Some time ago, I got to visit the Old Penitentiary, Boise Idahos old prison. It was a fascinating place, and the guides with all their stories were excellent. The prison opened in 1872 and closed its doors in 1973. If youre ever in Boise (Idaho, USA) I strongly recommend that you go and check this fascinating place out…and take a guided tour, our tour guide grew up on the site as a child as his dad was a warden, so he had so much insider knowledge. Also dont forget to see the isolation cells – scary stuff!! I think im going to try running HDR on some of this single photos – watch out for that post!!
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Kirsty Cain Johnson Photography 
Fantastic photos! Scary place. ~ amy
I so enjoy seeing images from abandoned prisons. If you ever get to Pennsylvania, you should visit Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. I haven’t been there yet, but have seen images and its an amazing place!
Thanks Mary. Perhaps one day ill be able to check it out!! There’s something so fascinating and eerie about them ah!
Great shots – I did the Alcatraz tour when I was in S.F. – These places are great and filled with so much history. I have had a good measure of success with single shot HDR (with Photoshop) – Mostly I use the HDR/effect as a layer to blend in (using Soft Light Blend mode) on top of the regular shot – adjusting the fill % as needed to get the effect I desire. Good luck!
Thank you SO much – ill have to try using a soft light blend mode. I would not have thought of that – really appreciate your comment š
Check out my post I’ll put up tomorrow to see exactly the results of my suggestion – Tilted: “In heaven there is no beer”
Glad to help – hope it works for you!
The first photo is truly awesome, i like the colors and framing and there was a pretty soft light š
Thank you very much š
I dig the last shot with the chain. Good color balance.
Thank you Kevin š