The Stone House is located in Portland’s Forest Park, one of the largest urban forested parks in the United States. It was built during the Depression by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) as a restroom alongside then Balch Creek Road.
N 45° 31.691 W 122° 43.505 ( left a geocache there)
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This is very nice, and has a good story to go with it. It makes me think about how it must have been to have lived at the time this was built, and to have done this kind of work.
The image itself is well processed, with the grainy looking foreground, and selective desat to get the color to pop thru the window the way it does. The textures an lines where the stones fit to each other is a visual treat.
I didn't see the other shot so I was able to look at this one on its own and it is a very nice shot. I like the use and choice of color and find that little bit is nicely off set by the greys. Lovely textures and shadow.
This has a nice feel to it. Works well for the desat theme. The photo is well composed and is interesting to look at. If I had one complaint it would be that once you get past the front wall the focus isn't strong enough. A deeper aperture perhaps? Just a thought. Best of luck to you in the challenge.
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