I've featured this house in other photos this year. It's Shady Bend in the original Rehoboth Village section of Rehoboth, Massachusetts. This is one of several historical buildings in this small village, and as you can see, it shows serious signs of neglect. The house is in dire need of a paint job, there are open shutters leading into the attic, and the roof - not surprisingly - is starting to sag. It's a shame to see history like this fall into disrepair.
Post processing was again kept to a minimum. I added a Topaz Adjust "detail light" filter to bring out the texture of the aging wood and paint. I then sharpened that using a soft light blend mode with a high pass filter at 5 pixels. A slight saturation adjustment followed by a slight levels adjustment completed the image.
@chauncygirl Thanks, Heidi! Nobody lives there at this point. It's owned by the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. I suspect they're suffering from an issue with funding. @allisonrap Thanks for the Fav, Allison! @wordpixman Thanks, Arthur! @janets Thanks, Janet. I agree. I'd love to see this place rescued. @jsw0109 Thanks, Jeff! I love old windows for that very reason. @honeybees Thanks, Rebecca! It's amazing how chipped paint can add life to a photo. @anndee Thanks, Anndee! You know, I didn't notice the face until the two of you mentioned it. Now it's what I see first! LOL @shortbuddy Thanks, Gina! I'm happy to see you back online and posting again! @megsy Thanks, Megsy! I can't resist old, decaying buildings. @cindyrez Thanks, Cindy! Yes, there's a lot of character in Rehoboth. @tesssa Thanks, Tessa! There are a few buildings in this area with this type of decay, so plenty of photo opps! @debbim Thanks Debbi! Sometimes simplicity works best.
@allisonrap Thanks for the Fav, Allison!
@wordpixman Thanks, Arthur!
@janets Thanks, Janet. I agree. I'd love to see this place rescued. @jsw0109 Thanks, Jeff! I love old windows for that very reason.
@honeybees Thanks, Rebecca! It's amazing how chipped paint can add life to a photo.
@anndee Thanks, Anndee! You know, I didn't notice the face until the two of you mentioned it. Now it's what I see first! LOL
@shortbuddy Thanks, Gina! I'm happy to see you back online and posting again!
@megsy Thanks, Megsy! I can't resist old, decaying buildings.
@cindyrez Thanks, Cindy! Yes, there's a lot of character in Rehoboth.
@tesssa Thanks, Tessa! There are a few buildings in this area with this type of decay, so plenty of photo opps!
@debbim Thanks Debbi! Sometimes simplicity works best.
Great shot and process.