The Town Was Never the Same - a photo on Flickriver

The locals from the nearby settlements don't like to call it a ghost town, but I hardly know what else to called the damned place.

I have a variety of photos from this eerie locale. It turns out it was a failed development between Houston and Austin that is slowly crumbling into the ground. There seemed to be a few Madmaxesque squatters in the distance muttering about, but they seemed kinda scary so I kept my distance. Maybe it all felt a bit extra eerie because of the inclement weather as night fell. I put on appropriately moody music on my iPod as I drifted around like a ghost to snap some photos.

I also added a new section here called "Things I've Found That Inspire Me". If you didn't think I was weird before, you will after you see this page. Sorry if some things on there are kinda strange... I don't know how or where I found all these things, but I collect them like a digital antique shop. It occurred to me on a whim that you guys might enjoy taking a gander at my bizarre menagerie.

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Taken on: December 28, 2008

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Camera: Nikon D3X, f/9.5, 2 sec, 14mm (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3X
Aperture:	f/9.5
Exposure Time:	2
Focal Length:	14mm
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (0)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
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