A 'Secret' Place

Stephen · #1 26-08-10

We visited some old derelict farm buildings half way up the valley side between Slaithwaite and Marsden late yesterday afternoon. This is a shot looking down the track lit by the sun. It was like a secret place that had been hardly touched since it was deserted. We never saw another person during the time we were there. I am still going through the shots and will post more when I can. Any comments are welcome

ash · #2 26-08-10

Love this Stephen and the sunlight makes a wonderful glow to the image, its only down the road from me, how do you find these places

I think we need to have a dpnow meet up, it would be great to see you and other others on the forum.

Ians Tata · #3 27-08-10

Lovely shot Stephen. Waiting for some more.

Jeff

Pops · #4 27-08-10

A very apt title. Must have been deserted many years ago judging by the growth in and around the building

Stephen · #5 27-08-10

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A very apt title. Must have been deserted many years ago judging by the growth in and around the building

You are right Pops, it has been empty a very long time. Here is an interior shot where the roof has collapsed.

Bear · #6 27-08-10

Stephen, the first one is nice with the awy the sunlight seems to illuminate the whole path, a metaphor for something perhaps, but it just too green for my tastes. Perhaps all these years living in Spain has modified my expectations somewhat. The 2nd I like. Scenes of abandonment, dereliction and decay always appeal to me for some reason.

Ians Tata · #7 27-08-10

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Scenes of abandonment, dereliction and decay always appeal to me for some reason.

Maybe it's because you can see what "once was" and what "could be again".

Jeff

Bear · #8 27-08-10

deep, very deep !

Ians Tata · #9 28-08-10

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deep, very deep !

Not really, when one looks at where we have both chosen to live.

But back to Stephen's photos.... I like both of them, but I too like the "ruin" as I CAN see the beauty in what used to be and it truly adds something to the photograph ,whether Stephen can see it that way or not, I don't know. Sometimes I wonder if the photographer is seeing the scene as it is, or is he seeing it at it was. I don't think that it can truly be photographed well unless the photographer is truly seeing what is "lost".

Jeff

Bearface · #10 30-08-10

I too visited the ruined houses with Stephen last week, so I figured I'd post a couple of my shots too. These are from the second property, which is located on the edge of a small wood. Unlike the first house, which requires a 15-20 min hike up steep pathways and a boggy hillside, this one is relatively accessible (a ten minute walk from the main road) which presumably explains the graffiti and the presence of beer bottles etc...

Bearface · #11 30-08-10

And here's another, this time from the back of the house.

Stephen · #12 30-08-10

Great stuff Tim, I like those two a lot. Don't think I took much in that back room, but I'm impressed you managed to effectively balance the exposure between the window and the rest of the room

Bearface · #13 30-08-10

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Great stuff Tim, I like those two a lot. Don't think I took much in that back room, but I'm impressed you managed to effectively balance the exposure between the window and the rest of the room

Ta very much. I was trying to work out how the bright areas of light came to be above the fireplace and I've concluded that there must've been a hole in the ceiling, allowing some light to pour through.

Alternatively, it may have been some kind of ghostly anomaly...

Bearface · #14 30-08-10

This is a shot of the exterior of the other property - a small farmhouse dated 1729 - taken in what remained of the light, at about 6.30pm on what had been a pretty overcast day, just last week. The sun was behind me here and you can see that there was plenty of cloud, but it's nevertheless turned out better than I'd expected, albeit with some selective curves adjustments in PS.

If you look down the hill into the middle distance, just to the left of the farmhouse, about halfway along the edge of the 'yellow' field, you can see a stone-built archway. That's where the other property (in the preceding photos) is located.

Tom · #15 31-08-10

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Originally Posted by Bearface

This is a shot of the exterior of the other property - a small farmhouse dated 1729 - taken in what remained of the light, at about 6.30pm on what had been a pretty overcast day, just last week. The sun was behind me here and you can see that there was plenty of cloud, but it's nevertheless turned out better than I'd expected, albeit with some selective curves adjustments in PS.

If you look down the hill into the middle distance, just to the left of the farmhouse, about halfway along the edge of the 'yellow' field, you can see a stone-built archway. That's where the other property (in the preceding photos) is located.

This is very nice. I am enjoying the almost 'golden light' in the windows of the gable end. You worked a great result considering the very overcast conditions.