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08/01/2008 | 1844 views | 1075 voting points | 191 comments | view exif data

No Swimming! by mfarrugg

Please enlarge to fully appreciate the details! This was taken inside the pool room of an abandoned resort hotel in upstate NY. Thanks again to gpat for letting me tag along and warning me about the faulty floor :-) Comments always welcomed.

Settings used: F/2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO 100

-mike

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widow Aug 1 2008 12:20AM
Fn sweet

ladywings Aug 1 2008 12:21AM
Perfect! But I can''t vote thanks to hubby... LOL

kpullen Aug 1 2008 12:25AM
A cmon....Just a lap......doesnt look good for skateboarding either. lol

welaf Aug 1 2008 12:26AM
sweeeeeeeet.

gpatrick Aug 1 2008 12:26AM
This was fun Mike.Soon,we need to do this again soon.Great shot.

prostchevy Aug 1 2008 12:27AM
nicely done mike!!

layce3 Aug 1 2008 12:27AM
Always loved this one Mike! Great POV and details

lightman07 Aug 1 2008 12:27AM
love this
it certainly make you wonder what stories are swimming around in there

allieoop Aug 1 2008 12:28AM
definately not swimming!! great shot!

gunnysack Aug 1 2008 12:28AM
wow!

miaspirit Aug 1 2008 12:28AM
I loke it!! different than the usual

rdangel Aug 1 2008 12:29AM
you know I love it........~Ruby

dmargie Aug 1 2008 12:30AM
Very cool

jdgates Aug 1 2008 12:32AM
Nice detail and lighting!!! Nice capture!!!!

darby4103 Aug 1 2008 12:33AM
Lucky you.. Terrific Capture. Kudos Darby

inmyeyes Aug 1 2008 12:34AM
so do i come to you for fringe benefits LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

tomatowoma Aug 1 2008 12:35AM
gpat rocks! did you swim? i bet you peed in it...lol.....great details!

yukiko Aug 1 2008 12:35AM
yikes but you made it look pretty.

valrhona Aug 1 2008 12:36AM
WOW! Used to be a beautiful pool....

cdbig Aug 1 2008 12:37AM
Awesome work, Mr. Mike!!!!!!

tawaterk Aug 1 2008 12:38AM
Fantastic shot here Mike as usual! Karen

ckasanitsk Aug 1 2008 12:39AM
WOW great capture and comp

kmiller Aug 1 2008 12:42AM
It''s sort of sad that it''s not being used. This evokes a lot of emotions.
VTd Kris

feisty Aug 1 2008 12:42AM
no swimming? but it looks SO inviting!

Terrific find! Excellent shot! WELL DONE, Mike!

mliebhaber Aug 1 2008 12:43AM
Great shot!! Not sure if I would want to swim there LOL!

vietnam Aug 1 2008 12:44AM
Great capture well done!.......................

treyzure Aug 1 2008 12:44AM
wonderful image, Mike!!

mrstregs Aug 1 2008 12:45AM
~ :o) Diana

lninohio Aug 1 2008 12:45AM
nice shot....and excellent colors!!!

witywot Aug 1 2008 12:47AM
Very Nice Find!!
Got my Vote. :)

bigjess Aug 1 2008 12:51AM
Could make diving rought also! Awesome shot Mike!

tchtc5 Aug 1 2008 1:06AM
Once this was a very beautiful pool I am sure! Very cool .

onthegoma Aug 1 2008 1:08AM
Great capture, Mike. The color & comp is perfect.

pbischop Aug 1 2008 1:12AM
Well done. It''s a shame this resort was abandoned.

h1nes Aug 1 2008 1:16AM
LOVE THIS. GREAT PHOTO
VTD.

theonlyjil Aug 1 2008 1:17AM
ooooh very cool!

mom2twoo Aug 1 2008 1:18AM
Wow what a great shot - you can tell it was very oppulent at one time - not now!! I love the hints of blue at the beams... excellent job!

maryleeusa Aug 1 2008 1:18AM
Creepy but Cool! On Flickre...there is a group called League of the Empty Pool. I didn''t
know it was such a popular Subject! Love this!

mummy Aug 1 2008 1:22AM
Love how you make something really ugly look so beautiful !Good luck !

lucia1977 Aug 1 2008 1:24AM
WOW....NICE SHOT...AWESOME DETAIL AND COMP...Lucy

colliern Aug 1 2008 1:51AM
wonderful capture.. makes you sad that no more holidays will be spent there... Well done!!!!

visionary Aug 1 2008 1:52AM
Great job, Tammy! I knew this seemed to have the inluence of Glenn somehow. Lovely details and reflected light!

debbyla Aug 1 2008 1:57AM
This is awesome, love this kind of photos, great job!!!!!

ladydirn Aug 1 2008 2:12AM
very nice capture
Diane

jud50 Aug 1 2008 2:30AM
what a disaster. great photo. love the mess. vtd

badger Aug 1 2008 2:46AM
What a lovely place! LOL ..... Great detail and color. __ Ken

mickip Aug 1 2008 3:03AM
Great subject, so well captured!

harris Aug 1 2008 3:11AM
Great photo

justjules Aug 1 2008 3:14AM
Wow! fantastic shot with awesome details.

lwb99835 Aug 1 2008 3:26AM
excellent shot, Mike!
Lanis

hawaii50 Aug 1 2008 3:56AM
How sad. It would have been an amazing pool in its time.. nice clear shot vtd

mnoor Aug 1 2008 4:08AM
Something different. I like it. VTD.

diggerdoo Aug 1 2008 7:34AM
WOW... I bet you can hear the splashes from swimmers past... this is awesome.. such a shame places have to die....love the wrap around windows....

brandiep Aug 1 2008 7:53AM
cool!

insight Aug 1 2008 8:00AM
Awesome shgot! vtd

toaster Aug 1 2008 8:29AM
You always get to visit the swankiest places. [=]

dehart12 Aug 1 2008 8:34AM
amazing!

meemaw Aug 1 2008 8:46AM
fantastic capture Mike.

wharfrat57 Aug 1 2008 8:47AM
Wow! This is great! Love your work as well! How do you find these places??

cota1 Aug 1 2008 9:03AM
Sweet shot! <<<Michael>>>

pinkarmy25 Aug 1 2008 9:07AM
Love this! Very nice detail and angle. Great colors (green algey) and nice reflection of the celing in the puddle.

annifer Aug 1 2008 9:16AM
This freaks me out! LOL : ) My friend Cindy and I got kicked out of a pool in China one time because, as the one person they could find that spoke a tiny bit of English explained, we were too much of a distraction and they were afraid someone would hurt themselves. Ha! Too much white skin, I guess!

annifer Aug 1 2008 9:17AM
Great image Mike...the lighting is impeccable...the details retained are truly impressive to me!

taboo7638 Aug 1 2008 9:17AM
vtd

zoe03 Aug 1 2008 9:37AM
what a shot here wow very nice... Hugs lIsa

jaycole37 Aug 1 2008 9:47AM
Wow you''re off to a great month......! Awesome shot...! :)

jpcool Aug 1 2008 9:49AM
Excellent work Mike!

abphotos Aug 1 2008 9:49AM
kinda creepy but good job. v

smarie7 Aug 1 2008 9:54AM
Excellent comp and details! Awesome shot! V.

rainfire Aug 1 2008 10:12AM
Beautiful detail,that is awesome!

jlbartho Aug 1 2008 10:55AM
this is an awesome shot...perhaps one of my favorites of these run down gems that folks find...mostly because it is so unique. beautiful.

bluejean77 Aug 1 2008 11:05AM
Great shot, Mike! Love the repetition of lines! Great design!

scannermom Aug 1 2008 11:09AM
I''ll give ya a dollar to jump off the diving board! LOL! Freaking rocking shot Mike!!!! LOVE everything about it!

alc04 Aug 1 2008 11:27AM
This is freaking awesome!

brion Aug 1 2008 11:37AM
Neat shot!!! EWWWW!!!

nikki12676 Aug 1 2008 12:03PM
wow!!! amazing!! vtd-nikki

blasio14 Aug 1 2008 12:12PM
This is Awesome! Great Job!

krf105 Aug 1 2008 12:18PM
Great photo and find :)

diffusion Aug 1 2008 12:19PM
wonderful capture, very unique, love all the details....well done!!!!

acezak Aug 1 2008 12:28PM
Sad, that looks like it was truely beautiful once, LOVE all those windows, and you captured it all VERY nicely, Cat

dakota1 Aug 1 2008 12:37PM
This is great! really nice enlarged!

sugarito Aug 1 2008 12:38PM
thanks for the support Mike. You were the first to comment both times on my shot =)
now for this shot, well.... it freaking rocks but I think you already know that :-P

sugarito Aug 1 2008 12:39PM
and once again, you are on top of me :-\

dave440 Aug 1 2008 1:02PM
GREAT JOB HERE! Hmmm....should we ask why you were in an abandoned hotel? Looks like it was a nice place...at one time. Looking for Jack Nicholsen in frame but don''t see him..... Here''s Johnny - V

april403 Aug 1 2008 1:40PM
Fantastic Mike!!! Love teh lighting & textures!

peligia Aug 1 2008 2:20PM
very cool

hedgie6 Aug 1 2008 2:36PM
Cool shot!

nitti Aug 1 2008 2:56PM
The complexity, patterns and lines make for a wonderful composition.

passionpic Aug 1 2008 3:03PM
Wow! VTD

whitecloud Aug 1 2008 3:07PM
WOW!!! GREAT DETAILS AND LIGHTING... LOL.

bdillon Aug 1 2008 3:19PM
Great shot! What a mess!

kmaps Aug 1 2008 3:20PM
Excellent!!!!

Good Luck this month! ♥

janetw Aug 1 2008 3:31PM
Great bit of architecture & well positioned in the frame.Nicely exposed in what look like difficult conditions.

kevrit Aug 1 2008 4:01PM
Awsome detail. vtd

bruins41 Aug 1 2008 4:06PM
although this is an awesome photo I have to say it looks pretty yucky....great comp, lighting and detail...please check out my photo.voted

swblazer Aug 1 2008 4:12PM
Awesome!!!!!!!

anneik Aug 1 2008 4:15PM
Pinpoint composition and exposure on this perfectly yucky place. :) I can feel my sinuses swelling now. Love it!

nansea454 Aug 1 2008 4:25PM
Wow what a shame... Waste of a great place! Great shot. How about an SOA Resort!!!

urbanphoto Aug 1 2008 4:48PM
Wow, that''s creepy. Thanks for sharing the pic

fotofreak Aug 1 2008 5:21PM
this is awsome great shot love the edit

smile4u Aug 1 2008 5:53PM
Awesome!! Very Cool shot! That''s soo neat to see something like this. Thanks for ur advice :)

susannahg Aug 1 2008 5:57PM
what a horrible waste... but beautiful shot!

digiron Aug 1 2008 7:20PM
another perfect find vtd ron

shellyb Aug 1 2008 8:19PM
what a great find, mike!!!!!!!!!!! :0) I still would love to travel with you.

purpledae8 Aug 1 2008 8:49PM
this is a great pic.....love the reflections, the lines....its great!

oksir5 Aug 1 2008 9:49PM
Oh my...what a waste. Where was this? Nice capture

baker3of5 Aug 1 2008 10:44PM
cool photo:)

fotofun Aug 1 2008 11:15PM
Love the colors & perspective! Excellent lighting, comp & clarity too. vtd

racystcy27 Aug 1 2008 11:20PM
Great looking shot! Stacey

moalpha Aug 1 2008 11:47PM
amazing capture, wonder why they let this place get like this but you did a wonderful job capturing it) JM

bandidog Aug 2 2008 12:17AM
f`n cool

bamagirl38 Aug 2 2008 2:06AM
Um, just in case you didnt already know, DUDE.... THIS ROCKS ! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BABY!!!!!!!!!!!! :)~

kathy0249 Aug 2 2008 8:28AM
looks like there is more water on the outside of the pool then inside LOL
how do you guys find these places - sad so many are left to rot BUT if they weren''t what would
you guys do ??? great lighting - super capture - have a terrific month Mike :) Kathy

lizard64 Aug 2 2008 11:45AM
Looks like it once was a beautiful place to relax. Great find and shot! vtd.

puffin Aug 2 2008 1:11PM
great detail. it''s a shame it was abandoned, it looks like it might have been a beautiful place. vtd

rilian Aug 2 2008 1:49PM
wow, very interesting picture. great job!

kathyl Aug 2 2008 3:27PM
Great shot !

danjohnson Aug 2 2008 4:25PM
Great detail, how quickly things can look so old.

sjoquist Aug 2 2008 6:24PM
Nice detail and reflections.

katmcfed Aug 2 2008 8:35PM
great lighting and detail

nol1305 Aug 3 2008 12:51AM
The roof and windows are lovely - but the pool - well!!! Nice find and lots to look at on tis one!

stroan Aug 3 2008 1:45AM
Looks like it was a nice place at one time...too bad it''s in this kinda shape now! Fantastic find and awesome image!!!!!

lbcreation Aug 3 2008 10:02AM
This is great Mike....Nice detail......vtd

kelleybear Aug 3 2008 1:17PM
A Wonderful Shot Great Details I would not want to swim there :-)
Good Luck This Month .....Kelley

maggiedog Aug 3 2008 1:53PM
excellent work...love the old look...what a wonderful day it has had, though

cassandra Aug 3 2008 2:28PM
Very cool... I think a No Diving sign would be appropriate..LOL! Love the contrasts and details.

d8675309 Aug 3 2008 2:52PM
Excellent shot!!!! Glen always finds the coolest places to shoot!!!!!

lmicrobio Aug 3 2008 9:23PM
Awesome looking shot. Something different. vtd

puffkitty Aug 4 2008 9:51AM
fantastic photo! awesome find and wonderful work on this ! its perfect! wtg vtd carla

csetters Aug 4 2008 10:36AM
amazing composition and saturation of colors.

nursediana Aug 4 2008 11:29AM
great job on this!

bigpapa Aug 4 2008 4:09PM
Awsome find I love this. great job. :)

bellphoto Aug 4 2008 6:55PM
great shot.... what a waste of a nice pool......lol

beantown Aug 5 2008 11:05AM
Im always amazed at what you come up with.....this is amazing as usual.

p090956 Aug 5 2008 3:04PM
cool shot....

gregoryab Aug 5 2008 3:21PM
OUTSTANDING CAPTURE AND COMPOSITION. VTD

yomommaj Aug 5 2008 8:58PM
Great capture and well exacuted...Glad you didn''t fall in .....Janice

krystalb Aug 5 2008 10:39PM
This is incredible. I love the color and tone in this!

nurse Aug 5 2008 11:41PM
incredible image, Mike! i love the amazing details, lines, rich hues, cool angle...your work is 100%
pure magic!...pam:)

fileboy Aug 6 2008 1:19PM
This is cool as all He@* love it...

architect Aug 6 2008 8:51PM
Creepy, huhh?

christinew Aug 7 2008 9:59PM
Great find here and definitly different.. reminded me of the movie Poseiden (spelling?) I guess its just the water thing and destruction. Perfect angle and lighting for this one. nice job!!!!!!!

golliday Aug 7 2008 11:54PM
Outstanding Photo ! Exellent colors and clarity !

rockntx Aug 10 2008 1:48PM
Very interesting subject - you have captured the lighting perfect!

mjholmes49 Aug 10 2008 3:01PM
Very good details and color!!!

lover1969 Aug 11 2008 7:01AM
Stunning photograph! Excellent title. VTD

trickster Aug 11 2008 7:27PM
NICE !

cherish Aug 11 2008 7:52PM
this is just sad!

bossphio Aug 12 2008 7:17AM
wow, this is crazy. can''t believe it looks like that. great shot.
vtd

rhynoheart Aug 12 2008 2:08PM
Awesome angle/location/image! Well done!

mellsacat Aug 12 2008 2:48PM
great photo

travelndog Aug 12 2008 6:11PM
Beautifully captured. I can still see the beauty here.

gorgeous Aug 12 2008 10:08PM
Mike, this is incredible!!! Like, WOW! lol Such a story being told. GREAT JOB!!! vtd!

kwtyson Aug 12 2008 10:18PM
Nice one!!!

Voted.

cdalton Aug 13 2008 11:37AM
i love this photo! vtd

kb7azz Aug 14 2008 9:31AM
one of the best own soap and a grate story
if you have a moment can you look at mine
voted
kb7azz

prouddad98 Aug 14 2008 1:07PM
Nice shot, looks like it was a nice place at one time.

jgolder Aug 15 2008 9:56AM
oh...I see, no swimming because there is no lifeguard on duty

peacenhope Aug 17 2008 2:25AM
....two super stars always make a great team!!!
suzanne : )

shenty1 Aug 18 2008 7:35AM
Great shot!

dmdsmile Aug 18 2008 6:25PM
awesome shot , vtd

blimpcity Aug 18 2008 7:55PM
This is a fantastic shot. Imagine all the people who once enjoyed this pool. vtd

tripmom38 Aug 20 2008 2:50PM
Love the detail on this shot...very good shot, great work as usual. You find some of the most interesting places. :)

roselee Aug 20 2008 8:24PM
Dynamic!

carolyarde Aug 21 2008 12:17AM
Hey, I''m from upstate NY, where is that? I like the reflection of the windows on hte left hand side of the shot, it''s a cool shot.

rollover Aug 21 2008 4:30AM
Awesome shot!!!

pattijo Aug 21 2008 8:43AM
What a great shot! Looks like it must have been a really nice place at one time. Love the lighting in this.

tentacion Aug 21 2008 9:09PM
Well I guess I won''t be swimming there any time soon...LOL

njsabs2323 Aug 26 2008 10:48PM
nice shot Mike.

cmd90 Aug 28 2008 9:29AM
This rocks! Awesome shot! The lighting, texture, and POV are all excellent!

kwelborn Aug 28 2008 4:19PM
What a great find!!!!

krajs Aug 28 2008 11:33PM
Very nice....unusual. Tells a story! v :)

picmaker Aug 29 2008 10:50AM
creepy

redwolf Aug 31 2008 10:07PM
Great shot!

nurse Sep 29 2008 11:20PM
congrats mike!...this is a phenomenal shot made my a true master of photography!...pam:)

kjmarks Sep 30 2008 11:11AM
the reflections really add to this picture. nice shot! - k

maryleeusa Sep 30 2008 3:13PM
Congrats on your WIN!

ex2007 Oct 21 2008 4:16AM
Sweet this is totally on Call of Duty 4

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