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17th Century Farmhouse
17th Century Farmhouse
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Challenge: Abandoned Buildings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Malta
Date: Apr 10, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/180
Date Uploaded: Apr 10, 2005

 A ruined farmhouse originally built in the 17th century. I made quite a few shots here, which I will try to post later. I don't know how this is gonna do, as the weather and the light were horrible, and I had a hard time getting the colors where I wanted them. I like it better in B&W anyway.

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Place: 237 out of 500
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 04/21/2005 01:02:53 AM
Originally posted by nsmith:
Are you sure they used concrete blocks in the 17th century?


Actually, since the Assyrians and Babylonians were using concrete before the Roman Empire was, and it doesn'tem to be a lost science, yes, I am certain they had concrete in the 17th Century.

It's not a valid point anyway, as there is no concrete in the picture. The farmhouse, like most of the structures erected since the mid 16th century in this country, is built of limestone blocks, and the gaps filled with a paste made from the same material. The age of the house is according to the local professional archaeologist whom we were working with.

Thank you for your interest, please do a small bit of research in the future before calling someones integrity into doubt, that is a very hurtful and serious accusation to level.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2005 08:11:55 AM
I like the lighting in this image....the focus seems a bit off...generally I don't like the proportions of images as presented here, but I really think you got them working for you because of the nature of the horizontal lines in your image.
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 04/18/2005 03:04:41 PM
The shadows are a little too dark. I think I would have also tried to make the plants in the foreground more in focus.
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 04/15/2005 01:14:50 PM
Great composition and use of natural lighting. Your choice for making it a B&W was a wise one in my opinion.
Well Done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/14/2005 05:52:47 PM
Ahhh...a stand out for inviting us into the abandoned space, unlike most of the photos in this challenge which look objectively from the outside. Great idea and execution.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/14/2005 10:27:01 AM
This is a neat shot, i like the texture in the brick and the leaves. I can also tell this was an old farm building and it is so neat to see old stuff like this.
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 04/13/2005 12:50:35 PM
Are you sure they used concrete blocks in the 17th century?


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