Belknap One-Room Schoolhouse

Belknap One-Room Schoolhouse
25 July 2014 -- 206/365
Johnston, Rhode Island

Dating to 1897, this well preserved one-room schoolhouse sits near the center of what was once the Belknap Village section of Johnston. As is common in every one-room schoolhouse I've seen, there are two front entrances to the building. This was not a safety feature as would be true in a building built today, but was rather a means of segregating the sexes. Girls entered through the door on the left, and boys entered through the door on the right. I always found this concept amusing, since there was no gender segregation once inside the building.

This image is a tone-mapped HDR (High Dynamic Range) composite of 9 images taken in 1-stop increments. Tone-mapping was performed in Photomatix Pro and the resulting TIF brought into PSE. The black and white conversion started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, boost black, boost white, and protect highlights. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.

Here's the high res version on Smugmug: http://kannafoot.smugmug.com/Photo-Challenges/PAD2014/i-wGZZ53L/0/XL/2014%2007%2025_0003And8more_fused%20copy-XL.jpg

[Jule ♥]

Great picture. Can't imagine going to school in such a small house! :D

[Brianna]

How peculiar about how they entered the building! What a great shot of this quaint little looking school and I agree with Jule, I cant imagine going to school in something so small!