way out west THIS OLD HOUSE

Dubois, Idaho.

Yup! I like this one too. Terrific sense of presence. I can almost feel the texture of that old, weathered wood.

Now that is an old house that I'd love to see in person, it has character! And so does your photograph, it looks like you got there at the correct time of the day for the best lighting. Very Nice, David.

Thanks for posting a huge image so that I can really enjoy it close up. But I can't quite make out the name of the hotel on the front of the building. It appears to be "SHEALO HOTEL" but my eyes are not good enough.

Thanks again

This and all of the buildings that we have been talking about in this town were shot in about one hour. I could have spent a week here. I thought you might not care for the newer water tower in the background, because it is a different era. But since you did not mention it, I will assume that you did not find it too much of a distraction. I thought it provided a good juxtaposition. And, yes, the light was about as good as it gets at this point.

 

You just took the wrong way home little buddy. You should have stuck around and come back with me.

An old rusty water tower would have been best, but this one is good too. It is overhead wires that really bother me the most.

That is beyond my PS capabilities, but I'll bet it would be a snap for Juan.

lovely color and old wood texture...it seems I can almost touch the old beast...compositionaly i like the tiny branches on the left pointing to the house.

a lovely photo. Yes, it does have a character. The light on the side of the building is great and the tones/texture in the wood, as well. I actually like the modern tower behind it - it contrasts it so much...it's the opposite pole of the photo. This looks like a place where Westerns are shot - Dave, where did you hide all the cowboys and horses? BTW, from you photos it seems there are no cloudy days in where you live/shoot. Care to bring us some? We've had so little of the blue stuff overhead... Cheers, Micheal

Thanks for the comments. At first I thought the water tower was questionable, but I decided it was and interesting counterpoint to the old building. I called it a house, but the more closely I examined it, I realized it was probably a storefront or a saloon, since most houses would not likely have the facade on them.

the point about the water tower reminds of the cord discussion on an earlier post of yours...in my view authenticity is the key and the juxtaposition of the tower tell immediately its a today shot of an ancient house...it's like putting people into architetcure or landscape shots to give the scale...the tower gives the time scale...

Man-o-man, Dave, this is a wallhanger! An absolutely beautiful shot of a fascinating place. I'll put a ditto under everything Laurent said about it.

 

I went to a talk recently by an Appalachian photographer who was opening an exhibit. He talked about a scene he happened upon, and said that it was the best hour-and-a-half of his photographic life. I don't know if your hour in Dubois gives you that same feeling, but you did get take some terrific shots, including this.

Thank you sir. And yes, that hour in Dubois was good. There was a cold wind blowing like a banshee though and I had a lot of driving left to do for the day (I covered almost 900 miles that day) so there was not a lot of time to savor the little photo morsels being handed up to me. I may find a way to get back to that area again before I die.