Inspiring Photo: Tunnel to Hell #2277818

Tunnel to Hell

Uploaded: June 19, 2006

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Taken at Holocaust Museum in Miami, FL. At the end of the tunnel you can see a sculpture depicting the human agony experienced during the Holocaust.

This image is straight from the camera.

I will be traveling home..will make some comments now and then later tonight.

Entered into Travel and Place

Comments

Dr Silly June 19, 2006

Wonderful capture. :O)
#467880

Tamera S. Phillips June 19, 2006

Great eye Melissa. I love the light from the tunnel leading you to the wall. Well done. #2915091

David Phalen June 19, 2006

A stunning, wonderful shot Melissa! Had to have been a wonderful and frightening visit. #2915095

Paul Michko June 19, 2006

Compelling image, Melissa #2915165

Carla Metzler June 19, 2006

Great shot of a very disturbing part of history. This brought tears to my eyes. #2915175

Revonda L. Gentry June 19, 2006

Profound!! #2915215

Melissa G. Meiselman June 19, 2006

Thanks Doc, Tamera, David, Paul, Carla and Revonda for your comments.

Carla...the whole experience in this place brought tears to my eyes, too!!! The brief vision of the sculpture is overwhelming. I will be posting pictures with more detail. It is very disturbing to see. #2915248

Shelly A. Van Camp June 19, 2006

Very interesting and touching picture. Thanks for sharing it. #2915303

Melissa G. Meiselman June 19, 2006

Thanks Shelly for your great comment!!!!! #2915328

Irene M. Biery June 19, 2006

I really like this shot.. one of the best I have seen today.

irene #2915408

Robert R. Goodman June 19, 2006

We should never forget,And we should never let it happen agin,A very moving image Melissa!!!!!!!!! #2915425

Sherry Stricklin Boles June 19, 2006

A very moving image, Melissa! #2915437

Bill Wyatt June 19, 2006

Very touching and emotional capture, Melissa! Thanks for sharing this with us. #2915585

June 19, 2006

This would be very difficult to see in person, Melissa. I almost went to the Holocaust Museum in D.C., but knew it would be overwhelming and couldn't do it. #2915605

Joy Rector June 19, 2006

wonderful capture #2915633

Kay Beausoleil June 19, 2006

Impressive treatment of such a difficult subject, Melissa. #2915670

Stephen Zacker June 19, 2006

Powerful and captivating image #2915762

Nadya Johnson June 19, 2006

This is an awesome image Melissa, with TREMENDOUS impact! Wow. Your framing is superb, really adds to the intensity. (Sorry I am so behind in comments by the way, but you know I will get to all your photos soon! ) #2915879

Corinne M. Thompson June 19, 2006

I agree with everyone's comments...this is a great capture of a horrible time from our past. Thanks for sharing with us! #2916082

Ray Clarke June 19, 2006

Wonderful image, Very Profound!!!(R) #2916140

Jim Huffield June 19, 2006

Very well done Melissa. Jim #2916203

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 19, 2006

Great composition and lighting of this very dramatic image Melissa!,
Amalia #2916223

Lynne Morris June 19, 2006

Beautifully captured, powerful and moving image Melissa, well presented and certainly an emotion stirrer. #2916292

Jenny Bosmans June 19, 2006

I agree with Lynne, Amalia!! Very touching indeed!! #2916454

Jessica Jenney June 19, 2006

Very powerful image, Melissa! The light in the tunnel is very well captured! #2916469

Tarun Bose June 19, 2006

Excellent framing and lovely lighting. Well done Melissa. #2916588

Terry L. Ellis June 19, 2006

The framing really makes this image dramatic, Melissa! This is an amazing sculpture. #2916645

Karen Engelbreth June 19, 2006

Fantastic!!! #2916778

Emile Abbott June 19, 2006

The framing really draws you in. Excellent, Melissa. #2916967

Alice Lero June 19, 2006

An amazing shot! The lines seem to pull you in. There's so much feeling! :) #2917409

John Connolly June 19, 2006

Well done Melissa! You have captured the depth and aura of this incredible museum! #2917412

Colette M. Metcalf June 19, 2006

Oh wow!! This is a great image, Melissa!!! #2917505

Cyn Valentine June 19, 2006

Great image...GREAT title..well done! #2917509

Judy V. Kennamer June 19, 2006

This is just TOO gorgeous Melissa! #2917543

Melissa G. Meiselman June 19, 2006

Many, many thanks to all who have commented. I just arrived home from a visit to South Florida...Should get caught up with comments, soon!!! #2917620

Nancy L. Green June 19, 2006

Very sobering Melissa, and may we never forget. Well done. <>< #2917864

Alice Lero June 19, 2006

Very sobering indeed! #2917873

Evy Johansen June 19, 2006

Very touching and dramatic picture, Melissa! #2917930

Melissa G. Meiselman June 19, 2006

Thanks Nancy, Alice and Evy for your great comments and reactions!!! #2917986

Jim Kinnunen June 19, 2006

This is truly a great and moving image, Melissa!!!! #2918249

Julie Robinson June 19, 2006

Fantastic framing on this beautiful image Melissa! #2918401

Gail Vitikacs June 20, 2006

Super capture! #2918895

Denise A. Johnson June 20, 2006

if they sell postcards there, this should be a best seller....wow...it definitely makes you feel.....incredible..... #2919534

Barbara Helgason June 20, 2006

When I first saw this series I thought wow what a beautiful location, then I read what it was, that was very sobering. You did a great job, may we never forget. #2919950

Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2006

Thanks One, Jim, Julie, Gail, Denise, Douglas and Barbara for your terrific comments!!!!

Yes..this is a very sobering place.
The list of names seems endless and the sculpture, horrifying. Will be posting those in the days to come. #2920028

Manuel Barrera June 20, 2006

the best in the series, properly titled #2920115

Stan Kwasniowski June 20, 2006

Melissa, so much agony and sorrow #2920182

Paula Dwyer June 20, 2006

You have captured deep emotion with this powerful series. The agony depicted is heart wrenching.
I do feel we will be seeing this again in the near future. Very nicely done!!! #2920217

Marcie A. Fowler June 20, 2006

That must have been a very chilling experience to tour this museum. Such horrors suffered by many at the hands of others.

You did an excellent job with this series and capturing the emotion. #2920543

Melissa G. Meiselman June 20, 2006

Thanks Manuel, Stan, Paula and Marcie for your great comments!!! #2920721

Melissa A. Mannon June 21, 2006

great series Melissa! #2925706

Goshka G. June 21, 2006

Wow, great title for this one, and congrats on your wonderful finalist this month!! #2929927

Melissa G. Meiselman June 21, 2006

Thanks Melissa and Goshka for your wonderful comments!!!! #2930012

Donna Roberts June 22, 2006

So beautiful but so sad, all in one image.
:-) ddu
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Melissa G. Meiselman June 22, 2006

Thanks, Donna for your comment. Much appreciated!!! #2935098

Pamela Shane June 22, 2006

Moving - poweful, & dramatic image Melissa. Just looking at this, & the thought of all the suffering, & pain
actually made me sick to my stomach.
Outstanding work on this tragic subject. #2935705

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 24, 2006

An excellent image Melissa! And then the story... WOW! And once again humanity is reaching critical mass! A great title also, Allen #2945208

Sylvia Rossler June 25, 2006

Super architectural shot Melissa ! Love it :O) #2948800

Melissa G. Meiselman June 25, 2006

Thanks Pamela, Allen and Sylvia for your comments!!!! #2949225

Pat Gamwell June 25, 2006

What an emotional experience this has been for you, Melissa! You will never look at things the same! Your captures of these horrifying reminders have been done in good taste and superbly presented! #2949386

Melissa G. Meiselman June 25, 2006

Thanks Pat for your wonderful comment. I really appreciate it!!! #2950181

Candy Avera June 26, 2006

Well done Melissa. I like the series on the memorial. How difficult it must be to capture the emotions the memorial brings forth. #2951672

Melissa G. Meiselman June 26, 2006

Thanks, Candice for your comment!! #2952372

Mary C. Legg July 09, 2006

this is really amazing-- I mistook it for the tunnels that create the labyrinth at Terezin/ Theresienstadt--you must go there. If you search the internet, you can find the design for the fortifications which include double walls and moating that could be flooded in case of enemy penetration. The moat lay between the first and second walls, and inside these all are tunnels exactly like this...

And prisoners were led around inside these tunnels to confuse them and psychologically intimidate and torture them before interrogation or with threats of execution...

I as in Terezin to clean up after the flood... have been there many times an in these tunnels. is very oppressive and intimidating experience because the labyrinth was created to trap the enemy within the walls so that the defending Austrians would be able to repel the assault

and the Nazis used them for other pruposes. #3003948

Tricia L. Olson-Giles July 09, 2006

Brilliant! For anyone who hasn't read it, I suggest it highly, even though it's painful emotionally, "Night" by Eli Wiesel, the Nobel Prize winner. It's his account of being in concentration camps as a young teenager. #3003973

Melissa G. Meiselman July 09, 2006

Thanks Mary and Tricia for your terrific comments....and yes, I have read, "Night" by Eli Wiesel!! #3004108

Mary K. Robison July 09, 2006

Your photos of the Holocaust Museum, including the tunnels, are such an emotional mixture of beauty and horror, Melissa.
I think every human being should visit a museum such as this, if they are unable to travel to some of the actual concentration camps. I saw Dachau in Germany when I was 21, and the memory of that day brings tears to my eyes as I write.
It astounds me when people (i.e., Neo-Nazis) claim the Holocaust is a hoax. Talk about denial!
I'm glad that you've shared these photos, Melissa. We all need to be jolted into this side of reality now and again.
#3004667

Melissa G. Meiselman July 09, 2006

Thanks Mary for your heartfelt comment. Much appreciated!!! #3005747

Alice Lero July 10, 2006

You said it "ALL" Mary....! I had this sort of sting go right through me when I saw this picture for the first time.
You named it well Melissa! ~ alice #3008215

Melissa G. Meiselman July 10, 2006

Thanks, Alice for your comment!! #3008271

Cheryl E. Molennor September 02, 2006

Melissa, another great shot. I love how the lighting makes for an awesome illusion. Your stuff is great, I never took the time thru your gallery and I'm glad I did. #3259399

Melissa G. Meiselman September 02, 2006

Thanks, Cheryl for your comment on this image and the time you took to visit my gallery!!! #3259531

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