How Has It Come to This? by taffy

How Has It Come to This?

Another image from the Gary Indiana methodist church ruins. This was from an second floor area that at one time looked like it was used for receptions. A large open area with stunning open windows (now truly open -- no glass!), fireplace against one wall, and open beams here and there (that may at one point have had walls around them or may have been part of an archway or something). I liked the textures in this and the door especially, with the tags in the background (I learned today that 'tags' are people's names, while graffiti means artistic images). All part of the grit and grime of the building.
Jo
This is what decay looks like. Another very sad shot:(
September 8th, 2013  
very cool, love the way you see things
September 8th, 2013  
That is BEAUTIFUL. I wish I had places like that here :c
September 8th, 2013  
Beautiful shot, Taffy. Must have been abandoned for quite some time.
September 8th, 2013  
very cool composition... nice shapes and textures
September 8th, 2013  
Oh wow love the tones, they look a bit surreal or HDR but absolutely love them and the compisition. Also the history of the place makes it very intriguing, yeah I love this so fav!
September 8th, 2013  
good processing, textures, and lines
September 8th, 2013  
How sad, and also a great image. Your pov is just right.
September 8th, 2013  
Sad images but well worth capturing
September 8th, 2013  
Love the tones Beautiful capture
September 8th, 2013  
AC
Although this is a wonderful photo op, it is so sad to see such a beautiful building become ruins.
September 8th, 2013  
So sad to see a once wonderful building with superb architecture going to ruin, although it does offer some fantastic photo ops!
September 8th, 2013  
A very different feel than the wide angle version. I feel like this one is out of focus somewhat, but I can't tell if that is an after-effect of the processing.
September 8th, 2013  
@archaeofrog I think what you're picking up on is I used a soft diffusion filter in Color Efex. I thought it needed something like that, given how many harsh details I'm trying to bring out in the other shots -- the one I posted with this one, and the one I'm posting tonite.
September 9th, 2013  
Nice HDR of the building inside.
September 9th, 2013  
Kim
Lots of great architectural details. It looks like a scene with trees and a house on the wall below the graffiti.
September 10th, 2013  
A great image - sad to see a building in decline. You have captured that gritty feeling which makes the shot!!
September 15th, 2013  
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