a certain kind of emptiness
something was wrong with him. every time he looked in the
mirror he became more certain of it. every passing day
widened a chasm, a certain kind of emptiness within him. it
was something he could see in his eyes, a hollowness where
some fundamental building block of humanity was supposed to
be but was not. he could still talk and smile, and seemed to
function well around people, but he knew it must be because
they hadn’t sensed yet that he had a labyrinth of knowledge in
which he had somehow become lost. in his dreams he was
always wandering in the forlorn husks of things that had once
been magnificent but now only echoed his seething discontent
at his own imperfection. the way that he had entered was
sealed and these places in which he had once sought refuge
from the capriciousness of the world were now his prison. each
corridor he tried to exit by only led to more empty rooms,
more places where people had once been but no longer were.
even when he was externally surrounded by others the world
had become a wasteland; the very dimensions had shifted so
that all welcoming things before him were shadows and smoke.
the vaulted ceilings of his most precious hopes were slowly
crumbling and the machinery that drove his will to continue
had ground to a halt.
though it was hard to define the outline of it, there was a
certain kind of emptiness about his features. he wondered why
no one else noticed.—-—-—-——-
picture taken at portside power plant. all rights reserved.
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KEITH R. WILL...
such a great shot
Craig Mitchell
VERY COOL. Great lighting and an awesome subject.
JoanIreland1970
awesome shot
Carlos Teófilo
Another fabulous work.
Alf Caruana
Fantastic image, point of view and treathment gives it a great feel of texture and mood. nice work
Jamie Schwartz
Haunting….
BChal
Great painting!
Gary Rondez
Nice shot!!!!
DesImages
You have made a beautiful phot out of a very industrial subject – great work!
Glenn-Patrick ...
as usual Matt…...........
Paul Suryawinata
Amazing geometry and hues…. well done
RosaCobos
The emptyness of the Soul…
The Darnk Night of the Soul..
is npive by the Soul´s eyes..
So he could not whoi it off..
Other… are…. mostly luscious about their desires..
whished him to serve them to their innocent or conscious purposes..
The barrren countryside of his Darkness..
was the beguiniiing of his Self-realization.
Rosa (Wonderful…. can you see how this is likely to be a “body”.... in this case.. a “body-of-pain”. Is inmmense this place and the way you have treated it… )
Neil Johnson
Great shot! That’s some very cool architecture those windows are amazing. I like the full view of the place. Well done!
German Saravanja
Beautiful work! The light, contrast and colour are dead on.
Richard Shepherd
Another lovely shot from you blackoutangel, well done :)
~Shepy
Mark Hayward
This is just so brilliantly post-gothic, industrial-gothic. Brilliant subject and brilliant processing and presentation. Awesome piece of work.
amarica
splendid writing and capture.
Barbara Morrison
Beautiful ceiling for a factory.
Thordis
Where do you find those places! Brilliant shot :)
Mark Richards
Neat!
Alvin-San [vcr]
Looks like a movie set!
Superb
David Parkin
Love it, excellent stuff my friend.
Jean M. Laffitau
Breathtaking, stunning and beautiful!!
Mugsy
This is exceptional!
Charl045
Wow Excellent! Congrats on being featured on the Home Page
justimagine
Magnificent work ..excellent words, congratulations!
Joanne Bradley
Amazing industrial image! Congrats on the homepage feature!
bouldercreek
Love it.
LindseyBug
wow your pictures are amazing. This is very neat.
lucin
A treat to see your work pop up this morning. Puts swell edge on the day. You have such voice. Guessed it was yours right off. Strange in all the wonderful light of this, I can hear the machine roar. It has the feel of a cathedral shot. Maybe that’s it: You capture the spirituality of things you deliver.
lucin
P.S. Picture wonderful metaphor for your write. (to note: I did sense the machinery churning. :)
Tijen
wow
Brad Sauter
OMG! What a great shot of a great place!!!!
Maharba
I am amazed about the amount of detail that I find in this image. Bravo.
Bruce Dickson
The abandoned have never had it so good …
Mechellerene
I’m in tears.
Kenny Gulley Jr.
stunning
Sashy
superb
Edward Hoover
Love it – wonderful lighting and the composition’s just right. Well done.
Lesley Hill
Great find, love the subject matter and your written words just add to the image! ;-)
Squealia
excellent work
Charles McKean
Fab
jessica paskaruk
great work of art wonderful compassion so elegant so beatiful so natural envokes feelings all over almost a feeling of emptyness and wholeness at the same time
Joy Grassman
philly? you know they’re tearing this place down…
heartbreaking.
GORGEOUS shot.
Charles Bodi
Eagle River! :-)
Love this place. Beautiful architecture. Great shot.