Area 53 - 2011 - Photo #8

I spend Friday night with my girlfriend Laura at the Retro Suites in Chatham. The room was neat, to say the least and it was obvious that we'd take a lot of photos. Laura was nice enough to pose for me so I could take photos of something I usually don't, people.


While she did her own self portraits I went outside to the back of the hotel for some photos I'm used to taking.


We came across this abandoned house (and some others) along Highway 3 on our way home. This is a 5-shot panorama.

Check out Todd's photo(s) of the week.

Windsor Dragway

In 1968 the Wheatley brothers officially opened the Windsor Dragway in front of 4000 spectators, three years later in 1971 it was closed and abandoned. A couple weeks ago I went out to visit the decaying remains just off Manning road at Baseline. I shot some photos but ran out of light way before I was done exploring. So on Saturday my friend Todd and I went back.

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This is a shot of the actual drag strip that I shot on my first visit.

The West concession stand interior.

The West concession stand bathrooms.

Once the sun went down I got out my flash and homemade color gels and try to liven the place up a little. I've been trying this technique more and more lately, but without overdoing it (I hope). I find it interesting in old decaying places. It seems to bring back some life and vibrancy.

Deep fryer in a roofless section of the East concession stand.

East Concession stand entrance.

Looking out from the East concession stand.