Back on the B&W kick again

[BrianA61]

Found a couple of more photos from my collection that I thought were worthy of conversion. The church is in the town of Grass Valley, Oregon that I just happened to drive by and immediately knew I had to look further into it. The old house is east of the town of Maupin, Oregon. This part of the state is a picture straight out of the old west. Rolling hills and high desert landscapes. Completely different than the western part of the state, which is heavily wooded with lots of rain.

[DanK]

Nice conversions. I know that area a bit; many decades ago, I lived in Portland (I was a teacher in Parkrose) and went to eastern Oregon a few times.

I think the gradient (if that's what it is) at the top of the first doesn't work. The nearly black sky seems unnatural to me.

[BrianA61]

Nice conversions. I know that area a bit; many decades ago, I lived in Portland (I was a teacher in Parkrose) and went to eastern Oregon a few times.

I think the gradient (if that's what it is) at the top of the first doesn't work. The nearly black sky seems unnatural to me.

I like to visit eastern Oregon but it isn't my thing to want to live there. There are a lot of really cool old towns to explore, though.

The top photo is a slight vignette to focus the eye more on the house. I used a red/orange filter to give the sky more contrast so maybe I overdid the darkening a little.