Gary, Indiana, A Dead Place (ver. 2) - Canon 5D MK II with tilt/shift lenses

[Bleakunending]

Reminds me of Max Payne, for PS2.

[abbittibbi1]

Nagasaki looked better after being nuked as the place was flat out clean, this looks like Beirut after 10 years of civil war.

This is not exactly a way to attract tourists.

And do as the grafiti says: question everything.

Another moment of clarity. Planned future.

[CaptainCrazyINC]

Gary isnt as dangerous as people make it out to be...

[Rich9837]

church is creepy. i heard two girls got raped in a church basement in Gary... could it have been that one?

[vanvanbluz]

When i looked at the church scene, i was thinking "where is your god now?"

[salvia2112]

You need to pot down your camera mic. The wind noise is annoying.

[cris0881]

come to Mitchell indiana oh oh it is bad i can tell you some good places if you want to know

[vanvanbluz]

AMAZING, and i thought DETROIT was the only bastion of post apocalyptic meltdown, but i am wrong!

[kage574]

@vanvanbluz plenty of spots like this all thru the midwest

[vanvanbluz]

@kage574 what the hell, do people just leave, or are they kicked out by foreclosure?

[kage574]

@vanvanbluz its a combination of things but mainly economic downturns cause these places to become deserted like this. its sad

[vanvanbluz]

@kage574 That is exactly what happened during the great depression! People left the midwest for california! Where do they go now? California is just as bad economically now.

[andreo]

Shame about the city. But the video out of that 5D is simply amazing. I was thinking that it was a bit over exposed but after a while it simply added to the atmosphere.

I've seen dozens of videos of abandoned places and perhaps 3 or 4 of this church in Gary, none have made me feel more like I was actually there then this video.

[vegeta090]

Question Everything.

[asemchuck]

Nice work. I'm working on a similar project, but I'd never go into any one of those buildings alone.

[sebastianryder]

Yeah, I guess it's a little crazy. I have shot places in Chicago where I felt in danger...and I certainly felt in danger in Gary. I think next time I'll hire a bodyguard. But I can't stop shooting in those environments...they are simply too interesting. And now that I have video capability, it's even more interesting. :-)

[vegeta090]

Why did you feel in danger in Gary?

[celticfireify]

@asemchuck

The church is the saddest thing. It tells a whole story all by it's self

[ikissinger0]

No way I woulod go inside that church alone w my new Canon!