the public washroom

possibly it's a dire combination of sleep deprivation and lack of inspiration, but i've had this idea for a while now, and because i have nothing else at the mo', i figured i'd put it out there and see what gives...

public washrooms... not pretty, not easy to photograph, and it's kind of frowned upon to haul out a camera in one... if that isn't a challenge, then i don't know what is...

anyhoo... here is the women's washroom and the hockey arena one of my boys had practice at this morning... the exif is off by an hour - it was actually around 6:40am... on a frigid winter's day... yuck...

tx lots for all the lovely feedback on my last two selfies... i think I've come a long way from where i started back two years ago :)

[Kerri]

Great capture

[Call me Joe]

Nice sh*t....Ooops sorry I mean, SHOT :)...I admire the shadow of the toilet paper, seriously :)

[Karen H]

Hohhot that reminds me I took a bathroom at the racetrack that might make a hi key. That challenge is really giving me a fit

[Lisa]

really interesting shot. love the black and white with a 'green tinge' from what I can see anyway. hoping my photo's have such impact in two years time too :)

[Paul Myers]

Pretty gritty shot.

[Bill Fenske]

I give you credit for hauling out the camera in there, I can't imagine doing that myself.

[e.gad]

Very brave shot! Love the processing. That is far too early to be up and about but at least you had your camera to keep you entertained.

[Taffy]

I've not had the nerve yet to take out my camera, though have seen several washrooms that would be great candidates. Some pretty grimy and some quite amazing (e.g., the tiles). I'm impressed that you pulled this off -- it works!

[TC]

Yep…this sums up public bathrooms for sure!

[Shanne]

it's the sort of shot that will be far more useful to historians in the future because it shows that sort of underbelly of life - very gritty

[JoeBoo]

This is great. Superb processing. Fav.

[JoeBoo]

Top tagging too.... ;)

[The Mysterious Mr Biscuit]

I always wondered what it looked like in there.

Thanks for saving me from having to put on a skirt to find out :D

[Humphrey Hippo]

Ha! So they're like this all over the world then. ;)
Love the shadows in this - especially the toilet paper. ;)

[StevieP]

Really cool vibe, love the tones. Keep up the insomnia!

[Tamzin]

Brave lady (for going in there, let alone taking a photo!) - very gritty shot

[❀ Lynn]

In all its ugliness!!....you got it.

[Nicole]

Very moody!

[Penny Price]

Looks very stark and cold. Very interesting subject.

[Andreas]

I remember doing this myself and it felt really weird. Not pretty, but very good lines and processing. Gritty as it should be. Fav

[summerfield]

oh, great heavens, no! we've come to this. what's next, kiddo? i must come back right away and take you shooting somewhere else. er.. uhm, no, methinks i wait till i come back :-)

[Carly]

This really works, it's the type of shot that I don't know why I like but I do, love the gritty tone and the colour tinge, fav

[Nancy]

nice...hard to really even go in there...you captured it really well Im sorry...:) ha...awesome shot!

[Jake]

love the composition

[Jani M]

Nice composition, unique subject - very interesting actually. This idea could turn into a cool series over longer time.

[Katia]

This is eerie but cool! :)

[Sean O'Neill]

Brilliant B+W again! Fav again.

[Jan Hall]

Love the processing of this gritty shot. One of those places you would hover rather than sit I would imagine.

[Carol]

This is really interesting, I hope you continue these

[Lisa Pouncy]

Works perfectly as a b&w shot but does look like a pretty grim place to spend any time xx

[Kitti Nelson]

It's a grim shot but that shadow is certainly worth it!

[irene]

I like your photos because I think they are sincere

[☠northy]

@fabias tx so much Irene... i'd like to think so... and yet - i do a ton of post processing work so i have to wonder whether they can truly be considered sincere :)