Sunday, April 5, 2009

Flew the Coop/ Monochrome Maniacs

Rundown Chicken Coop

This once-upon-a-time "dream home" is no longer fit for House Beautiful or Better Homes & Gardens.

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32 comments:

  1. cieldequimperApril 5, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    That's a breathtaking beauty.

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  2. maryt/theteachApril 5, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    I'd say! But it makes a fantastic b&w photo! :)

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  3. AnonymousApril 5, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    It's become a Fractured Fairy Tale.

    I'd love to follow you around for a week to see how you find such lovely subjects!

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  4. Pat - ArkansasApril 5, 2009 at 10:00 AM

    A superior photograph! It has more beauty in ruin than it probably did when new.

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  5. Small City ScenesApril 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Ahhh---I felt so sad when I saw this image. It has a beauty in it's own way. MB

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  6. Betsy Banks AdamsApril 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    Great photo, EG... I love seeing OLD things in monochrome... I grew up with all B&W photos---so seeing them again brings back memories...

    Love seeing the old chicken coop---but I do hope the chickens did 'fly the coop' to a new home!!!! ha
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  7. ShammickiteApril 5, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    I bet that was quite a fancy piece of farm architecture in it's day. It's still pretty spectacular!

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  8. WalkerApril 5, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Odd how these old building capture our imagination.

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  9. UnknownApril 5, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    I love this shot.

    I've just started playing around with black & white film photography.

    I just dropped off my first roll of film, to be developed. Can't wait to see the results :-)

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  10. PERBSApril 5, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    Even tho it is in disrepair, I bet it was a great home to many chickens in its heyday! I am sure none flew the coop but left properly with their heads on the chopping block! Only then did it fall into disrepair.

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  11. AnonymousApril 5, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Makes a wonderful mono subject.

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  12. AnonymousApril 5, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Wow - shabby but full of character. Great subject and shot!

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  13. AnonymousApril 5, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    I like that very much...
    reminds me of when I was young...
    We kept chickens...
    Sorry! No info on the bike until Thursday true Colours...:-)

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  14. CarverApril 5, 2009 at 3:01 PM

    The house still has it's own charm. There is something appealing to me about ruins.

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  15. RobinApril 5, 2009 at 3:04 PM

    Better Homes and Gardens perhaps not, but it's a stunning monochrome.

    Sad though to think of all the care that went into building it in the first place, only to have it neglected and abandoned now.

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  16. Liz HindsApril 5, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    There is a very haunted look about that old barn.

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  17. CatherineApril 5, 2009 at 3:28 PM

    No more available even for chicken.
    A risky house. And a perfect subject for our meme. Not for cleanliness's Maniacs.

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  18. LeneApril 5, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    Wow! This is older and more shabby than both of the buildings that I have posted the last days. And ofcourse - I love it! We should go photohunting together - East Gwillimbury isn`t to far away from Norway, is it? LOL ;)

    Whish your week to be the best :)

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  19. UnknownApril 5, 2009 at 6:05 PM

    Makes for a better subjest to photograph in its present state. Nice one.

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  20. BeckyApril 5, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    An amazing building. Nobody cares any longer.
    What a find!
    B.

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  21. Joe NarvaezApril 6, 2009 at 12:57 AM

    Great shot here! I love the crumbling roof particularly.

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  22. 2sweetnsaxyApril 6, 2009 at 1:52 AM

    Great shot! It took me a minute to realize why it looked so small next to the barn. :-D

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  23. CarolinaApril 6, 2009 at 3:04 AM

    Great contrast in light and dark in this photo. Love it (as I do all your photos).

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  24. Rune EideApril 6, 2009 at 4:30 AM

    It might need a nail or two, but it made an excellent subject for a photo.

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  25. DarylApril 6, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Oh my that is a bit run down .. LOL ... excellent shot!

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  26. BimApril 6, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    What do you mean: not fit...you make it look like a great sculpture for any garden any time.

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  27. earthtohollyApril 6, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    ...but perfectly fitting for b&w. Very nice shot!

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  28. JulieApril 6, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    Very cool, it looks like you worked the photo very similar to how I worked the one I did. Nicely done.

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  29. vincibeneApril 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    It is a wonderful picture!

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  30. RoseApril 7, 2009 at 6:51 AM

    This one makes me feel like I am stepping back in time...

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  31. GeorgeApril 7, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    The chicken coop may be rundown, but the photo is just fabulous.

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  32. MojoApril 7, 2009 at 9:50 PM

    I may be overly fond of the rundown and forlorn, but I love this.

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