I've had the same job for about 4 1/2 years now and have for the most part have taken the same route to and from work everyday. As I was looking around one morning on my way to work for a damaged scene I could photograph I saw this abandoned home up on a hill in the middle of some trees about 1/4 a mile from the office. Now I realize old abandoned buildings/homes are not uncommon, but I was kind of taken back that I had never noticed this one before.
During a lunch break I grabbed my camera and took several photos. Whenever I see a place like this, I always wonder what happened. Did a storm tear it apart never to be repaired? Was it just abandoned and left to decay? What sort of people lived here and where are they now? I guess those questions will remained unanswered. Following are a few of the photos I snapped. Again, all were processed in Lightroom. I desaturated, upped the contrast and clarity, and did some cropping and sharpening. In the image of the front door I played around with the split toning feature to try and give it an old film camera look.
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| No welcome mat on this doorstep |
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| A shelter in shambles |
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| When I saw this shirt hanging from the crossbeams, I was a little creeped out thinking someone might be lurking...fortunately no one was. |
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| Empty cupboards |
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| Crumbled throne. |
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| Doorway to destruction |
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| No more warm family gatherings |
3 comments:
This is kind of random after your last post. :) I like it, though. Very creative.
Your photos are amazing, Barry. You've come so far in such a short time. Good work!
Thanks Michelle. Random would pretty much sum up my thought process anyway. :)
Thank you Suzanne. The fun thing is I still have so much more to learn and improve on.
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