Weekend Photography Challenge #451 Old V New

[Tersha]

So, anything old, or decaying, and/or anything new. Buildings, babies, grandparents, plants past their prime …..

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[Anonymous]

This was an old barn down the road from my home. It was torn down a few days after I captured this image. I didn’t know that it was going to be torn down. Something told me that I needed to go there and get some pictures. It was actually lightly raining as I took this. Kind of fitting. Just an empty yard now. Michael

[Gray B]

Fixer-upper that just needs a little TLC.  In particular, I like your post processing application Michael. 👍🏼

[Tersha]

I really like this Michael, and the processing works great with it!

[Charmaine Joubert]

I really like the feel of this photo. The PP has been well done and enhances the dilapidated state of the old barn.

[Bobbie]

I’m so glad you caught this in time. It’s a wonderful image.

[Bruce Gordon]

Michael; very nice capture! For me; the one red board on the upper level makes the shot! Well done.

[Pat Garrett]

Oh the stories that barn could tell. A commentary on changing societies – once the hub of life, replaced and no longer useful (except as the visual art captured so well, Michael). I hope the old boards find new life in other creations.

[Patrick]

2 Thumbs up Michael sweet capture indeed , such a lovely theme yet again 😉 i have an idea .. time for my walking boots i think lets hope the wind stays away.

 

[Anonymous]

Thank you, all for your comments.

[Click]

New Airbnb

[Tersha]

It’s got a bit of a spooky look about this, you wouldn’t want to live there!

[Bruce Gordon]

Nice shot Click! I love the mood…

[Pat Garrett]

Love the title! Good one, Click

[Charmaine Joubert]

An elderly Xhosa woman.

[Gray B]

Oh my Charmaine, the stories this woman could tell.  For me, this is what a portrait is all about. I’ll return to her many times this week. Thank you 🙏🏼

[Andre P.]

Fine b & w portrait

[Tersha]

Very thought provoking portrait Charmaine.

[Rob Eyers]

Very, very nice Charmaine.

[Patrick]

Excellent work.

[Tobie]

Love this! Lovely use of light!

[Bobbie]

Very powerful. I so look forward to your images Charmaine!

[Bruce Gordon]

Very poignant image Charmaine! Well done!

[Pat Garrett]

What a stunning portrait. She poses so many questions. Love the texture of her face too.

[Charmaine Joubert]

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments. This photo is one of my favourite photos. The shy lady, who could barely walk as a result of having polio as a child, was staring out her friend’s kitchen window waiting for her lift. She was so quiet, one hardly noticed her in the room.

[Robert Apple]

Your Photo was recognized in the Members Picks Week of September 9 Forum  ⬅ Click Here

[Tersha]

Thistle past it’s best….

dandelion past it’s best …

[Rob Eyers]

Every fall I say I’m going to get out and photograph plants that are finished off and maturing their seeds Diane. I think you may have given me the kick I need with these. There’s a certain beauty in a plant at this stage.

[Tersha]

Glad I inspired you Rob, I’ll look forward to seeing what you come up with!

[Patrick]

Very nice Tersha , nice light.

[Tersha]

Thanks Patrick!

[Charmaine Joubert]

I love dandelions and thistles in monochrome and you have captured the plants fading away beautifully.

[Tersha]

Thank you Charmaine!

[Pat Garrett]

The Thistles Past conjure up many thoughts – an essay? a poem?

[Gray B]

“49 Caddie” on Main Street

 

[Patrick]

A real beauty nice work gray

[Tobie]

Nice!

[Tersha]

Magnificent car Gray, cool shot!

[Pat Garrett]

Designed with elegance, captured with class.

[Patrick]

Old Farm House.

[Tersha]

Very nice Patrick, nice perspective.

[Patrick]

Thank you  , tbh i kind of lost my way on this one i hate it when a plan does not come together lol.

There is always the next one 😉

[Rob Eyers]

This is in no way as artistic as Charmaine’s portrait but this sweet lady had such a lovely manner about her. She was selling lemonade in the heat by a tourist lookout in Nicaragua and was so gracious in granting me a photo.

[Patrick]

Lovely work , i like the smile this lady has.

[Charmaine Joubert]

She is absolutely precious. Love the smile and all the wrinkles.

[Tobie]

Lots of character on this face!

[Bobbie]

Stories, stories, stories. I want to talk to her! She looks like she may also have a little mischievous elfin  streak in her.

[Gray B]

I’d buy a gallon of lemonade from her just to listen to her stories.

[Tersha]

Lovely expression, beautiful lady, Rob!

[Bruce Gordon]

Lovely image Rob! I love the humor in her eyes!

[Pat Garrett]

She is just precious!! I want to hear her laugh and give her a hug. I am sure life has been hard for her, but she still made “lemonade” and kept a twinkle in her eye. Your capture makes her very “real” to me.

[Rob Eyers]

Sorry for the slow response …I’ve been away a few days.

Thank you all for your comments.

I’m so pleased you see this sweet lady the way I did. How could you not make a lovely photo with her as the subject.

[Robert Apple]

Your Photo was recognized in the Members Picks Week of September 9 Forum  ⬅ Click Here

[davidc]

Old chain and block down on Birkenhead dock, Liverpool.

[Tersha]

Beautiful colours and textures David.

[davidc]

Thanks Tersha.

[Pat Garrett]

Such character!

[davidc]

Thanks Pat.

[Bobbie]

If only this chain and block could talk, such stories they could tell!

[davidc]

100 years or more. It must have seen some change.

[Patrick]

A short Urbex i did a while ago

https://youtu.be/4K3g4tdrgq8

[Tobie]

A derted farmhouse in Namaqualand, South Africa. Wish it could talk…

[Pat Garrett]

I wish so too, Tobie

[Tobie]

At some stage someone’s dream come true, someone’s pride…

[Andre P.]

Still standing, but for how long?

[Dave Watkins]

A place for us, well, you can read, to sit and take a load off.

[Pat Garrett]

The bench must be for the guys whose wives are inside shopping.

[Dave Watkins]

Newborn. Taken too soon.

[Tersha]

Just 4 months old, so sad.

[Dave Watkins]

I agree. This cemetery is out in the middle of nowhere today. Makes me wonder what it was like in 1904.

[Pat Garrett]

I wonder those things too when I see the markers of little ones.

[LeanneC]

I take a lot of photographs of flowers in their prime so it is always interesting to capture flowers that are aged. Here is a shot of freesia, in high key, that I captured last summer:

[Pat Garrett]

Even flowers “sag” as they age – BUT they are still beautiful!

[Robert Apple]

The Old Work Horse takes A Rest

[Robert Apple]

New Kitten.

[Pat Garrett]

A playful catch. Kitty thinks she’s a wild cat.

[Kent DuFault]

Sunrise, a quiet moment together, and a new day begins.

[Holly K]

Great photo with a lot of emotion.

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Holly!

[Bruce Gordon]

Such a touching image!

[Kent DuFault]

Thank you Bruce!

[Pat Garrett]

They are connected! So many stories here.

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Pat. They are best friends. Always together.

[Bobbie]

You caught a touching moment of friendship, Kent

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Bobbie. They are inseparable.

[Kent DuFault]

A young Millennial getting a haircut at an old barbershop.

[Pat Garrett]

What a super image!

[Patrick]

Agree Pat , lovely Kent

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Patrick!

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Pat!

[Rob Eyers]

I remember this one Kent. So much going on. Still love the guy with the mustache and the currency!

[Kent DuFault]

Thanks Rob!

[Holly K]

Winery building

[Bruce Gordon]

[Bruce Gordon]

[Pat Garrett]

You captured one of my fall favorites. Crusty and tough textured exterior and that soft silky interior!

[Bruce Gordon]

Thanks Pat!

[Pat Garrett]

I don’t think I’ve posted this before. “Old” Gargoyle peering at “New” generation of female.

[Bruce Gordon]

Interesting juxtaposition, well captured! Perfectly fits the challenge!

[Pat Garrett]

Thank you, Bruce.

[Bobbie]

Who’s jealous of who’s hair? Good eye as usual Pat!

[Charmaine Joubert]

The inside of an unused church in a rural town.

[Gray B]

I wish I could read the sign pasted to the door. Stories -Stories here.  The running colors, arranged chairs, and shape of the door all add intrigue and wonder for me.

[Pat Garrett]

I agree with Gray. Very intriguing – and somewhat mysterious.

[Kent DuFault]

Love the color combinations, and the texture Charmaine.

[Bobbie]

Others already said it Charmaine – I’ll just agree with them. Love it!

[Tersha]

new, hibiscus bud …

old, hibiscus past it’s best …

[Kent DuFault]

Beautiful Diane!

[Patrick]

Gorgeous Tersha , really like Both.

[Pat Garrett]

The Old made New – Chevy Truck

[Holly K]

Church (1926) in Ontario, Calif.

[Pat Garrett]

Very interesting lines, Holly. Would love to see the window from the inside.

[Holly K]

Thanks, Pat.  I hope to go on a Sunday morning and see the window from the inside.

[Tom M]

An old barn that’s seen better days…

 

[Andre P.]

Great ! I wouldn’t dare go in there.

[Pat Garrett]

Made for BW. One gentle breeze and it’s gone.

[Gray B]

Just another exquisite fixer-upper, yep 🙂

[Tom M]

An old panorama wall mural of Johnny Cash in Nashville,Tn. This was scheduled to be removed this year to make room for parking or a new building or something. Sorry to see it go, as this one of the more famous wall murals in Nashville. Been there many years…

[Kent DuFault]

Very cool piece of nostalgia. I love Johnny Cash.

[Bobbie]

Old Truck

[Rob Eyers]

I’m a sucker for rust. Really like the composition and of course the colours Bobbie. That black bit makes it work IMHO.

[Bobbie]

Thanks Rob. I think rust and general “falling apart” are so much more interesting than perfection.

[Kent DuFault]

I like this one a lot as well!

[Bobbie]

Thanks so much Kent!

[Bobbie]

New house

[Tom M]

An old door with old tools going into an old barn…

[Graham Hart]

Old Farmhouse, new crops.

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