Old House on the Hill

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by Big Steve Kowaleski

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I pass this old house almost every day and feel drawn to it in some way. I wonder about its past and future. I feel sad this once proud home is now abandon and in decay.

D300
Sigma 12-24 @12mm
5 bracketed exp. @ f10
iso 200

HDRI done in Dynamic-Photo HDR

85 responses

Rusty Katchmer gave props (4 Dec 2008):
I love this shot!! The sky and the trees and even the grass all draw the eye to that old house!
Amber Fette gave props (5 Dec 2008):
Absolutely amazing! Impressive shot.
isawitz Linowitz gave props (8 Dec 2008):
It looks like a painting ...sooo beautiful ...very good my dear !
Sk Wier gave props (12 Dec 2008):
Great capture! I love the colors! Gets my Yeah! vote!
Ethan Confer said (15 Dec 2008):
great color, comp, exposure. all the above. have you played around with various crops? maybe square?
Matt. (Deleted) gave props (19 Dec 2008):
Oh Yeah that Rocks!!!!
efilandevol (Deleted) gave props (21 Dec 2008):
Unreal! I love this.
Kris Westfall gave props (22 Dec 2008):
Great perspective & colors!
Sonia Davis gave props (26 Dec 2008):
Eerie. Beautiful. Serene and fun all in one. Very nice composition. vtd
Ramon Terrado (Deleted) gave props (27 Dec 2008):
Incredible shot! I still have to try doing some HDR, results are incredible!
Shaunte Morgan said (29 Dec 2008):
love the colors... awesome pic!
Richelle Forsey said (29 Dec 2008):
beautifully done. I love the dramatic angle and the saturated colour!
Carolee said (30 Dec 2008):
Love this photo, the clouds draw your eye to the house, and the trees on either side also draw your eyes in. It is like magnet- your eyes zoom in on the old house. Great shot.
George Goff (Deleted) gave props (1 Jan 2009):
Awesome shot of the old house
Peterson, Dave Peterson gave props (1 Jan 2009):
Gotta vote Yes!
Victoria Burgamy gave props (7 Jan 2009):
Well done!
Bert Happel gave props (11 Jan 2009):
Beautiful capture. Voted Yeah!
Tammy Rice gave props (11 Jan 2009):
awesome shot! I love it! voted!
* Tabitha Payne gave props (20 Jan 2009):
Wow! I can see how you are drawn to that house! The sky is amazing too!
Rik Scott gave props (20 Jan 2009):
Nice work! Those clouds are great.
Kasia Tilander said (21 Jan 2009):
This is a spectacular shot... that house is both inviting and haunting in the same breath
Igor Slavinsky gave props (28 Jan 2009):
Beautiful!
Suzy gave props (30 Jan 2009):
Vivid colors...great find!
John van den Berg gave props (31 Jan 2009):
Stunning Steve...Voted!
dp * gave props (14 Feb 2009):
Yes this ROCKS, great color, textures and comp. I love it. dp
Shawn M (Deleted) said (14 Feb 2009):
Love this one. Yeah for sure. Excellent image.
Laurie Search gave props (15 Feb 2009):
This is very cool!! I love the big wide angle!
Jacob Rumsey gave props (23 Feb 2009):
Oooh, I like this one even better. Nicely defined clouds in this HDR. Great work, my friend!
Joel Mcafee (Deleted) gave props (24 Feb 2009):
Love this shot ! ! ! got my vote ! Check out my entry
Dennis Hanson (Deleted) said (1 Mar 2009):
This is the kind of shot that gives me inspiration!
Dennis Hanson (Deleted) gave props (1 Mar 2009):
Again superb photograph!
Falld5 (Deleted) gave props (5 Mar 2009):
Fantastic capture! Everything in this image points toward the subject. Makes me think of what spirit might linger in the house. Voted.
* Tabitha Payne gave props (5 Mar 2009):
Back to re-vote!!
John van den Berg gave props (6 Mar 2009):
Outstanding image! Voted!
Laurie Brown gave props (13 Mar 2009):
Amazing moment. The formation really create a wonderfull effect and ad to the perspective!!! Congrats.
MicheleMitrovich (Deleted) gave props (22 Mar 2009):
"Yes"! Stunning perspective! Great shot!
Glenn Patterson added a link (23 Mar 2009):
Had to come back and Vote for this One! Well Done!! (www.jpgmag.com)
Andrew Usher gave props (4 Apr 2009):
Excellent colours and contrast. Works really well as HDR. Nice one. Gets my vote.
Steven Maguire gave props (11 Apr 2009):
Awesome capture!!!!!
Jaime Virguez said (12 Apr 2009):
Great Shot! Gets My Vote.
Paul Lavallee gave props (15 Apr 2009):
stunning!
susana galindo gave props (20 Apr 2009):
Got my vote!
Sean Blake said (29 Apr 2009):
Stunning!
Eldora gave props (1 May 2009):
impressive sky. i love the movement evident in the long grass.
Dan Kennedy said (7 May 2009):
Thats pretty cool. Got my vote!
Zach Hyman said (10 May 2009):
This is something I would expect to find once in a lifetime...not every day. Beautiful.
Michael Moody said (17 May 2009):
This is one amazing shot my friend! A winner in my mind!
Micci Shannon gave props (18 May 2009):
AWESOME!!!
Erik Kolstad said (20 May 2009):
Good stuff, but the composition is strong enough without the extra pop you get from HDR. Sometimes it's a bit too much. Would perhaps have been nice to see in high-contrast B&W instead.
Sherry Stone gave props (23 May 2009):
Wow! Looks like a movie scene! You were drawn to it to take this wonderful photo!!
andy pellatt gave props (27 May 2009):
very dramatic,very cool.
david ong gave props (28 May 2009):
Dang! this is good!!!
Karen Zimmerman gave props (31 May 2009):
This image has cast a spell on me! Gorgeous! Voted!
Kimberly Frost said (2 Jun 2009):
Incredible! Regardless of the history happy or sad, I bet this is the best photo of that house ever taken.
Dennis Joel Lim gave props (4 Jun 2009):
Beautiful!
Ron Lodi gave props (4 Jun 2009):
one of the finest shots I have seen on this site, ron
Derek Jensen gave props (4 Jun 2009):
Nicely done sir!
James Layton gave props (4 Jun 2009):
Love it. i can feel it too....
Airtight gave props (7 Jun 2009):
wonderful shot
Victoria Tatum gave props (7 Jun 2009):
wow!! this is amazing!
Jeffrey Dame gave props (7 Jun 2009):
fabulous
Sylvie Setiady gave props (7 Jun 2009):
amazing!!!
Manuel Canseco said (8 Jun 2009):
Crackin shot bro!
chika aryani gave props (8 Jun 2009):
amazing..
joanne lee gave props (8 Jun 2009):
superb shot
Leanna Lomanski gave props (8 Jun 2009):
That sky takes this from great to amazing!!
María Irigoyen gave props (9 Jun 2009):
i wanna live thur!
Elyseo said (9 Jun 2009):
yes, my vote!!
Georgeta Dinca said (9 Jun 2009):
detached from a story...excellent!
Brian Duffy gave props (9 Jun 2009):
I love the look of HDR photos.
Rob Roy (Deleted) gave props (9 Jun 2009):
Among the best I've seen in this theme!!
Laura Boston-Thek gave props (9 Jun 2009):
WOW Great energy!
Bobby Samuels gave props (9 Jun 2009):
This should be printed, framed, and sold at an auction or submitted to the county archives for history purposes.
Bobby Samuels said (9 Jun 2009):
Nice piece of photographic artistry. It's a good thing that you took the time out to shoot it when you did. It's places, people, or things like this that we as photographers/artists take for granted. We think that it will last forever until the day that we go to shoot it and it's gone.
Once again, nicely done. Beautiful color, angle, and contrast.
simone teixeira said (9 Jun 2009):
°º° yeah! it rocks! voted!
really awesome shot
Gary Rittermeyer (Deleted) gave props (20 Jun 2009):
fantastic image
Elizabeth Saporito gave props (29 Oct 2009):
Amazing... perfect shot!
Joy B gave props (3 Nov 2009):
Fabulous shot!
Karin J. Burton said (3 Nov 2009):
This is awesome. How did you get the look of movement?
Lindsay Fuller said (3 Nov 2009):
creeeepy and beautiful. great picture!
Yi (Deleted) gave props (3 Nov 2009):
Beautiful!
eric cahan (Deleted) gave props (22 Dec 2009):
Awesome. was this HDR?
Robin Keefe gave props (5 Jan 2010):
The treatment works really well
Emily Harris gave props (8 Jan 2010):
stunning, even more so when viewed in lightbox, definitely a favourite!
Fernando Cortez gave props (25 Jan 2011):
Bravo dude...