Monument to a lost home Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is an update to my “Not so lucky” photo.

I passed this spot in my travels today and stopped and took this shot. As you can see the land has been taken over as pasture again and is left to the stock to graze.

I don’t know how happy the household was when the house burnt down but there must have been good and bad times experienced here. But that all went up in smoke on the 30th of September last year and now all that’s left behind are these monuments to a lost home.

Enjoy.
Cheers, Paul.

PS I have added the photo of the fire to WS for comparison.

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siolaw (25882) 2007-02-14 23:50

Hi Paul,
A sstrange sight indeed.. all that remained is the chimneys...Well chosen POV anyway, nice colors and sharpness, vertical framing is natural here.
TFS
Laurent
PS How did this happen... I am intrigued!

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-02-15 1:34

Hi Paul,
This scene possibly was not that much to look at for the naked eye ... but somehow you made it look interesting. Such is the challenge of photography ... you certainly have achieved this with flying colours ... well done!
Cheers,
Renier

hay_kes (28596) 2007-02-15 2:56

Hi Paul,
Very nice architectural details.Good lighting, POV and colours.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

barrufeto_77 (25957) 2007-02-15 3:43

Hi Paul.

Unusual POV so...great. How you combine these 2 chimmeys with the vegetation is great!

Rgs, Oscar

ChrisJ (70485) 2007-02-15 3:50

Hi Paul

Good symmetry between the 2 chimney stacks, & a sad story in the note. Excellent colour, sharpness, & framing. Tfs!

Budapestman (43238) 2007-02-15 4:20

Hi Paul,
This is a very expressive and suggestive impression. Very good composition and effective theme. Superb quality and successful realization. Talkative shot. Thank you, nice days
George

Cretense (57478) 2007-02-15 4:46

Hi Paul!

Very impressive photo with intense colours, great composition and perspective. It really makes me wonder about what happened to what one time should be a beautiful home, and about the family that lived there. Congratulations!

Hercules

Photo65Net (43106) 2007-02-15 14:01

Bonsoir Paul,
A nice catch, very original place, and good idea.
I like that.
Regards,
JB.

veve (4149) 2007-02-15 14:18

Hi Paul,
Sad story in your note,but fine symmetry!
Good lighting,POV,colors and details!
Nice work!
Best wishes,
Veronica

Henryk_Bilor (20375) 2007-02-16 1:52

Hi Paul
Sad picture, but great. Excellent witness of the past times where the house was here. Good capture of the chimneys.
Regards

riclopes (33137) 2007-02-16 4:34

Olá Paul, it's great to see the complementar image taken at the time of the fire. It gives a more deep impression on this one. Excellent capture of these lost monuments. They actually look very pretty in the landscape and should be treated like sculptures. Another very interesting image of your own style ;-)
Cheers,
Ricardo

feather (50480) 2007-02-16 7:02

There's not too much left of the houses now. You have composed this well at an angle so our eye naturally travels from the first chimney to the next. Thanks for the WS too for context.
Kath

Cricri (44068) 2007-02-16 19:19

Bonjour Paul,
Belle présentation sur un moment triste du passer, dont rien ne reste que ces deux cheminer, du moins ce qu'il en reste, bon POV et couleurs, bon travail
bon weekend
amitié
cricri

pablominto (41676) 2007-02-17 2:44

Hello Paul,
It is interesting to see this fire site being claimed back by nature!
Coincidentally I posted a firesite myself today, but yours look more beautiful...
A well composed image with good details, strong natural colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -
...

emjleclercq (14620) 2007-02-17 3:07

A really original and interesting picture. Seing these two brick chimneys standing alone on tthe ground, without any remain of the house from which they were originally part make a very strange image. Good framing and nice light.

All the best,

Emmanuel

papagolf21 (57003) 2007-02-17 3:41

Bonjour, Paul,
Il ne reste plus grand-chose de la maison ! Seules les cheminées ont su résister à l'incendie. La photo publiée en atelier est spectaculaire.
Une photo bien triste pour les occupants.
Très intéressante prise de vue fort bien réalisée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jaywalker (12401) 2007-02-17 3:46

Hi Paul, What a lovely composed & well balenced photo, it is amazing to think that someone was living here not so long ago & now it's not even a shell, however you have produced a great shot out of a tragedy, very good POV & focus, nice colours & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

AiresSantos (43250) 2007-02-17 4:16

Hi Paul,
Very nice architectural details. Good lighting, unusual POV. I like this perspective with 2 chimmeys.
Have a nice weekend
Aires

Janice (4386) 2007-02-17 4:35

This sort of pic is quite sad to see. A fire does so much damage - completely destroying everything...
I remember your first posting of this place Paul. And your POV looks good with the chimneys standing together like this, TFS
Janice

Giorgio (8828) 2007-02-18 1:44

- Yes, it's strange rests calcined for this home, in any case it is opportunity to shoot an interesting composition, impressive picture in workshop, well done!
giorgio

leo61 (44102) 2007-02-18 3:03

Hi Paul!
Good and interesting shot with these chimneys.Good composition with them in a diagonal,good sharpness and great contrast with the landscape.
Regards,Leo

josepmarin (34243) 2007-02-18 6:23

Hi Paul,
A curious image, it is true that looks like a sad monument to the lost home, where only both chimneys of brick are kept intact, since I suppose that the rest of the house must be constructed in wood, and it burned completely.
It is a sad but made well photo.
Regards,
Josep

cunejo200 (7243) 2007-02-18 7:47

Hi Paul,
It saddens me when a family gets uprooted from its home because of fire or other calamities. And they seem to have a good location. Nice reporting and capture of this event. Good tech details. Regards. Danilo

sufi (9568) 2007-02-18 8:26

Merhaba Paul, my friend...
It's a wonderful point of view and very interesting composition indeed... Also very creative... The perspective is perfect... Also perfect colors and light... Thank you very much for the story of the photograph too...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

jhm (83742) 2007-02-18 9:19

Hi Paul,

I've both picture seeing, this is very sadly to see the disappeared house, we can see the remainder of the brickwork, you took a very well picture, also your WS is very well.
Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

jafadabret (40633) 2007-02-18 11:42

Paul, c'est bien étrange ces deux cheminées qui sont restées plantées là comme des monuments du souvenir. Le WS montre comment ces maisons ont disparu sous l'incendie. Une photo simple et belle mais empreinte d'une grande tristesse.
Jacques

Graal (59090) 2007-02-19 2:48

Hi Paul,
tragical moments in WS, interesting document and note. Good quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

plimrn (19856) 2007-02-19 10:48

Hi Paul,

Seeing the lovely detail of those two old fireplaces, now abondonned, makes the story even more sad. In your fire photo, it's doesn't give the former glory of the place justice nearly as well as there two stark reminders of what once was. The place definitely deserved this 'In Memorium' shot. It's amazing how people's lives can change so quickly. I often had that sense when I worked in the emergency room. Nursing not only taught me that, "All anyone has is Right now,' but I also learned of the grace, dignity & hope that people were able to muster in the face of catastrophic life changes. HLJ, Pat

Bluejeans (33391) 2007-02-19 14:44

Ola Paul bonita foto com estas duas velhas chamines de tijolo vermelho , bom enquadramento da foto , bonitas as cores !!
Um abraço Gonçalo

t0mmm1 (5434) 2007-02-19 15:10

Hi Paul,
sad, strange but also surreal... but I like the picture. Very well composed and exposed.
Have a nice day,
Tomi

tabora (13642) 2007-02-19 15:35

Bonsoir Paul,
Un endroit de désolation mais ou la nature reprend ses droits et rend la situation plus gaie,belle lumière.
A+ Joseph

ahmetgedikli (22243) 2007-02-19 16:38

Hi Paul,
Very beautiful scenery! Wonderful colours, superb light and very good POV. Well done.
Besr wishes.
Ahmet

atilgone (4749) 2007-02-20 2:23

Hi Paul,

A strange sight indeed. Very good POV! I liked it. TFS
Kind regards,
atilgan

John_F_Kennedy (32308) 2007-02-20 5:01

This is a very nice composition with great light and colours. I like how the chimneys are positioned
Achim

tonyking (1599) 2007-02-20 5:53

Hi Paul,
Seeing this pic reminds me of something an ex member of our local brigade once said in dry, straight faced humour. "We never have a total loss. We always save the section and the chimney." I've seen many of these 'monuments' over the years.
Your image is composed nicely and I like the colours and detail. Well done, Paul

Hugs,
Tony

Didi (36668) 2007-02-21 14:44

Hello Paul
Only the chimneys has resisted during the fire.
Your composition is very well presented.
But it was a sad story for the peoples who lived there.
Cheers.

MLINES (11054) 2007-02-21 17:24

Hi Paul. An amazing transformation. In this photo it seems the house has been gone for year. You wove this into a good story. I t always strikes me as odd that after a fire, only the fireplace remains! Good POV and clarity of photo and thoughts. Murray.

robertosalguero (110) 2007-02-22 1:40

If I am ever in a house that is about to come down, I would like to be inside the chimney. I notice how strong these structures are built and rarely will fall before the house. The picture is a simple composition with good subjects. I like how you managed to capture both structures in a vertical format. Good, natural colors and sharpness.

Roberto

prumod (8264) 2007-02-22 12:28

hi paul,
these colors are really very beautiful.... il like the lights and shades here very much... nice pov and good balancing...
take care
pramod

pboehringer (770) 2007-02-22 13:20

Hi Paul, I recognized the link to your previous shot "Not so lucky" right away from the thumbnail. Interesting documentation here of changes through the time. Now clean with a beautiful "lawn" claiming back the place. It will be interesting to have a picture of the same place in about 5-10 years when time and nature will start to work on the chimnees.
Regards, Peter

fserajian (4619) 2007-02-23 5:32

Hi Paul,
Well seen and captured. Very unusual photo, it make you think what was there bfore... Well done,

Fara

Vato_Law (11768) 2007-02-24 5:04

Hello Paul.
Intriguing photo with this intense colours and the two chimneys remaining from the fire.
It has a strange atmosphere with these two vertical chimneys against nothing else around but the vegetation.
It's indeed well seen and composed to create a phantasmagoric look almost.
Cheers.
Paulo

Angshu (34219) 2007-02-25 22:41

Hello Paul
You've pulled off a lovely shot from the cinders...Good symmetry between the 2 chimney stacks in a diagonal compo. Good colours, but a very sad story indeed
Regards
Angshu

prezntime (3945) 2007-02-26 18:13

Hello Paul.
Well it is a true sign of talent when one can take such simple scene and present it with such life. Seeing the arches in the brickwork and the lonely chimneys standing makes one consider the lives that past by these fires...as you stated in your note. We do know that A craftsman once laid down these bricks and these fire kept someone warm...somewhere in time...So cheers for such a human photo beautifully presented.
Regards,
Chris.

somkiat (1096) 2007-03-01 23:05

hallo paul,
excellent color,paul
i like the pov. and terrific composition.
and here is the monuments according to your note indeed.
so,i guess the other parts of houses were the wood.
regards
somkiat

Ramy (771) 2007-03-05 4:54

Hello Paul,
Indeed this home isn't lucky. The shots you have taken are all very interesting and have a story behind it. Well done.
Regards, Ramy.

chc (1468) 2007-03-08 3:00

Well seen Paul. We can imagine the house between the two chimneys. The empty landscape around adds to the desolation.
christophe

evanrizo (456) 2007-03-25 4:03

Hi Paul.
Unbelievable, an "extrem" interesting action from you!
A really great work with these two shots they are high quality photos and show us this happening.
Very very good seen to capture this monument.
Have a nice time.
Evan

zeca (20026) 2007-03-28 0:15

Hi Paul!
The lights are nice, and so is the PoV!
Regards,
Zeca

anney (143) 2007-05-27 16:35