adobe photoshop touch

I decided to purchase the new Adobe app for iPhone (photoshop touch). I had a lot of fun with it at first, then slowly became detached, like everything else I buy. I don’t really edit any of my photos in the program, but I do use the layering tool like a mad woman. Here are a few digital photos that I created in the program. If you don’t like nebulas then you can go and fuck yourself.

Ferris Wheel, Abandoned Six Flags, NOLA

Land Between the Lakes, Redd Hollow

A photo of Kelsey the first day we met.

Bison Range @ LBL x running bison nebula

Paul on the beach from our 2011 vacation to Gulf Shores

This photo was taken underwater with a fisheye.

I still use the app sometimes, but not as much as I did when I first got it. It’s fun. I recommend it.

Abandoned Six Flags, New Orleans

In 2005, hurricane Katrina pretty much completely demolished the Gulf Coast. The day they evacuated was the last day anyone would ride any rides at Six Flags, NOLA.

It took a few minutes to actually find the place on a GPS. Paul just said “Six Flags, New Orleans” into his phone, and it literally showed up as ‘(Closed)’. We had two other people with us at the time (Nicholas and Dawn), so for some reason I felt safer. We had to park the car in some bushes and walk about a quarter of a mile up the median to get there. As we were walking, a guy rolled his window down and yelled at us – “DON’T GET CAUGHT!”

After I heard that, shit got real. My heart started pounding and I started to walk faster. There was a bus stop right outside of the entrance, and I had a backpack full of cameras. We all sat down inside on one of the benches and waited until there were no cars coming from both sides. As soon as I saw an opportunity, I ran as fast as I could through the broken fence and into the parking lot towards brush where I couldn’t be seen, and when that happened, I knew it was time to get down to business. I felt like a kid in a candy store. This was _amazing_.

Everything was broken, almost every wall tagged, and you could hear the wind whistling through the rollercoasters. At one point I was so overwhelmed that I wanted to cry, but then I stepped on some glass and it went through my shoe. Most of the images I shot were digital. I also had a Holga 120N, a Pentax K1000, and a Polaroid Sun 660 (you can find those polaroids in another blog HERE).

Gotham City

I didn’t get very far up. I used to be fearless as a child but for some odd reason I’m scared of heights now. Regardless, it was beautiful.

This is Nick, a wonderful friend who let us crash at his place while we were in NOLA. He has a dragonfly on his face because he is a gangster.

The Jester

There’s a lot of ground we didn’t cover. I couldn’t really step where there was a lot of glass (which was everywhere.) I could probably go again, but next time bring a video camera. I’d love to make a tour of the place.

You can view the rest of the set on flickr HERE. See ya.

-ash

Vacationing with PX 680

Last month, Paul and I went on vacation. We started off with a trip to Gulf Shores and ended up in New Orleans. I finally got to visit a place I’d been dreaming of for years and years (the abandoned Six Flags NOLA).. which I’ll blog about a little bit later. I brought a few packs of PX 680, the new color shade film from The Impossible Project. These were shot with a Sun 660 Autofocus. I had a great time, and I hope you enjoy the shots:

Ferris Wheel
Six Flags has been abandoned since hurricane Katrina in 2005. It is by far the spookiest urban exploration I’ve ever been on, and also the most exciting.

Serval Encounter in Gulf Shores. I got to play with these kittens for a bit, and it was AWESOME.

Dream Canoe

King of the Electric Fence

Paul at Souvenir City

Swan

All of the ornamental seats had been stolen on this ride, as well as every animal on the carousel, which is why I didn’t get a good photo of it.

Octopus – Gulf Shores, AL

We made it just in time to eat at Mellow Mushroom and watch the sunset, which was GORGEOUS.

Sandpipers are by far the most adorable sea bird I’ve ever seen.

That’s it! The rest of the photos I took were digital or Holga, which I haven’t developed yet. But be on the lookout for my next post, which will contain all of the digital photos of the abandoned theme park.

-ash