The town of Last Chance is barely more than a few dozen buildings at the intersection of highways 36 and 71 in eastern Colorado. Limon is 40 miles to the south, Brush is 80 miles to the north. Denver is 80 miles west. An abandoned motel slowly deteriorates on a large lot at the northeast corner of the main intersection. The 4 or 5 buildings have been stripped and vandalized. Missing floorboards and dangling roof elements make entering any of the buildings very dangerous. I was fortunate enough to have a fantastic sky, adding an extra dimension to the eerie scene. An operating burger stand occupies the lot directly east of the old motel. I have never seen it open, but it is clearly used on a regular basis judging from the obvious upkeep.
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All images were captured as HDR, using 5 images covering two stops over/under a matrix reading. Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-70mm. HDR processed by PhotomatixPro.
Nice stuff…I have shot that creepy-ass “motel” myself a time or two. I have some chromes of an open box of disposable bath mats that were on the floor of one of the rooms that say “Eastern Colorado-America’s Vacationland” or some such. Ha! Probably be out there again this summer. Cheers, -p