This is in one of the newer costal defense bunkers that I've explored. The cement looked in such great shape - turns out it was built in the 1930s.
Into the 2000s, this was open, you could stand at one end and look down a long hallway to the other end.
When I was about ten, my aunt drove me down here to explore, I took a few steps in and ran away.
With years of salt air blowing in, every surface has the quality of something in a shipwreck.

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The only time I tried this exploration-self-portrait stuff. And then I had to get a rabies shot. It'll be a while before I try such vanity again.

Strobist: sb600 on the ground at full power, triggered using the d70 In commander mode (using the popup flash to trigger slaves)

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wish I had brought some light stands and pocket wizards

Strobist: Triggered by hand: too many bursts at the ceiling from behind the pillar, one or two down the drain from the same location, a burst towards the shopping cart from there (which caused some lens flair) and then I walked towards the camera with my light off and fired twice at the ceiling from behind the camera.

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What if we photographed things right before they got covered up? We'd call it reverse archeology: uncovering what is about to be covered.

Strobist: 30 sec exposure to allow 4 flashes to be fired multiple times at full power. Two sb600s and two lumapro 120s. Triggered by a PW in my hand. Its amazing how much power it took to light up this space. I've got little tabletop tripods for the flashes (this is the driest tunnel I've ever seen and I still didn't want just drop the flashes on the floor)

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