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Post by Sepiana on Aug 23, 2021 5:43:36 GMT
Hi everyone, Would you like to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge? Just take a photo that is your interpretation of the theme and post it in this thread. The rules are rather simple.
- Your photo(s) should be your own, i.e., they should not have been taken by someone else.
- Photoshopping is allowed but should be kept to the basics only rather than a total transformation.
- Grab your camera, experiment, and, most of all, have fun.NOTEThis week's theme was suggested by tonyw. (Thanks, Tony!) |
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Post by tonyw on Aug 23, 2021 18:42:52 GMT
I'll start this off with a couple of subjects that I pass by regularly and which made me think of the theme - today I stopped to photograph them. Both abandoned pieces of farm equipment by the side of the road - seems a rather common sight around here. First is a IH 170 Windrower/Swather - probably around 50 years old and the second a tractor of unknown origin or age (recognize it anyone?). One confession - a dull day so I sky replaced both and, as I was figuring out how to add and use the new sky packs that came with the latest update of Photoshop, these were PS skies and not ones of mine.   Tony |
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Post by hmca on Aug 25, 2021 0:45:07 GMT
This truck has been in the same spot for the 20 years that we have lived here.  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 26, 2021 4:54:13 GMT
A long abandoned house ... probably dates to the 20s or 30s and was a large house in the day. Near Cowley, Alberta.  |
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Post by cjt on Aug 27, 2021 20:53:27 GMT
A cloudy day was what I needed for this shot. Got my wish! Abandoned telegraph or train signal wires. I don't know what the vignette is from, used telephoto at max, so maybe that was it??  |
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Post by cjt on Aug 27, 2021 20:54:52 GMT
A long abandoned house ... probably dates to the 20s or 30s and was a large house in the day. Near Cowley, Alberta. We have a lot of them here too! You can guess the age on style and presence/absence of power lines and TV antenna. Power lines from the late 1940's, TV from 1960 on. cjt |
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Post by stinson on Aug 27, 2021 22:07:22 GMT
Well not all abandoned things are old. Some are new, and some just get new squatters when they are abandoned.  |
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Post by hmca on Aug 27, 2021 22:07:26 GMT
Probably NOT what you would be thinking for "Abandoned". However, this house (?) was abandoned before it was ever completed and has been an eyesore and subject of frequent speculation as to what could ever be done with it for years. It would be too expensive to tear down and too costly to complete. The inside is an empty shell.   |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 28, 2021 9:03:11 GMT
It would be too expensive to tear down and too costly to complete. The inside is an empty shell. The front of the building looks so stylish. It’s a real shame that nobody can come forward and finish it to provide homes for people. |
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Post by billz on Aug 28, 2021 21:44:35 GMT
The fellow who lives here made the robot on the left many (many) years ago from abandoned scraps, and used it as his Halloween costume. More recently he and his wife brought it into the yard as a Halloween decoration, and the neighbors wouldn't let him take it back indoors. The robot was a solo act until Covid hit. The fellow figured he couldn't fix Covid, but maybe he could cheer up his neighbors a bit so he began building more robots from found items. There are others in the yard, and the way Covid is going, there will likely be more. I'm told to come back at Halloween when they will all 'come to life.'  Thanks for the theme Tony and Sepiana! |
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Post by tonyw on Aug 29, 2021 19:40:30 GMT
Thought I'd try a different angle on this abandoned farmhouse. I didn't stay too long as the farmer had recently spread manure on the field behind and in the current hot and humid weather the pong was potent ...  Tony |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 30, 2021 4:22:11 GMT
Both abandoned pieces of farm equipment by the side of the road - seems a rather common sight around here. First is a IH 170 Windrower/Swather - probably around 50 years old and the second a tractor of unknown origin or age. Tony, great capture! Time has taken a toll on this abandoned farm equipment and your two images show it. |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 30, 2021 4:23:14 GMT
This truck has been in the same spot for the 20 years that we have lived here. Helen, and it doesn’t look as if it’s going anywhere. Definitely abandoned! |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 30, 2021 4:24:40 GMT
A long abandoned house ... probably dates to the 20s or 30s and was a large house in the day. Near Cowley, Alberta. Clive, it’s a shame this house has been abandoned. It has a very interesting design (like a box). |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 30, 2021 4:25:50 GMT
A cloudy day was what I needed for this shot. Got my wish! Abandoned telegraph or train signal wires. cjt, great finding! Not something we see too often. Very nice composition -- simplistic and with a nod to symmetry. |
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