limwhow
Senior Member
The Grand Old House that could not be named*.
* Because no one is supposed to be trespassing there.
In 1892
In 1892, a house was built.
It was commissioned by a phenomenally wealthy Royalty in this part of the region. And the company by which it was constructed was a well-known Chinese Construction company.
A grand structure then it was, as much as it is now.
To celebrate its completion, the owner threw a huge party, inviting the Elites of the Society and the highest ranking of the European community.
Those were its Days of Grandiose.
Today
Now it stood desolate.
Still as grand, but in a run-down way, like a Grand old dame sitting on her old stool, head down, shoulders stooped, emitting the intermittent sighs of regret.
Its day dreams interrupted by the occasional rustling noise of photographers creeping up towards its cracked wall, through the long, waist-length vegetation that has overgrown the slope of the hill upon which it stood.
Unbeknown to others, it was actually rather glad to have the rare company of these photography enthusiasts, as life was lonely all up atop the hill.
Whenever these photographers climbed over the side of the slope, panting heavily with their gears and tripods on their shoulders, it would laugh quietly inside, for it knew that they would find treasures they yearn to seek.
And in many ways, they will discover some small parts of the story that made the grand house what it was.
But it would never tell all its stories, neither could it.
Only the most persevering shooters would be able to scratch the surface of what is its deepest, darkest secret.
... Still, some crazy shooters did go recently...
... and wanted to share some IR shots...
But we won't mention its name anywhere here in the thread although we know many of us here would already knew its name because we know the Mods would like us to keep it this way...
... or are we wrong in assuming that, Mod?
* Because no one is supposed to be trespassing there.
In 1892
In 1892, a house was built.
It was commissioned by a phenomenally wealthy Royalty in this part of the region. And the company by which it was constructed was a well-known Chinese Construction company.
A grand structure then it was, as much as it is now.
To celebrate its completion, the owner threw a huge party, inviting the Elites of the Society and the highest ranking of the European community.
Those were its Days of Grandiose.
Today
Now it stood desolate.
Still as grand, but in a run-down way, like a Grand old dame sitting on her old stool, head down, shoulders stooped, emitting the intermittent sighs of regret.
Its day dreams interrupted by the occasional rustling noise of photographers creeping up towards its cracked wall, through the long, waist-length vegetation that has overgrown the slope of the hill upon which it stood.
Unbeknown to others, it was actually rather glad to have the rare company of these photography enthusiasts, as life was lonely all up atop the hill.
Whenever these photographers climbed over the side of the slope, panting heavily with their gears and tripods on their shoulders, it would laugh quietly inside, for it knew that they would find treasures they yearn to seek.
And in many ways, they will discover some small parts of the story that made the grand house what it was.
But it would never tell all its stories, neither could it.
Only the most persevering shooters would be able to scratch the surface of what is its deepest, darkest secret.
... Still, some crazy shooters did go recently...
... and wanted to share some IR shots...
But we won't mention its name anywhere here in the thread although we know many of us here would already knew its name because we know the Mods would like us to keep it this way...
... or are we wrong in assuming that, Mod?
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