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Belchite, Convento de San Agustín en el pueblo viejo.
The village of Belchite was destroyed by bombs in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. A new village of Belchite was built next to the old village, which remains as a ghost town and a war memorial.
This week has been really hard. My day job has picked up a lot, and there's tons to be done, especially before my manager goes to SE Asia and leaves me in charge. On Monday my boyfriend and I almost broke up, and it hurt so much. We're working through our problems (basically we just depend on each other way too much), but when I get home from work early today, I fell right asleep and passed on a birthday party in order to stay at home and edit. I hope next week is a bit less exhausting.
In other news, this photo was inspired by all the time I spent in the pool as a kid. It was frequently cloudy and overcast, which I loved, and the sun beams always fascinated me, especially under water. I thought that the beams of light were people's souls being drawn from them after death in order to be sent to a new life.
Any help identifying the make, model and year of this vehicle very much appreciated!
Guildford, Victoria
Nikon D600
Nikkor 17-35mm lens at 35mm
3 images at F22 +/- 1
ISO 800
Merged in Oloneo PhotoEngine before being processed and enhanced in CS3 and PSP
How I Did This:
1) I took a handheld shot using a Nikon D80 coupled with a Sigma 105mm lens - and I "filled" the frame with the complete flower so as to not have too much space left... and to make the flower really stand out
2) The daisy was in a planter sitting atop a four foot retaining wall and I stood below the wall and shot upwards against a gray sky
3) I converted the gray sky to black by using the "replace color" function embedded within the "Enhance" option in Photoshop Elements 5.0
4) I sharpened the image with the sharpening "Unmask" tool a bit to bring out the details of the orange blossom as it slowly begins to decay
I've learned so much from fellow shooters on Flickr over the last two years.....and I now try to explain how I craft my images so others can learn as well.
As most of you who are self taught know, it's really all about trial and error - but a little bit of instruction can sometimes help.....
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Jeff R. Clow
"How could anybody confuse truth with beauty, I thought as I looked at him. Truth came with sunken eyes, bony or scarred, decayed. Its teeth were bad, its hair gray and unkempt. While beauty was empty as a gourd, vain as a parakeet. But it had power. It smelled of musk and oranges and made you close your eyes in a prayer."
Janet Fitch
Here is a closer look at an abandoned homestead.
This small house has two chimney's, one is for the main house and the other is for the kitchen.
It's not wired for electricity and the cellar in back is for keeping food fresh.
The early settlers roughed in old days and probably used kerosene lanterns for lights.
South of Kent in Eastern Oregon
Wet January day in Oregon, a stop on a way from Cannon beach. A bunch of old decaying lumber industry machines and trucks in the bushes near the roadhouse restaurant.
Here's a deteriorated abandoned barn on a sunny day in November. Winter was coming on and the lone tree has lost all it leaves.
Liberty School Road in Central Oregon.