I've got my website up.

this is from the roof of the main hotel building in the elevator room.

more Grossinger's pictures...

I think I'm going here next, it's like 8 miles from Grossinger's.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenbley/4188362038/in/set-72157623007161680/






and here, this one's in Buffalo..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/picturenarrative/5380353951/in/pool-709065@N25/

I'm trying so hard to figure out where this place is...


http://www.allabandoned.com/third-times-the-charm/ski-chalet-lounge-and-fireplace/

here are some pictures of the printing process from this weekend.. the print in the first picture turned out a little large, so we reprinted it smaller and I left it down there. they all look good though, I pumped to show them to you all.

here's this one on white and near the other ones on the page.

aaand the reconstructed full resolution lobby.

I reassembled Grossinger's indoor pool at full resolution...

the corrected Tamarack Pool... I had to start from scratch, but I'm happy with the results.

the outdoor pool at Grossinger's... I don't think I'll use it for a final piece, but I still think it looks neat.

some of the beds are still made.. all of the walls are still carpeted.

from around The Tamarack...

Here's a bunch more stuff from around The Starlite... I think I'm back on track now.. I've been fighting my computer hardware for the last three weeks trying to work with these huge files (around 3GB each). I found a way to automate the placing of the images using Bridge and Photoshop, as Illustrator just couldn't handle it. I was able to add another 2GB of ram to my computer, which is the max it'll take and still boot up... so I have a total of 6GB of ram now, and with just Photoshop running, I'm using 5.95 GB of it. I'm defiantly at the limits of my computer. At the end of this week I'm making a trip to North Carolina to print some full sized versions on my uncle's large format printer, so we can figure out our first meeting within the next couple of weeks, discuss them, and get a timeframe together. I still really love every aspect of this project, and I'm truly appreciative of constant support and enthusiasm that I get from the three of you. Thanks for everything, and I'll see you soon.


-Brian

from the Tamarack..

I took a ton of pictures this week... I went back to the Tamarack to fix what I shot before, and stopped at Grossinger's again on the way home and got some more pictures there as well, I'll get some pictures up from there soon. I also went to the Starlite Music Theater yesterday and got a lot of pictures. Anyway, here's a few and I'll get more up as I get them edited.

I made it to The Tamarack Lodge and got a bunch of pictures... here's some of them, I shot a large one in the indoor pool. I was surprised when I walked in because every other picture showed the chairs all in the pool.. That's not the case now, as is the nature of this, but I got a picture of the reason why it was cleared.

I've got a bunch more, I'll have them ready for monday.

I'm trying to track down this lodge.. from what I've found, people tend to withhold names and locations of these places, sighting fear of vandalism.


http://www.allabandoned.com/last-of-the-mohicans/the-indoor-pool/






update: I'm pretty sure I found it. In the above photo set there was a picture of the resort layout, including its name. The sight vanishingcatskills gave me an address.


here's a shot showing the scale:

http://www.allabandoned.com/last-of-the-mohicans/wide-view-of-the-pool-area/

aaaand apparently all of the chairs have been cleared. disappointing... and maybe a deal-breaker.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/nerradk/4764720597/in/photostream/

I'm looking into this...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/altuwa/3539829052/in/set-72157618272180323/

One more... this is the last on I shot this way at the resort. I'm planning my next trip soon... not sure if I'm headed back there, or towards Buffalo. I'm aiming for the next couple of weeks though. See you tomorrow.

Here's a promotional picture from when the pool was new... the contrast between old and new is amazing. In the back corner of the room (almost center of the picture) you can see the door that was broken open when I got in through. It's really awesome to see it after having been there and. The juxtaposition of the atmosphere between then and now is fantastic. Currently, it kind of looks, sounds, and smells like a cave. All you can hear inside is water dripping onto tile or puddles. It has a really awesome smell of moss and cedar, and is covered in grime and dark recesses. By contrast, the picture below shows a bright room with pristine tile. I would imagine the air being heavy with the smell of chlorine.

It's interesting that the imagery of both old and new creates a sense of seclusion, but in different ways... in the contemporary photos, the space has been closed in on by the surrounding trees, creating almost a defensive wall, sheltering it from the outside world. The original space has an air of cavalier confidence, with the outside world being blocked out or disregarded.

This one was pretty tough.. there was a ton of straight lines. I like the way it came together though.

Here are some sample images from the full size piece I shot of the indoor pool. I'm currently working on a mock-up of the completed piece in Illustrator. This one is a total of 44 images, and upwards of 132 exposures. I'll post the full image when it's complete.

I'm letting myself do one a day until my other stuff is done...