I found this abandoned farm house while on a visit to the Dolly Sods area of West Virginia. The front door is either open or missing and the porch is in a pile of rubble in front of the house. I was told recently that this house is no longer standing - too bad!
Location/Date: Located on a hillside farm on WV Rt.72 in Randolph County, West Virginia, October, 2002.
Name:: Donna
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Fantastic. Excellent balance of color, composition, and subjects. Each element adds more to the image. The only little things that bother me a bit are the fence post and weeds that get cut off on the right edge of the frame. I'd crop in just a bit or clone them out, so you don't have breaks on the border. Minor stuff.
Name:: john
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Great juxtaposition of colours. Ammazing that the roof still looked solid.
Name:: Bud
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Donna, thanks for the suggestion. I have cropped the image considerably to better feature the house.
John, it is amazing that there is such a good roof on this old house - it must have been a recent addition!
John, it is amazing that there is such a good roof on this old house - it must have been a recent addition!
Name:: MTFanders
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Looking at the debris, it doesn't surprise me it fell down. Glad you were able to capture this great image before she fell.
Name:: Robert
Friday, November 30th, 2007
Lovely. Gorgeous composition and colours. By the looks of the piers under the house, it's no wonder its fallen down.
Name:: Jack
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
This is a fine picture, Bud. (I'm just catching up on your recent work.) What is it about old abandoned places that so captures us?
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I work for a public Botanical Gardens in the Wings of Fancy Butterfly Exhibit. Since my passion is nature photography, this is a fun job for me. Images posted on this blog are © 2002-2008 by Bud Cline (dba, images by buddell) and all rights are reserved. No image may be used in any way without written permission.
I work for a public Botanical Gardens in the Wings of Fancy Butterfly Exhibit. Since my passion is nature photography, this is a fun job for me. Images posted on this blog are © 2002-2008 by Bud Cline (dba, images by buddell) and all rights are reserved. No image may be used in any way without written permission.
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