analog kansas
Abandoned House
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 2 January 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Kansas City, Missouri
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The roof came down...what a great shot! Interesting that the houses are so close together. No secrets in this neighbourhood.
2 Jan 2009 5:16am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
If that's high speed internet strung across the front, I'm interested. best...jerry
2 Jan 2009 6:15am
@ordinaryimages: i'm sure they're ready to deal...
Bill from Belton, United States
This has everything I like Grant. A great subject, exquisite lighting, dark foreboding shadows and perfect composition! It's a favorite!
2 Jan 2009 6:33am
@Bill: thanks very much bill!
cat from tel aviv, Israel
It does look brooding - I wonder what happened inside its walls...and why it is abandoned? It's such a lovely looking old house, especially the tiled roof.
2 Jan 2009 7:05am
romine from Bucharest, Romania
well balanced composition. i love the light projection on the house also. congratulation..
2 Jan 2009 9:28am
k@ from Paris, France
A roof on the ground, that's something original ! Great vision !
2 Jan 2009 9:40am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Now this is worth an extended looking-at. Such a cool place and I like the way the lines and poles and tree all intersect. And then that porch roof all collapsed. I mean, what's not to love?
2 Jan 2009 10:34am
Marcie from United States
Love the contrasting colors..the quality of light. Nice find!!!
2 Jan 2009 12:45pm
Robert from Kingsville, Canada
Can see a large dumpster at the side , hope it's going to be renovated , and not demolished . Old neighbourhoods have loads of character !
2 Jan 2009 2:08pm
@Robert: i agree. however, in this case, the other side of the street is industrial development.
daina from United States
What makes this house “brooding” is not just its state of collapse but all that surrounds it - the huge imposing tree and dark sky and the dark buildings next to it. It is as if its surroundings have contributed to its state. The framing is wonderful because all of it adds to the mood –even the parallel lines of the road and wires enclosing the house add tension to the scene.
2 Jan 2009 3:54pm
Don Wiley from spokane, United States
The old house stands out nicely in this shot. I like the setting of lines and that old tree with the broken branches. Fine post.
2 Jan 2009 3:54pm
paolo from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy
Oh! looks like there is a roof emerging from the ground (as an elf's kind of cabin) !
2 Jan 2009 6:22pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
You've really captured the atmosphere here, the story that concerns the dilapidated state of the house. So sad, so nicely observed
2 Jan 2009 7:52pm
kerfendal from Paris, France
it's carry the days of the past, strong picture, perfect
2 Jan 2009 9:43pm
@kerfendal: thanks very much kerfendal
Faëlle from Lyon, France
Abandonment, not always easy to watch it! the fact that photography!
2 Jan 2009 10:02pm
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Excellent shot, great bw processing with fantastic details and contrasts. The closeness of the houses are like many area here in PA. Interesting capture, great job.
2 Jan 2009 10:44pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Superb image Grant. How could anyone just leave a house like that.....? What's the rest of the neighborhood like ?
3 Jan 2009 1:15am
@Observing: thanks mike. this place is surrounded by a couple similar houses, and by pretty heavy industry. not the ideal location.
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
I love this. What are those very heavy looking wires across the top of the photo, they look more heavy duty than the normal power lines.
4 Jan 2009 12:46am
@lisa v: thanks lisa. i'm not really sure about the wires. these houses are sandwiched between fairly heavy industrial sites. i don't know it that has anything to do with it or not.
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
No way, the patio roof laying down just like that?!?! Oh, I would love to do a series of photograph of this street. Great great shot!
5 Jan 2009 9:40pm
@Howard F.: i would have like to have gotten more and closer - but scary dogs were on the prowl...
