Shell

This old store hasn't been open for years but I thought it looked like a good candidate for a simple b&w. Critique welcome.
Thanks for your encouragement so far with Flash of red February.

[Sam]

Great textures! FAV

[Babs]

Oh I love this one. The textures are fantastic and the contrasts and brightness are spot on. Definitely a fav.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Love this, I like the slope and 'shabbyness'. Great blacks and whites!

[Poppo Livy]

B&W No Comment!!

[Jasmine]

Fabulous choice for black and white.

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful old B & W :)

[Elisha]

Perfect B&W!

[sally agnew]

Lovely B&W image, nice symmetry :)

[Danny G.]

Very nice

[Wylie]

Classic!

[Gwenllian]

Love the gritty feel.

[Bill Fenske]

Perfect for FOR

[Jane Morley]

Perfect for B /W. Even the pavement is crumbling ! I love everything about this shot.

[Emiko]

Fantastic subject for B&W! I am trying to find the gas station that is like your photo's.

[Hazel]

It's definitely a good subject for b&w. You could maybe get more mileage out of it with a crop of a suitable part of it for another shot later!

[Carole Imes]

Wonderful clarity and contrasts. You achieved the old timely look perfectly ---what a fabulous find. Fav for me.

[Kerri]

Great b&w

[MrsVanPatten]

Great capture.

[Maggie]

A great subject for b&w. Fav.

[Graham Thresher]

A great capture

[Rosie Kerr]

This is perfect for the simplicity aims of this week's challenge. What a charming shot! :) Lovely, sharp, lines and textures.

[👑 AnaZad]

Very nice capture.

[Rosan]

Great clarity, textures, and contrasts!

[Pam]

This is perfect for this weeks challenge! Great textures, and contrast. I love it!

[vstap]

I'm always a sucker for old buildings. And this doesn't disappoint! Nice straight on shot, & I like the bit of a slope, too. Fav

[Andy]

Interesting find and nicely captured.

[KWind]

Looks great in B&W! Nice composition and clarity!

[Nicole]

Makes for a fab b&w with all the contrasts!

[Jan Rose]

Nice find.

[Dione Giorgio]

That could be one of the oldest Shell buildings around. Great shot in b&w.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Great find and capture

[Paula W]

I'd say it's an excellent subject for b&w with its sharp lines.

[Sue Wilde]

Great lines and textures

[Tammy]

This works wonderfully in b&w! Great shot!

[Leah]

Fantastic find and capture in black & white!!! This old antique building works well in b&w!!! FAV!!!

[Lee-Ann]

Great shot in b&w.

[Rachel]

This old building looks great in b&w. Lovely lines and character.

[Taffy]

It's terrific -- an interesting building, My only suggestion would be that it's a bit tight at the top and if you were continuing to work on it and could crop with a bit more at the top, that might be worth trying. The building was a good choice as subject and I like the details of decay that you've captured. BW is very effective.

[Robyn]

Nice in the b/w with good lines and contrasts

[alia_801]

Nicely captured - perfect for B&W. I like the sloping road too.

[Nicole Campbell]

You have captured the old abandoned feel of the building

[Kim]

Perfect for B&W. Great capture.

[Sheralee S]

@taffy Hi Taffy, thanks for your suggestion. I'm keen to do a reshoot now and try that, I think I see what you're saying about having more room at the top.

[Francoise]

I feel like I'm right there... and want to see if they would let this little shop for a pittance so we could fix it up as a studio (or a shop) of some wort.

[Sheralee S]

@francoise You know, that's a great idea Francoise, I would love to see inside!

[Danny Davies]

Perfect Sheralee. like what you have taken. I would take out the pole. fav.

[Sheralee S]

@dannydavies oh yes! I really should have Danny, thank you!