Urban exploration (UrbEx) isn't something I typically do a lot of, but a close friend invited me to come along with him once, and I decided to give it a try. It was definitely an interesting and exciting experience, and made for some fantastic photo opportunities. Not sure if this is something I'd do often, but it was fun and unique!

The location is an abandoned hospital in rural Pennsylvania, which has only been vacant a few years, but the damage inflicted by vandals, vagrants, and scrappers has taken a considerable toll on building's integrity. Combined with fire and weather damage, it looks like it's been abandoned for decades, rather than years, and it's undeniably spooky inside.

This clock will never tick again.

(Sold) 8 day Platform escapement. (A good quality clock)

A clock. set in the wall by W.H. Hole, at Dartmouth, Devon, U.K.

And clock

Farm Barn, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont

The familiar octagonal Colgate clock, facing Manhattan, dates back to 1924 when it was set in motion on December 1 by Jersey City's Mayor Frank Hague. Located on the former site of Colgate-Palmolive & Company, it is a reminder of the time when factories dominated the Jersey City's waterfront. Its design was inspired by Colgate's Octagon Soap, a cleansing bar that is no longer produced. The surface of the clock is 1,963.5 square feet and 50 feet in diameter. The minute hand is 25 feet, 10 inches long; the hour hand is 20 feet long. The timepiece can be adjusted and is maintained to stay within one minute of accurate time. There was a small master clock at Colgate that was checked against the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC. The clock's mechanism is like that of a traditional wall clock with weights and wheels but is powered by twenty-eight large-volt batteries that are recharged.

Reference: www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/C_Pages/Colgate_Clo...

Another Fact: I don't like my wall clocks to actually show the right time.

The more you know.

Day 111

November 1st 2010

Tua milltir o'n ty ni - hen fwthyn sydd ar fin cael ei werthu mewn ocsiwn. About a mile from our house there is an empty cottage that has fallen into a state of disrepair. It is about to be sold at auction.

St Johns Cathedral, Valletta

Somewhere in Delhi.

Jeweler's Clock in Milwaukee Wisconsin

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ANSH - Challenge - Made of Paper

Here's the little ingraham after I finished it. Made a new dial face on the computer, salvaged the face glass from an old alarm clock, replaced the burned out movement with a quartz chiming movement, and refinished the case. The burl grain of the walnut case is really nice.

The odd thingy next to it is a faux telegraph key I made one afternoon from lamp parts in the shop.... What? You don't have one on your desk? :)

14th century. Still works.

A Strasburg Clock, the Centennial Model, in the Sydney Powerhouse Museum.

south eastern railway clock built by Gillett and Johnston Croydon England

Another view of the Clock Tower found by the Star Ferry Terminal , Tsim Sha Tsui , Kowloon , Hong Kong .

Clamped

Bukittinggi, Sumatra

A detail of the clock on top of S. Bento trainstation, Porto. This shot was taken at late afternoon and the golden colors in the station was really captivating.

Since I was using the 135mm OM prime lens and not a zoom lens, to frame correctly this shot I needed to take it from inside a shop on the other side of the steet :)

Astronomical clock in the cathedral of Strasbourg, France.

Hoy se puso a disposición en la Play Store para descarga gratuita el reloj de Mirai Suenaga, la protagonista del primer animé de Danny Choo pronto a estrenarse. Lo bajé en seguida y es precioso! Mirai reacciona al sensor de movimiento del teléfono y además al tocarla y acariciarla, se pone triste, contenta, colorada, etc.

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Mirai Clock 3, available now for Android and iPhone, totally free! It's really beautiful, Mirai reacts to the movement sensor of the smartphones and also if you pet her.

(Mirai Suenaga is the star of Danny Choo's first anime soon to be released).

Ramsey, Isle of Man

clock

San Marino

The water clock out the front of Kanazawa Station, Japan.

Sony Xperia Z Phone. Exif time matches clock time :-)

The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster (a.k.a. the Houses of Parliament) in London. Not Big Ben, which is the bell inside.

See where this picture was taken. [?]

Clock tower on coaching block/stables at Lanhydrock Estate in Cornwall

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day

Once the Colgate factory, now an empty building--the neon clock--the largest in the US-still shines.

I didn't get a chance to ask him about this clock so I don't know if its old or not. Do you know Kenny.

Clock tower at Chowmohalla Palace which is around 250 years old

The medieval astronomical clock adorns the southern wall of the Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. It announces every hour with 12 apostles passing by the window above the astronomical dial and with symbolic sculptures moving aside. That makes it a popular tourist attraction.