Dress Form Fashion

Dress Form Fashion, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Dress Form Fashion - art studio on Main.

Orlando Florida Skyline

Orlando Florida Skyline, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Beautiful sunset downtown Orlando viewed from Lake Eola.

Crescent Moon

Crescent Moon, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Crescent moon with beautiful Earthshine.
The reflected Earth light visible on the Moon's night side is most easily seen on a young moon . A jet and it's contrail are visible just to the right of the moon.

Warehouse District Tobacco Row Richmond

Warehouse District Tobacco Row Richmond, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Late evening along Tobacco Row.

Sea Mist

Sea Mist, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Central National Bank

Central National Bank, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Back in the day this was the "30 Rock" of Richmond. Now its a vacant relic in a sketchy part of town. Too bad, the architecture is beautiful.

The Central National Bank building is an Art Deco skyscraper located in Richmond, Virginia. Completed in 1929.
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RVA Lights

RVA Lights, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Downtown Richmond skyline, buildings outlined with lights for the holidays.

River South Twilight

River South Twilight, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Sound Side Sunset

Sound Side Sunset, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Airlines Terminal Building Eagles

Airlines Terminal Building Eagles, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Rescued from the demolished Airlines Building, NYC (see below), the Eagles add to the Art Deco influence of the old Best Products HQ.

2011-11-17

Blackrock Mountain Summit

Blackrock Mountain Summit, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

City Night

City Night, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Blackrock Vista

Blackrock Vista, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Glenwood Falls

Glenwood Falls, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

A beautiful waterfall a few miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Steeles Tavern Virginia.
Nikon D300S | Exposure 1/6 sec | Aperture f/16.0 | Focal Length 20 mm | Sigma 10-20mm Lens

North of Forever

North of Forever, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon
more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight,
and the enduring constellations above them once again.
— Hal Borland

Blackrock Summit Sunset

Blackrock Summit Sunset, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Blackrock Mountain trail emerges from a dense forest onto a jumble of boulders. In the fading light and gusty wind this rocky summit looked and felt like something you might see in the Rocky Mountains out west. I tried to capture this feeling in this HDR image with the golden sunlight and the trail leading you upward among the craggy rocks. The black and green splatters on the rocks are Lichens growing in great abundance and verity.

Ridge Road Sunrise

Ridge Road Sunrise, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

More from the road... This shot was taken heading south on the Blue Ridge Parkway not far from Love Virginia. The texture of the granite road cut, outstretched highway, and golden glow of the mountains in the distance combine to capture the essence of a road trip adventure.

Skyline Drive - Milepost 72

Skyline Drive - Milepost 72, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Skyline Drive meanders among the peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Driving this highway in the fall is a real feast for the eyes. Rich colors and heavenly views make this ribbon of pavement one of the most beautiful drives in the USA.

RVA Big Sky

RVA Big Sky, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Walk Toward the Light

Walk Toward the Light, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

A young girl fascinated by one of the InLight Richmond public exhibition of light-based art, organized by 1708 Gallery.

InLight Richmond

Untitled, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Walk Toward the Light

Walk Toward the Light, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

A young girl fascinated by one of the InLight Richmond public exhibition of light-based art, organized by 1708 Gallery.

Lincoln Downtown RVA

Lincoln Downtown RVA, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Abe watches the activities at InLight Richmond. The Lincoln statue, part of the permanent display located at the Tredegar Iron Works Civil War Museum overlooking the James River near downtown Richmond.

Nikon D300S | Exposure 1/25 sec | Aperture f/1.8 | Focal Length 35 mm | ISO 4000

Dark RVA

Dark RVA, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Richmond VA skyline on a particularly gloomy day.

The Corner

The Corner, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Last Bloom

Last Bloom, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Waiting for the wheel

Waiting for the wheel, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Evening at the State Fair of Virginia

Wild Horses

Wild Horses, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

State Fair Dragon Coaster

State Fair Dragon Coaster, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Dusk at the State Fair and the Dragon Coaster waits for it's next riders.

Philadelphia City of Brotherly Love

Philadelphia City of Brotherly Love, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Paper Lanterns

Paper Lanterns, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Philly Fountain

Philly Fountain, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Misery

Misery, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Prison cell interior, Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP)

Many believed that crime is the result of environment, and that solitude will make the criminal regretful and penitent hence the new word, penitentiary. This correctional theory, as practiced here at ESP, will become known as the Pennsylvania System.

Blue Blue Windows

Blue Blue Windows, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Blue, blue windows behind the stars / Yellow moon on the rise / Big birds flying across the sky / Throwing shadows on our eyes / Leave us / Helpless, helpless ...

From my Eastern State Penitentiary series.

Abandoned

Abandoned, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Eastern State prison wing not open to the public, stairway guarded by "Ghost Cat".

Divine Lorraine

Divine Lorraine, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Once an amazingly beautiful apartment building and hotel, the Divine Lorraine is now great example of Philadelphia urban decay. This masterpiece of 19th century architecture is also reported to be haunted.

Retro Rock n Roll

Retro Rock n Roll, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

The Chair

The Chair, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Escape

Escape, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

A view for the inside of one of the Eastern State Penitentiary cells. I enjoyed the rich textures and wonderful light from the overhead skylight but couldn't shake the feeling that I needed to get out, escape...

Bay Fishing

Bay Fishing, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Sunset and the reflection of lights from the Sea Gull Pier on an unusually claim ocean at mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The pier extends from the southernmost of four man-made Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel islands on US 13 connecting Virginia Beach/Norfolk to Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Al Capone's Cell

Al Capone's Cell, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Also known as "Scarface Al" spent time in relative luxury at Eastern State Penitentiary. A bad guy with connections.

Haunted

Haunted, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Sleep brings no joy to me.
Remembrance never dies.
My soul is given to mystery,
And lives in sighs.

Sleep brings no rest to me;
The shadows of the dead
My wakening eyes may never see
Surround my bed.

Sleep brings no hope to me,
In soundest sleep they come,
And with their doleful imag'ry
Deepen the gloom.

Sleep brings no strength to me,
No power renewed to brave;
I only sail a wilder sea,
A darker wave.

Sleep brings no friend to me
to soothe and aid to bear;
They all gaze on, how scornfully,
And I despair.

Sleep brings no wish to fret
My harassed heart beneath;
My only wish is to forget
In endless sleep of death.

From The Horrors of Sleep by Emily Bronte

Forsaken

Forsaken, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

This prison like those held here, abandoned and forsaken.

Philly - retro classic b&w

Philly - retro classic b&w, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

City of Liberty and Cheesesteaks...

Passageway to Fear

Passageway to Fear, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Tortured

Tortured, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

These old prison cells retain a felling of dread and a sense of the tortured souls that occupied them not so long ago.

Philadelphia -- City of Brotherly Love

Philadelphia -- City of Brotherly Love, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Affectionately known as "Philly", located along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers about 80 miles southwest of New York City. It's the 5th most populous city in the US and without a doubt the Cheesesteak capitol of the world. Mmmm Cheesesteak...

No Escape

No Escape, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Deep in this prison there is a feeling no escape. Cruel walls of stone and steel still hold some part of those who were held here.

Hopelessness

Hopelessness, originally uploaded by Sky Noir.

Cell interior -- abundant textures, decay, and hopelessness.

Eastern State Penitentiary operational from 1829 until 1971. Today it's open to the public as a museum.