Crumbling Away

The remains of an old barn on the outskirts of Dover. The farm was up for sale a few months ago but no-one seems to have taken it over. The barn is getting more dilapidated as the weeks pass.

For the Flash of Red 2018 theme (a month of black and white pictures) with the emphasis on light. Today was bitterly cold, it was trying hard to snow, and this has been processed in Silver Efex to try to bring out the threatening clouds.

Also for the Forsaken theme.

[Sarah]

Definitely Forsaken . Well done

[James Martin]

Urban exploration (Urbex), one of my favourite past times Fav...

[Joyce]

Great for the challenge but a very sad sight

[Candace]

Loads of textures here, sad demise for the barn!

[Paul]

Why is it that sad looking buildings make such great subjects for b&w? This is excellent and definitely my kind of image. A big fav :)

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful bw

[Steve Pooley]

We have both featured sad and neglected today...role on spring. Good in black and white.

[Karly]

This is perfect for the Forsaken theme. Makes me sad to look at it - lots of history here. Stories to be told.

[gloria jones]

Super b&w shot of decline...great pov

[Sue]

Oh dear. It looks as though one puff of wind would bring it down. Great image and good for the theme. Fav

[Leila]

lovely B&W!

[Ivan]

Always an interesting subject and well processed in Nik...fav

[carol white]

Great capture of dereliction. Fav!! 😀

[Inga Johansson]

Love it, places like this makes my imagination spin.

[Lynda McG]

Brilliant in b&w

[Carole Sandford]

Sad looking barn, but excellent b&w!

[Kas]

What a wonderful collection of b&w images this month. Your beach mermaid shot is so lifelike!! Great detail and layers in your derelict old barn.

[Jennifer]

excellent in b/w

[Catherine]

Fabulous textures and contrast. A great find.

[Sue Rose]

I’m not surprised no one has bought it - looks beyond repair. Perfect for the forsaken theme

[Kathy]

Sad to see pieces of property deteriorate like this. B&W was a great choice for this.

[Richard Brown]

Always something engaging about a decaying building nice shot :)

[Michelle]

Such a shame not to have sold, lovely capture 😊

[Suzanne]

A few nuts and bolts and it will be as right as rain! Fabulous processing, wonderful shot

[Gayle]

Forsaken, indeed! Excellent B&W image and wonderful processing!

[Floran hachez]

Nice B&W, I really like the processing!
I was thinking about ligh painting for the challenge, to play a bit with color after your flash of red challenge. But I saw you played a bit with light trail in the past.
I’m proposing taking a street photo with at least one person. If you want a bit more challenge, you can talk to a stranger and take a picture of him.

[FBailey]

@floranhachez OK, Thanks, street photography it is! I'll see if I can find a friendly looking stranger to talk to as well:)

[Floran hachez]

@fbailey great, enjoy!

[John]

Sad to see those old barns disappear.

[Babs]

It looks fabulous in black and white. I hope somebody buys the farm and restores it to its former glory.

[Taffy]

Great capture of the decay, and a poignant shot of days gone by.

[Leana Niemand]

Wow, great shot. A fav.

[Marnie]

Your b&w treatment emphasises the elements of decay very well. How sad to see it all rotting away.

[Fr1da]

This is a magnificent mono and so poignant !

[Judy Dean]

So camera friendly! Lovely sharp crisp rendition!

[Casablanca]

I wonder what the whispers of stories are that those ruins could tell? Lovely dramatic photo of the loss.

[Sheralee S]

Great capture and processing of this poor dilapidated building.

[Anja]

Yes, this definitely qualifies as "forsaken"!

[Islandgirl]

Wonderful textures and great for the challenge!

[Tremerryn]

My goodness that had a battering. A super composition

[HelenM]

Wondering how a derelict building can be appealing but this shot definitely is

[David]

What a great find... Very nicely done!

[tony gig]

Sad to see, but that's life, great shot...Fav

[Pyrrhula]

Great find and shot. Now someone have to remove the reains.

[Pyrrhula]

(The chickens just was near a little village house)

[FBailey]

@pyrrhula I thought they might have belonged to you!

[mikeharris]

Great shot, I think the B&W works well, it takes away any confusing detail in the mangled building.

[Catherine Otley]

What is it that makes decay such a good subject for photography? Certainly captured it here!

[Rachel]

This looks wonderful in b&w. I love the twisted metal.

[Granagringa]

what great tones...

[haskar]

Great textures and processing.