Comments on: Hashima, the abandoned island

By: Ito Kagehisa

Ito Kagehisa — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:44:00 +0000

I’ve always wanted to plant a giant tree there. Like, a really giant tree, something that would eat up the city, take over the entire island, and attract Totoros.

By: Dlo Burns

Dlo Burns — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:40:00 +0000

It better have some bloom around it to keep other photogs away.

By: autark

autark — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:24:00 +0000

Just saw Skyfall last night and that scene was one of those little continuity details that ruined it for me… they supposedly sail from Macau to Hashima overnight… it’s gotta be over a thousand miles, what what? I know in the movie it wasn’t “supposed” to be Hashima necessarily, but knowing that it was a real place ruined the illusion for me.

By: Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:21:00 +0000

Is there some island we can send all the HDR photographers to, and like, leave them there? Please?

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:10:00 +0000

Now you’ve reminded me of something that always confounds me whenever I watch certain James Bond films: where do these criminal masterminds get enough money to build their massive secret lairs?

I find it hard to imagine someone going to Kickstarter and saying, “I want to build a massive underwater structure that I can use to capture submarines…”

By: CSBD

CSBD — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:53:00 +0000

I wish it was for sale and in my price range….
Everyone needs a secret lair.

By: wormtown

wormtown — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:33:00 +0000

Um, re-post to the 4th degree?
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