Inner Emptiness.
Aug 11, 2017 15:40:06 #
Many lives have been lived out in this kind of environment. But sometimes things move on.
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Aug 11, 2017 15:45:47 #
I love this picture, a wee building with a thousand stories? and such a shame that someone can't find the need to restore it and bring back it back to life.
Geoff
Geoff
R.G. wrote:
Many lives have been lived out in this kind of environment. But sometimes things move on.
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Aug 11, 2017 15:51:25 #
A fantastic vantage point for this powerful image. A lot of impact for me, R.G.
Aug 11, 2017 16:14:08 #
GWR100 wrote:
I love this picture, a wee building with a thousand stories? and such a shame that someone can't find the need to restore it and bring back it back to life.
Geoff
Geoff
Hi Geoff. I hope we'll see more of you in our wee corner. As you probably know, much of the Highlands became depopulated due to the Clearances and also the economic hardship suffered by owners of small crofts. But it was a way of life for many in its time. Thanks for commenting.
Aug 11, 2017 16:17:00 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
A fantastic vantage point for this powerful image. A lot of impact for me, R.G.
Thanks for commenting, Linda. I would have loved to get a shot showing the main door of the building (which was definitely a house), but unfortunately the lie of the land didn't lend itself to that particular composition, so I chose a viewpoint that allowed a view of the inside of the building and the neighbouring glen.
Aug 11, 2017 16:20:36 #
R.G. wrote:
Many lives have been lived out in this kind of environment. But sometimes things move on.
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This is marvelously serene. Is this in Scotland? Looks sunnier than my perception of that place. My younger son, daughter in law, and I love single malt, especially Glenfarclas 21, when we can get it. Thanks for this moment. Matt
Aug 11, 2017 16:24:49 #
Matt Quinn wrote:
This is marvelously serene. Is this in Scotland? Looks sunnier than my perception of that place. My younger son, daughter in law, and I love single malt, especially Glenfarclas 21, when we can get it. Thanks for this moment. Matt
I think you're the first to complain about the excess sunshine in my shots, Matt
. Didn't see that one coming . My digestive system made sure I never became a whisky drinker, but I share your preference for single malts. On UUglypher's advice I tried a Tomintoul 10 yr old malt and liked its mellowness.
Aug 11, 2017 17:53:31 #
What a beautiful spot for a home! Your composition speaks to that beauty and allows the imagination to wonder why it was abandoned and left to decay.
Such a view today would command a very high price for that land. And I'd try to pay it!
Superb shot!
Such a view today would command a very high price for that land. And I'd try to pay it!
Superb shot!
Aug 11, 2017 20:48:29 #
Photos of abandoned buildings, especially houses, always invoke a feeling of sadness. This is a lovely image and had the same response.
--Bob
--Bob
R.G. wrote:
Many lives have been lived out in this kind of environment. But sometimes things move on.
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Aug 11, 2017 21:36:26 #
R.G. wrote:
I think you're the first to complain about the excess sunshine in my shots, Matt . Didn't see that one coming .
My digestive system made sure I never became a whisky drinker, but I share your preference for single malts. On UUglypher's advice I tried a Tomintoul 10 yr old malt and liked its mellowness.
. Didn't see that one coming . My digestive system made sure I never became a whisky drinker, but I share your preference for single malts. On UUglypher's advice I tried a Tomintoul 10 yr old malt and liked its mellowness.
R.G., I didn't intend to complain, only to observe and comment. I wish I could have taken a photo with such atmosphere. Here's one I took some years ago in Sligo, Ireland, where my father was born. The shack/cottage/storage shed(?) sat deep in a wooded area behind the b&b where we were staying. Time and weather had ravaged it; someone had made a feeble attempt at shoring up the roof framing. Clearly, Mother Nature was winning this one.
I also attach the latest on rock, etc. I tried your suggestion, but as I look at it in download, I want to lighten the grass in the top right quadrant.
This afternoon, a very cloudy time, I went back with a long lens for another go at the scene. If any looks worthwhile, I may post.
And I will go in search of Tomintoul 10.
Thanks again for your comment and suggestion.
Matt
Aug 11, 2017 22:16:18 #
R.G. wrote:
I think you're the first to complain about the excess sunshine in my shots, Matt . Didn't see that one coming .
My digestive system made sure I never became a whisky drinker, but I share your preference for single malts. On UUglypher's advice I tried a Tomintoul 10 yr old malt and liked its mellowness.
. Didn't see that one coming . My digestive system made sure I never became a whisky drinker, but I share your preference for single malts. On UUglypher's advice I tried a Tomintoul 10 yr old malt and liked its mellowness.
R.G., This is the latest, from this afternoon. The water had scattered scum on it; I will go back next week to see whether it has cleared, then give it a rest for a while. Matt
Aug 12, 2017 06:05:11 #
I often gaze at old buildings like this one and try to imagine it as a living home. What a marvellous view. I love the picture.
Aug 12, 2017 06:31:30 #
I think you've done this proud. I've seen places in Scotland, between Lomond and the higher mountains where I have seen similar. I find it uncanny how the grass appears to be lit by the sun whilst the sky is cloudy.
Aug 12, 2017 06:49:28 #
Randy, Bob, Matt, Brian and John, thanks for the comments and compliments. Thanks to the depopulation of the Highlands these scenes aren't rare. It's funny that things have gone full circle and sites like that are now sought after. The pre-existence of a house makes it easier to obtain planning permission to build a new house.
Aug 12, 2017 07:08:01 #
Matt Quinn wrote:
....Here's one I took some years ago in Sligo, Ire... (show quote)
I wonder what it is about dilapidated sheds that give them their appeal. Perhaps it's that time gives them their own distinctive character and the viewer is left to ponder the role that they played in their long lives. Where the rock is concerned, you seem to have a clear vision of what you're looking for and I would say it does have the potential to echo something of the essence of the Japanese garden style. The light and reflections are going to be all-important in determining how well it works.
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