Abandon dwellings
Nov 1, 2020 15:25:33 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
These are old abandon houses in north central Kansas. Most were built in the latter half of the 19th century. The area is known for buildings, sheds and fence posts made of limestone; the most abundant material available on the prairie as trees are scarce. All are shown in black and white, converted from color. I feel black and white conveys the mood I was looking to capture. Comments welcome.
Nov 1, 2020 15:28:16 #
Nice B&W renderings. The architecture sure contrasts with the windmills in the first shot! Please stay well and keep on sharing.
Nov 1, 2020 15:30:34 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
Ourspolair wrote:
Nice B&W renderings. The architecture sure contrasts with the windmills in the first shot! Please stay well and keep on sharing.
Thank you.
Nov 1, 2020 15:33:11 #
Excellent shots, #2 is very cool. I like the moon in the sky, a lot!
Rob
Rob
Nov 1, 2020 15:49:15 #
They certainly look very sturdy. Seems like someone could restore them and have a strong home.
Nov 1, 2020 16:03:26 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
Umnak wrote:
Excellent shots, #2 is very cool. I like the moon in the sky, a lot!
Rob
Rob
Thanks Rob.
Nov 1, 2020 16:07:21 #
Very nice, good choice for black as white. Great sky in #3.
Nov 2, 2020 06:20:42 #
rv8striker wrote:
These are old abandon houses in north central Kansas. Most were built in the latter half of the 19th century. The area is known for buildings, sheds and fence posts made of limestone; the most abundant material available on the prairie as trees are scarce. All are shown in black and white, converted from color. I feel black and white conveys the mood I was looking to capture. Comments welcome.
Great images!!!!!
Can you imagine trying to heat one of those houses? Sure would keep you busy gathering Buffalo chips.
Nov 2, 2020 07:33:37 #
Nov 2, 2020 08:40:02 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great images!!!!!
Can you imagine trying to heat one of those houses? Sure would keep you busy gathering Buffalo chips.
Can you imagine trying to heat one of those houses? Sure would keep you busy gathering Buffalo chips.
Thank you. Yep, a hard life back in the day.
Nov 2, 2020 08:40:18 #
The third sot really evokes the sense of abandonment. I agree about the moon in the 2nd. Both are well composed. I also think B&W is the most appropriate for these kind of photos. In the first, i like the juxtaposition of the wind generators and the windmill above the house, but I want to see the composition shifted some to make them more distinct - give each (house, windmill, wind generator) a little more of their own space. I don't think a different angle on the house to achieve this would have worked as well. C'est la vie - you can only work with what you're given.
Nov 2, 2020 08:42:56 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great images!!!!!
Can you imagine trying to heat one of those houses? Sure would keep you busy gathering Buffalo chips.
Can you imagine trying to heat one of those houses? Sure would keep you busy gathering Buffalo chips.
Thank you. Yep, that would keep one busy for sure. A hard life back then. Could be why the were abandoned.
Nov 2, 2020 08:49:23 #
rv8striker
Loc: St. Louis, MO area
OldIkon wrote:
The third sot really evokes the sense of abandonme... (show quote)
Thank you for your comments. I agree with you about the composition in the first image but I did not want to give up the leading lines of the path to the house.
Nov 2, 2020 09:45:05 #
GreyOwl40
Loc: Quebec City
Very nice! Yes, B&W was a good choice. That first house must have been quite something in its day.
Nov 2, 2020 11:42:32 #
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