The inspiration for stopping at the house came from a local photographer, Angela Carlsen, who focuses her efforts on shooting abandoned houses and has created some great images.
1/40th, f5.6, image stablised, ISO 1000, 53.0mm
Damian
Monday, October 06, 2008
Abandoned
Last weekend Sue and I visited Digby Neck/Long Island/Brier Island, Nova Scotia. On the way home we stopped at an abandoned house and I took a few shots while Sue waited patiently. Initially I shot from the outside but then climbed in through a window and took a few inside with a tripod. This shot was actually taken from the outside through a window. For me, the stairs added to the sense of abandonment and lonliness of this house.
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This is quite a challenging image. Lots going on. I had a quick look at Angela Carlsen's images, and hers seem less cluttered, more structured and therefore easier to look at, appreciate and take in. This particular image of yours has so many elements visible in part only, that I personally can't get "on board" with it. To be blunt, my first impression was that it looked a mess. Without the stairs, it's not clear it's an old house, with the stairs only minimally so. As I said, lots to look at, but no logical or clear flow for the eye, I find any impact lost in frustration at this disjointed approach. I think subjects like this take a great deal of care to get the most from, and this one looks like a quick snap. Sorry if this is not how it was, or the process employed, but that's how it appears to me; cluttered, lacking in focus and hard to "get". I know you may not have been trying to get anything across, but I assume you felt something, and I don't get a sense of what that could have been.
Sorry, not a successful image from my point of view, but an interesting subject and would like to see if you took any others.
Ivan
I like that comment because 1. I was not focused on shooting 'accurately' because Sue was in the car waiting for me. That underlies the importance of having your mind focused on the shoot, understanding what you are looking at and what appeals to you, 2. I was unsure as to which image I should include and this was not my initial choice but rather my second. So, I guess I should submit another photo 3. The shot was quickly taken with my camera through a window rather than setting up the tripod to take an overall better (, light, composed, etc) photo. Having said all of that, I do like the image but I think Ivan is correct in saying that there are too many elements in it, its too busy for the eye.
Damian
Maybe not a masterpiece, but I rather like the outrageous business of the scene. Every time I look I see something new and interesting. So many questions too... Why is there a chimney in the middle of the hallway? Why is that house plant looking healthier than any of mine?? Why is there something right in the middle of one of Damian's images and not stuck off to one side at an angle???
I know this situation..."Sue waited patiently" = "Sue severely pissed off at yet another stop to photograph something after a day of waiting for D to compose his photos".
Sorry Damian, I don't quite get this one either. there is lots to look at but i don't really want to focus on anything. I appreciate it was a grab shot of a challenging subject but unfortuantely it doesn't really work for me either. Sorry old boy, Adam.
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