Saturated Memory.

Sometimes memory can be sad. Walking past a neglected building that is once beautiful makes one feel what modernisation has done to these 'historical' architecture. I have also upload a B/W version with more painting effect. Feedback most welcome.

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Comments & feedback most welcome.

hard choice. I like the effect in the b&w pic, but I prefer this lovely old coloring here. not overdone, so one can let his/her mind wander... into the picture, into past and future and into your thoughts you described in your comment.

 

what about a cropping at the bottom? just over the green gate?

Very nice work, Cherlyn! Best regards, Ruud.

Very nice Cherlyn. I know how it feels. Best regards.

Great composition and execution. Very much real and nostalgic. Great shot.

If you want, have a look...

Great capture for the past, I think a lots of story there, very original, Cherlyn!!! Best regards.

Strong the dashes of intense colour (so the question is answered as well :-))

You have to live with the wires, but not with the rest of the gate, right?

i dont think i can make a prefence,just the b/w version made me feel much more sadder.must have been a beautiful building.you see them my dear friend.

I like it!

great image Cherlyn ! Very good composition !

Both photos are great, Cherlyn. But I prefer the color image. Nice and quite original composition with excellent colors. Very good viewpoint and contrast. Best regards!

Both images carry a strong sense of what you try to reflect. Great composition and framing. Great memories and I imagine sadness.

 

Great image.

Cherlyn, i see the b&w came out well,but i think there is a special charm with the green and the rust.I love the sentimental feeling of past .

I'll go with the color version. The faded colors and the cracked masonry really carry the melancholy feel. Lovely shot.

I prefer the color version, Cherlyn, with its desolate, appealing attraction.

I prefer the colour version too and I agree with Hanna about the cropping!

Greetings,Jim

Belleza de imagen, perfecta luz y color, excelente encuadre, magnifica composicion, saludos cordiales Cherlyn.

Great angle for a great composition that preserves image depth. The muted pastels are a nice touch to an otherwise almost "monochromatic" scene. Love the "Twin Doorway". As you know, I have a great weakness of colour... Excellent work. Regards, Kelvin.

A fine image, Cheryln . . . I think the muted color palette with the subtle touches of color do impart a sense of nostalgia. . . I also like the fact that you included another dimension by including the lower level of the building. . . the wires add a sense of discord which I think works well here. . .

a very nice presentation Cherlyn, a beautifully composed shot with very nice view...

 

rabinder

Sad and nice capture. I like the clour version too.

colour for me as well - I'm abnormally attracted to such places, I even like them most in this rotten, lonesome, storytelling state.

Great details for the...memory!. Very good exposure time make the tones so lovely to see. Regards.

colour for sure! nice angle, and great textures as well.