNFdeb
great mood!!! the peeling paint adds a great deal of atmosphere as well…perfect light
Peter Davidson
Lovely evocative shot.
Janet Fikar
Such a strong powerful photograph. Nicely done.
KandyKain
Yes, yes! Lovely, I want to shoot there! Great photo!
marieancolie
looking at your portfolio is a real pleasure !
This photo is no exception.
Thank you for commenting my work.
Much appreciated. Have a great Christmas.
MuscularTeeth
my god this photo is amazing.
emapearl
great image! very expressive :)
richardfrank
This photo reminds me of a bar/cafe in Melbourne in Fitzroy st – I bet they spent ages trying to make it look exactly like a disused mental hospital…Superb shot.
Douzy
Superb shot and treatment considering this is a really hard subject to make look interesting. The light and colours are wonderful. Never thought a staircase could be so popular!
Mark Hayward
beautiful documentary of this subject. honored to view it via your lens!
Martin Mullen
Beautifully photographed with wonderful comp[osition
Jamaboop
Amazing. Your comments got me to wondering too – how many feet, and how many steps it took… what a sight and what a thought!!
Alyson Pearson
wow, haunting.
Ani Corless
love this
imagegrabber
lovely green hues and flakey paint…and light
felixx
Great shot! The light is beautiful – definate fav. Cheers for sharing.
aspectsoftmk
exit sign but for so many no way out.
Dave Miller
very well control must have been difficult light, paint work down the stair wall is fantastic – excellent shot – will have to watch you like your work
collin
wonderful work – very emotionally evocative
LindaR
amazing in its light & color and the feeling you’ve portrayed with your story ~
Rebecca Krawczyk
Wow, this is great. Kind of creepy.
jemimalovesbigted
Big Wow. so much texture. love the lighting and mood in this shot. great find!
Adrian Donoghue
Terrific textures and tones here Glenn
iffymood
great tones, texture and mood.
Mugsy
Well captured!
JanG
Lovely green light! Beautiful staircase. I like the mood you’ve captured.
Matt Roberts
Fantastic shot.
Mohammed Al Ib...
wow!!! great shot!!!
paulevelin
one of your very best
bravo to you
Stephen Thomas
Great photo of run down stair way. Well exposed with natural light.
MichelleR
Fantastic shot. Love it.
Lorraine Creagh
Beautiful shot – perfect lighting. Also lLove the slightly ajar door at the bottom of the stairs. Just as if someone left in a hurry. =)
JanH
What a super place to use your skills. Brilliantly done!
John Michael S...
Hauntingly beautiful.
-JMS
PJ Ryan
beautiful .. you’ve captured it’s essence so well.
Louisa Jones
eerily beautiful!
Jean Hildebrant
This caught my eye and I thought it might be yours. Love this one! One of my fav’s of your hospital series!
mohammed
nice
Lucindawind
incredible colour on this .!
NorthwoodsArts
What an elegant old building.
Hollie Nass
Love this too & the story behind it! Gave me goose bumps!
Hiroko
awesomely spooky!
Jan Piller
Beautiful light – and I love that old peeling paint – what stories this place holds…....
Dayonda
Wow, your comments took this photo from being a record of a decaying building to a piece of history. It’s actually got a nice railing on the staircase. Thanks very much for going in and taking pics to show us, and explaining about the place.
Maria White
Very surreal feel to it~
the lighting and the worn treads.. the history.. Wonderful work here!
melodious
This is such a wonderful photo and I love the questioning about how many steps, how many feet… such great questioning… and great art asks great questions…
sugarbear
Very cool! Reminds me of the apartment I once lived in over in Germany
Calum
Amazing amazing amazing! love everything- colours, light, details, composition, atmosphere, and directional lines.
gypsyin37
You caught a wonderful dramatic shot! I love the feel of old history and you have managed to capture it perfect. Great eye…
Christina Eliz...
Great piece of work ! I really love the color
JaneAParis
Very striking – tells a story with all the wear and tear, doesn’t it. Great artwork. Smiles from Jane:-)
Marinella Owens
very beautiful!!!!!!!!
Alice Weller
wow great capture…. a haunting photo
Sandy Woolard
The lighting…texture…your shot captures the worn down effects of years gone by!
Joanne Bradley
Beautiful and captivating. Love the light and color! A wonderful old staircase with many tales to tell…
Anette Tyler
Great image. Fantastic light and colours
Laura Cutmore
extremely atmospheric, beautiful light captured, well done
SueAnne
OMG, I love this… Your lighting is perfect to bring out all the right details
ZombieandCo
awesome shot, nice colours
geosgurl
ooo wow! i love the color and feel of this!
poshta
wow, how eerie
Blueriddle8
there is a trapped in time feeling here.
Ani Corless
Thanks for your comment! This is stunning and right up my alley:)
linda858100
outstanding
Waleska Luker
So mysterious, love it!
Rosina Lamberti
Great shot and fabulous lighting.
megrag53
Great questions about the steps. I wonder how many truly found the exit.
The mage is A1.
DJ Fortune
Brilliant, as always!!
Ravenor
Wow Glenn, your portfolio is incredible!!.. full of top notch work, and this piece is no exception!!
Vicki Ferrari
great shot and interesting comments! it would be great to experience it live!
photofairy
amazing atmosphere for this whole series! excellent work :)
~ Butterfly ~
Beautiful :0)
David Robinson
Great lighting, great image, tells many stories …every footstep … amazing!
Michael Bainbr...
Fantastic photograph, love the lighting and the way it is decaying.
Mark Ramstead
Amazing photo… : )
eelsblueEllen
Wow, great angle and clarity of details. Spooky.
Rex Inkpen
beautiful. i’m often aware of the same types of thoughts in europe, where the old human-worn buildings overwhelm you with questions about mortality and the transience of life.
Glenn-Patrick ... replied
I would imagine that Europe has a lot of this-as Americans we don’t have nearly the history you do-kind of jealous:)
Rex Inkpen
as an Australian, we’re in a similar boat to you! Europe is a real eye opener for us children of the new-world.. i was in a church in a small english village last month and on the wall there was a list of every deacon since 1210. It was quite spooky meeting the incumbent given the remarkable lineage. The grounds had retaining walls made out of marble that were weathered, unreadable tombstones from a long distant past.
Glenn-Patrick ... replied
1210-wow.
ArcadiaTempest
The photo grabbed me, then I read about the history of the place. I wondered why it was no longer in use? You may not know….I have been in similar building and it had a….this will sound ridiculous…but too vacant, you could sense it was missing ‘them’ .
kostis
what more can i say glenn? awesome shots…all of them
Glenn-Patrick ... replied
Thank you:)
Hena Tayeb
great shot
Erika .
this is striking. Very powerful image. Love it! :)
irishmanlost
Love the light and also the cracking paint
Sinisa Saratlic
Moody indeed ! Fantastic capture !
charlenewilson
Looking at this somehow makes me feel sad. It’s a fantastic shot and I wonder about the people that took the stairs daily and what ever happened to them. I hope they were placed in a happier looking surrounding.
strykermeyer 26 days ago
Making the derelict high regal, So cool, feel the ghosts.
artmodgirl 9 days ago
Love this!