abandoned

Ashley challenged me to do a "gritty, edgy black and white" image this week. Passing by this abandoned truck stop I was taken by the old sign against the sky. The two rv's just happened to pull in and stop. I must admit that finding "gritty, edgy" subjects is a challenge, but I am trying to see what is around me in a new way.

[April]

Ashley @shesnapped ... Here is my first attempt at a "gritty, edgy black and white". It was edited in Lightroom, and then I took it to Silver Efex and used the film noir preset. Is it close?

[Annie D]

love it - the sign is most excellent

[Issi Bannerman]

Excellent, and the ROVs are in perfect position!

[Tracie Broadhead]

very cool

[Ashley]

@aecasey This works!!! I love that you're searching!!!

[Karen]

great shot

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Ah, well done indeed!

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot and processing

[belinda]

Has a feeling of old and new - the old sign and the plaza for sale sign hint at a sense of dereliction.

[Sam]

Awesome processing!

[Graham Thresher]

Super processing.

[Clare Gadsby]

How kind of them to drop in at this moment :) Superb shot - fab comp & subjects - great sky

[Jill Hempsall]

Really fab B&W. Great detail and so interesting.

[vstap]

Great shot of local color, and gritty it is!

[Stephanie Swift]

I think this is really well composed, love that weathered old sign and the sky behind it, and the b&w is so crisp, fav for me!

[Leon Buijs]

Great high contrast b&w, great composition

[Cheri]

Well done! Thanks for your kind comment.

[jackie edwards]

has the feel of an old movie...not a horror movie but one filled with suspense on a hot summer day in the middle of nowhere...

[Osia Strasner]

You did great with this one!! Definitely has that old B&W movies sense.....really thoughtful of the RVs to stop by.....they really make the shot!

[Francoise]

all those services and they had to close anyway... Great picture.

[Callie]

I love this and it's such a great response to your challenge!!

[Gena Pegg]

It's a great nitty gritty shot! Love it. The photo reminds me of stop we made in our RV in a similar abandoned property.We have to find an easy place to park sometimes and this looked like a good one...lots of room. In this case it was a gas station. I took Charlie out for a walk and a car pulled up. It was obvious the gas stations was abandoned but the lady passenger got out and went to the restroom door and tried to open it. She had a desperate look, that I recognized. I offered our facility to her in our RV...but they took off without even responding. Hope she found an open gas station, we were in kind of a remote place.

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture and processing.

[Carol]

Excellent!

[April]

@eyesmile That was so nice of you to offer. She may have just had to allow Mother Nature and the landscape to accommodate her. Sometimes in the wide open spaces that's the only option!