Portrait in a mental hospital

[KjetilH]

Visited a disused mental hospital with a couple of friends, and one of them acted as a makeshift model, which I think turned out quite nice.

Pentax K100D
DA40 Ltd.
f/2.8

[thomasjmpark]

Hi, nice enough shot I like the near sillouette.

Im not sure calling it a mental hospital is in proper taste though, you might aswell call it a loony bin! Psychiatric hospital or something similar would be a bit more sympathetic.

[ftpaddict]

Originally Posted by thomasjmpark

Im not sure calling it a mental hospital is in proper taste though, you might aswell call it a loony bin! Psychiatric hospital or something similar would be a bit more sympathetic.

Although I tend to agree, the fact of the matter is that that's exactly what it was. No use hiding behind a finger, and saying that doesn't mean you are being disrespectful to those with mental issues.



Not to be completely Off topic, I like the mood quite a lot. I go for this kind of photography all the time. A more spooky b/w high contrast would have gone down well. But that's just my opinion.

[KjetilH]

Thank you.
I did not mean to be disrespectful, rather the hospital has a quite bad reputation, with rumours of different experiments, with obligatory spooky stories, of course.

[Fl_Gulfer]

Just call it a building without the lights on.

[Ash]

Nice effect.
Story goes well with the image.
Oh, and nice avatar Fl Gulfer!