After the Apocalypse Version II

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

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Description

As noted in my first posting of an image of this house being engulfed by vegetation, I wasn’t really satisfied with the angle I had for showing off the decay. I knew I was going to be passing the place this past Sunday and it was a nice gloomy, showery day, so I took the camera along and used a different pull-off. This ended up being taken from the road just before getting to the driveway.

Specific Feedback

Did I succeed in creating an aura of decay in this image?

Technical Details

Sony A7Riv, FE 70-200 @ 171 mm, hand held, f/4, 1/500, iso 1000. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 6678x4625. Quite a bit of processing to try to bring out the decay of the building.

P.S. The PS remove tool did a great job on four electric/phone lines crossing the image.

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Definitely a much better depiction of the apocalypse with this one Dennis. It shows the peeling paint, the mosses taking over the roof and the berries climbing up the walls. I like the extra touch of the moss on top of the chimneys like they are invading the inside too.

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Interesting find, but for me the house doesn’t have much interest. The windows in particular lack character (vinyl??). It is possible go get a wider angle view so the house isn’t so prominent? You might go for a toned B/W with a fairly strong vignette to add some mystery.