Living under the shadow

[gregj1763]

Spotted this old house in the Meander Valley Tasmania built under the shadows of the Western Tiers.
See better days but definitely has character.
Cheers, Greg

[Shadowman]

Lots of character, nicely captured and converted.

[DougR]

Nicely done!

[Chri5]

Excellent conversion but I would like to see the left hand edge of the building

[IzzieK]

What a beautiful view from this side of the image...by the looks of the nearly fresh firewood, is this still habitable?

[Kaye Leggett]

Great image

[Ziggy]

Great view and you captured it well. Maybe the white on the roof is just a little hot?

[gregj1763]

Thanks John, Doug and Kaye for your comments .
Izzie, the building is on a dairy farm and only used to store junk so not inhabited.
Jim, I think you might be right in hindsight with the white on the roof, a quick edit will fix that.
Chris here is a shot from a different angle to show more of the building.
Regards, Greg

[bnnrcn]

Nice shots After seeing the color image, I think #1 would look nice in color too.

[gregj1763]

Nice shots After seeing the color image, I think #1 would look nice in color too.

Thanks Binnur it did but I thought the B&W conversion emphasised the character in the old house more.
I will post a colour version tonight for you.
Regards, Greg

[gregj1763]

Here is the colour version of #1 for Binnur





Then here is my last shot. Took it on the way to work this morning, wanted to get the early light on the mountains.
Didn't stay long, as you can see by the frost on the ground it was cold -5 so I found out later
BTW love the un-haze slider in camera RAW, absolutely brilliant.





Regards, Greg

[IzzieK]

Love the original colour, Greg...Very beautiful ...

[Kaye Leggett]

You've got a lovely series here - perhaps expand over the year to see how the light changes and foliage around the 'house' develops ?

[bnnrcn]

Thanks for uploading the color version Greg I actually prefer the color photo because I loved the kind of rusty look of the roof and all colors and textures suit each other very well, also the building stands out better with its different color. IMO some warm toning (may be a kind of sepia) and some contrast and structure adjustments might help the B&W image .

IMO the green-blue color of the frost needs fixing a bit in your last photo but gorgeous light on the mountains, I loved it

[gregj1763]

Thanks Izzie

[gregj1763]

Thanks Kaye, the house is about 45 minutes drive from home and I only go out that way when I'm working in the area.
As for the foliage, I reckon the sheep and cattle would keep it at a minimum

[gregj1763]

Thanks for the comments and tips Binnur the light on the mountains was magic. Lovely bit of country side out there.
Cheers, Greg

[Barbara Ponder]

Very nice images! I am a fan of the color versions.