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Liminal spaces...
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#1
Not Sure Where This Tunnel Is Leading To, But I Got Soaked Trying To Find Out
Final score:
77points
Mohamed El Mahdali 3 years ago (edited)
Daniel Yamada but the same photo is made by Daniel lewis
Ivan Petrov 3 years ago
I wouldn't call this liminal space, but this is hard to get. The colors are amazing.
ace lesbian demigirl(she/they) 3 years ago
im curious, was the wave really tiny or is that just perspective
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#2
I Don't Know If This Counts, But It Seems Like A Gateway To Another World
Final score:
54points
#3
Long Library
Final score:
54points
mcborge1 3 years ago
This space was the inspiration for the Jedi archives in the Star wars prequel trilogy. CtbiW9gGDw...da4b7f.jpg 
Mohamed El Mahdali 3 years ago (edited)
Again found on Dreamstime.com (Book of kells library in Dublin) als other photos but whit color
#4
My Friend Took This Photo Of Our School After Hours
Final score:
50points
TheHalloweenTeen (Submission author) 3 years ago (edited)
As far as I know, no. But there's an abandoned printery next to the school that seems haunted and I joke about it being where they filmed BATIM- Which was an animation studio, but they both use ink.
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#5
Laundrette At Night, London
Final score:
45points
homicidal parrot 3 years ago
I wanna run along, with my hand out, shutting them all
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Joy 3 years ago
I love a laundrette. They're like time machines. They're so unchanged that to step in one is to be transported back to the 70s. There's an Insta devoted to beautiful laundrettes. And I should be clear, these aren't souped-up interiors but retro spaces that a photographer took. They're the last of the past on Britain's roads.
#6
A Look Up. Elevators On The "Harmony Of The Seas "
Final score:
37points
#7
Dorm Corridor During A Blackout
Final score:
35points
#8
From My Childhood Church
Final score:
34points
#9
Your Swimsuit Is Dripping Wet And You Can’t Find Your Room…
Final score:
31points
Elena Doyle (Submission author) 3 years ago
Is it just my device or is the pic sideways for everyone else? Idk why it’s like that 🤦♀️
andrewww_thecreator 3 years ago
I think you tilted your camera because it’s sideways for us too. Great pic tho!
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Alexandria Z 3 years ago
I found it. It's on the floor cuz this pic is sideways....Or I am :-/
#10
Empty Chairs And Empty Desks Where The Classes Will Be No More
Final score:
30points
#11
Paris
Final score:
29points
#12
Sky Reflection, Discovery Trails West Coast
Final score:
29points
#13
Christmas Light Display
Final score:
28points
#14
Backstage
Final score:
28points
#15
Just Around The Bend
Final score:
27points
#16
Upstate New York
Final score:
26points
#17
Soulless Hospital Corridor
Final score:
26points
#18
Driving To St Louis, Missouri From Illinois
Final score:
24points
Ramirez rachael 3 years ago
This bridge is amazing I go the longer way just to drive over it!!!
#19
Bad Schandau Germany
Final score:
24points
#20
After Me And My Friends Saw A Thriller Movie
Final score:
24points
Rob Chapman 3 years ago
This looks like a closed theater. No concessions (the don't empty the cases every night), no cash register, no nothing.
#21
I Think This Is Jfk Airport
Final score:
24points
Nicole Backs 3 years ago
Immediately was reminded of The Shining. Bold blocks of rich color, crisp lines, intriguing angles, and something deeply unsettling about it. 👀👍🏻
#22
My 3-Year-Old Librarian. Love Books. Freeeee Books
Final score:
24points
Satan Laughs (Submission author) 3 years ago
OP: Now she’s in 5th grade and finished the Wings of Fire dragon series. We have read to her every night before bedtime since she was in my tummy. Money is usually tight so the idea of books being able to take you places is bliss.
Robert Trebor 3 years ago
I became a library assistant at about the age of eight. My mom used to leave me at the library while she got her hair done (if it gets done, why does it need doing again, was my eight-year-old question). I was curled up in a corner with my latest book, her books (mystery stories) picked out by me in a pile next me on one side, my books in a pile on the other. The librarian came and asked me if I could help this lady find a book as she couldn't leave the desk for too long, being alone in the lunch hour. I was an obliging little boy, so I did. Found the book the lady wanted, and I returned to mine. When my mom came for me the librarian confessed that she had put me to work, and my mom was okay with it if I was. Libraries are heaven. I have one here. about 4500 friends lining my walls.
Satan Laughs (Submission author) 3 years ago
I love this! You’re a great writer, too. It took me back to the smell of book pages and pencil shavings. Beautiful!
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You and me both! They quickly go through stages of reading and I’d go broke trying to buy ‘em.
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Alaska
Final score:
23points
#24
Lonely Road After A Nasty Thunderstorm
Final score:
23points
Veronica Rabbit 3 years ago
This reminds me of going on road trips as a little kid. I'd have to get up very early, and the sky would always have a sort of hazy, sleepy feeling, especially when driving down small highways or forest roads. I love this photo.
#25
Art Deco Courthouse
Final score:
22points
Panda For Scale (Submission author) 3 years ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_City_Hall
#26
This Is One Of Those "Fire Pits" That Uses Water Vapor And LED Lights To Create The Look Of Fire
Final score:
21points
#27
Literally Linimal
Final score:
21points
#28
Abandonded Hospital
Final score:
21points
JPotts (Submission author) 3 years ago
Pennhurst Hospital (Asylum) in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Terrible history and haunted location.
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#29
The Sky After A Thunderstorm
Final score:
20points
#30
Chicago Airport
Final score:
19points
#31
This College’s Waiting Room With An Eerie Aura
Final score:
19points
#32
Stairway To Heaven. Or At Least To The Last Floor Of The Complex
Final score:
18points
#33
Not Quite There Yet
Final score:
18points
#34
Empty Hospital After An Evacuation Because Of A Bomb Alarm
Final score:
18points
#35
Temple In Cambodia
Final score:
17points
#38
Lockport Caves, Featured In Sharknado 3
Final score:
15points
#39
Abandoned Soccer Field Across The Street During Covid
Final score:
14points
Stephanie A Mutti 3 years ago
And now we know that playing outside was perfectly safe during the lockdown.
#40
Nature Walk In The Middle Of Winter, Tn
Final score:
14points
#45
Anchorage
Final score:
12points
#47
Went On A River Cruise In Nashville, Tn. I Think This Counts
Final score:
11points
#48
Hallway
Final score:
11points
#49
My Favorite One I Took. It Just Pleases Me For Some Reason
Final score:
10points
JinxBox 3 years ago
I see zero pleasing photo elements here, am I missing out on something? Like yeah it's a parking lot.
Panda For Scale 3 years ago
I completely agree with you from an aesthetic perspective. In fact, I was going to ask how this belongs because I always thought "liminal spaces" were spaces leading to something. However, after researching the actual definition, I realized that this image does belong. It may not be pretty, but it is an image of transition. The word "liminal" comes from the Latin word “limen,” which means threshold. To be in a liminal space means to be on the precipice of something new but not quite there yet. You can be in a liminal space physically, emotionally, or metaphorically.
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#50
Jello Museum
Final score:
9points
Panda For Scale (Submission author) 3 years ago
They removed his display. Also, the path is called the "Jell-O Brick Road" https://www.thebatavian.com/raymond-coniglio/jell-o-museums-focus-is-history-not-cosby/111110
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Seattle Washington, Waterfront Near The Big Wheel Precovid
Final score:
7points
#52
Job Site Beauty
Final score:
7points
Panda For Scale 3 years ago
The title, job site, makes me think it is a picture of a bunch of Enormous steel pipes.
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#53
Snowy Night In Shockoe
Final score:
6points
#54
Hamilton Gardens, New Zealand
Final score:
6points
#55
The Long Hallway To Elsewhere
Final score:
6points
#56
Under The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge On Roosevelt Island, NYC
Final score:
5points
#60
Cascade Train Tunnel (Collapsed) / Wellington, WA - Worst Avalanche Disaster In U.S. History
Final score:
4points
Ben Lightner (Submission author) 3 years ago
Thank you Karen. Tragic story what happened there and definitely the first place I think of when describing a "Liminal Space"- it has a very palpable energy and creepy aura all-around.
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#64
Hallway In St Jakuba Ossuary, Brno, Czech Republic. 2nd Largest Ossuary In Europe, After Paris
Final score:
3points
#65
Sunset At A Park In Prague, Czech Republic. My Dog As A Bonus!
Final score:
3points
#68
Hospital Basement Hallway During Covid…
Final score:
3points
January Tempis 3 years ago
Beautiful picture. And I love the crookedness even though I don't exactly know why.
#69
Underground Corridor, Leading To The Occulus, NYC
Final score:
3points
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Daycare Attendant Sun 3 years ago
So, it's becoming increasingly obvious to me that a lot of people don't understand what a liminal space is. It's not just a nature photo, or something you thought was pretty, or a random road. There's an eerie sense of unease to an area that's normally full of life, like a library after dark, an empty apartment building, the grocery store at 2am. Etc.
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Thanks for explaining what liminal is. Shoulda looked here first for a better understanding.
Load More Replies... Veronica Rabbit 3 years ago
Not all of these were exactly "liminal," but I loved most of them!
Pheline 3 years ago
Please I’d like to see people taking a 2nd look for focus & framing when they shoot, then check exposure, horizon, cropping, etc before they post their photos. I imagine every phone has basic editing. Don’t be like my sister who sent me a lousy photo of her new house- well, you *know* what it’s supposed to be. ‽
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Not everyone is a photographer and I'm sure some of these pics were taken on a whim and weren't ment to be the perfect shot. Mine was just a random pic I took with my crappy work phone that fit the criteria and I thought others may find it interesting.
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Daycare Attendant Sun 3 years ago
So, it's becoming increasingly obvious to me that a lot of people don't understand what a liminal space is. It's not just a nature photo, or something you thought was pretty, or a random road. There's an eerie sense of unease to an area that's normally full of life, like a library after dark, an empty apartment building, the grocery store at 2am. Etc.
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Thanks for explaining what liminal is. Shoulda looked here first for a better understanding.
Load More Replies... Veronica Rabbit 3 years ago
Not all of these were exactly "liminal," but I loved most of them!
Pheline 3 years ago
Please I’d like to see people taking a 2nd look for focus & framing when they shoot, then check exposure, horizon, cropping, etc before they post their photos. I imagine every phone has basic editing. Don’t be like my sister who sent me a lousy photo of her new house- well, you *know* what it’s supposed to be. ‽
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Not everyone is a photographer and I'm sure some of these pics were taken on a whim and weren't ment to be the perfect shot. Mine was just a random pic I took with my crappy work phone that fit the criteria and I thought others may find it interesting.
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