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Dutch Door

Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 10 August 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Sabetha, Kansas
Rolleiflex
Tmax 100

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Comments (27)

michele from Canada

so many lovely windows and openings in this - my eye follows them like they are notes

10 Aug 2009 5:37am

a.h.lex from Jena, Germany

here we can see a big melancholy in a picture again. nice b&w work. have a nice day, a.h.lex.

10 Aug 2009 6:04am

Nilla from Motala, Östergötland, Sweden

Wonderful old door, like the angle and the background houses.

10 Aug 2009 6:17am

Dulcie from Danville, United States

Good one...like the texture of the door and the facade of the building with the grasses waving in the foreground.

10 Aug 2009 6:52am

Paul van der Meer from Valkenswaard, Netherlands

When it's Dutch it must be good ;-) Beautiful composition, light and processing here!

10 Aug 2009 7:35am

@Paul van der Meer: of course - doors, beer, and there's the end of my vast knowledge... thanks paul!

rhys from Peru

as ever, beautifully captured light and superbly composed.

10 Aug 2009 7:50am

david from Columbus, United States

lovely textures and tones. like this one a lot.

10 Aug 2009 11:49am

GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan

What intrigues me is that the top door is one plank short, and the bottom is one or two planks too many. Makes for interesting rhythm.

10 Aug 2009 11:59am

Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States

Very nice. One of those pictures that defies critique -- it just speaks for itself.

10 Aug 2009 12:30pm

don from Spokane, United States

A fine door to find and shoot. I like how you've managed to make the door the most emphasized element in the picture. Wonderful wood tones and grain. A solid image.

10 Aug 2009 2:28pm

Fritsch from Berlin, Germany

"Fields are deathly quiet / Where the cotton used to grow / I'm a stranger in a land / That I used to know" (Marty Stuart)
Your amazing light makes this abandoned barns look so beautiful. I can smell the grass still growing & the rusty metal at the door. It's so peaceful & beautiful, Grant! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.

10 Aug 2009 2:43pm

PixeLuz from Vitória, Brazil

A fine 50/50 composition, the rural bokeh working perfectly with the focus on the barn.

10 Aug 2009 3:00pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Excellent shot . Great detail, super light, very specific BW !

10 Aug 2009 3:07pm

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

More wonderful B&W.

10 Aug 2009 3:58pm

Marcie from Newton, United States

Love the composition...and how the one building frames the background landscape.

10 Aug 2009 5:38pm

daina from New York, United States

I am loving some of the comments and wish they were mine i.e. GJC's and Marcie's especially. I can simply add that I like how the door glows in the light...

10 Aug 2009 8:09pm

paolo from Castelnuovo, Italy

sad to be abandoned like this... could be a very nice quiet place to let your hair down. nice light over the woods planks

10 Aug 2009 8:33pm

Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States

Again, just amazing light. The age of the wood really shows. This looks like it could have been taken 100 years ago.

10 Aug 2009 9:08pm

Richard Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

I like the way the door is slightly open, inviting us in perhaps, great treatment and film sense as always

10 Aug 2009 9:26pm

martie from US, United States

Really nice Grant. I like how the way this one draws you in, but it's a bit ominous as well. Nice work!!

11 Aug 2009 2:29am

Bill from Belton, United States

Love the texture of the wood Grant! A great shot! I was thinking I might go to Sabetha and look around but I think you found ALL the great subjects.

11 Aug 2009 2:30am

@Bill: it's an interesting place. i didn't even get to the town (not that there's much of it). we went for a funeral, but managed to get it a bit of exploring too.

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Wow. What a great old barn. That style of door goes way back. I know people who have no idea what a dutch door is. When I was a kid we had one in our kitchen:-)

11 Aug 2009 5:36am