Abandoned, a photo from Highland, Scotland

Photographer's Note

The remains of a house, weather beaten but still standing.

I particularly like the contrast in textures between the long grass and the menacing looking sky.

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chalcone (761) 2003-09-09 5:47

Wonderful! It looks so desolate, but starkly beautiful.

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avigur_11 (22553) 2003-09-09 5:49

The grass looks like a painting of van Goch, and the contrast betwwen the gray sky and yelloe grass is beautiful. the climax of this dramatic scene is the sun light on the walls.
beautiful, dramatic, strong shot!

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gepall (1838) 2003-09-09 5:51

What a dramatic scene!
You have managed well to arise our feelings with this photo

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orme (7219) 2003-09-09 6:11

You have perfectly captured the outstanding natural beauty of the Scottish Highlands, in this dramatic landscape.

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flamingo (109) 2003-09-09 6:18

Abeautiful vision. Your print seems a little high on the right side, maybe one degree of rotation.

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ninadev (5377) 2003-09-09 7:01

BEAUTIFUL! the colors are great with the light on the grass and wondeful dark sky. Even without the house it would be great. I always wonder how people can take those kind of shots, with so much depth and no loss of details.

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green (1014) 2003-09-09 7:07

I really like this picture. Everything is perfect, colours, light on the house and the contrasted sky.
Bravo.

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martin (1242) 2003-09-09 7:28

I can only endorse what has already been said. A simply beautiful landscape.

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yannt (401) 2003-09-09 8:01

On comprend pourquoi ils sont partis; paysage dramatique.

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Curioso (9271) 2003-09-09 8:31

That's really a great shot ! Looks like something mythic thanks to the dark sky and the beautiful light.

This house is a wonderful subject for this "abandoned" theme...

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joseelias (0) 2003-09-09 8:51

Fabulous colours and ambiance! I almost feel the wind when I look at the grass!

The contrast between the sky and the pale light that falls on the house give a very good feeling to this photo. It enhances the lonliness of the house among such hostile environment.

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gary (109) 2003-09-09 8:54

Excellent light and conmposition. Gives a good feeling of desolation. I tried various crops on it to see if it was any better - but I couldn't improve on the original.

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carolynanna (1324) 2003-09-09 9:38

Everything has already been said about this shot, so i just want to give it a huge smiley. Really beautiful, I wish it was mine.

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henrye (3500) 2003-09-09 11:14

Ditto. Great pic!

xhoss (88) 2003-09-12 17:00

good pov, composition and light. nice work

Maestro (87) 2003-09-13 19:08

J'aime les couleurs de cette photo. Le ciel, le foin, les montagnes... Great Shot ! Bravo !

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ronners (10) 2003-09-13 20:49

This is a truly beautiful subject, and reminds me of how much I miss my autumn escapes to the Highlands. I've posted a workshop, where I simply cropped the image to give the house more prominence, and ran the image through NeatImage to reduce some pixellation in the clouds.

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dsidwell (9783) 2003-09-13 21:00

I like Ronner's workshop, but I happen to also like the foreground as it seems to place the structure more in its environment as well as help set a strong mood.

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greg (2835) 2003-09-20 14:19

Stunning colours, Piotr, and well composed. I think it's a bit softer than it might be: looks like you've sharpened already (at least, I see it on the near grass and the skyline). Maybe you could do a bit more if you applied it locally. Clouds seem a bit grainy too - that's odd if you were using raw mode. Anyway - it's a really great image!

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light (865) 2003-09-28 19:51

Waht a splendid shot!
I like very much the sense of desolation,
and warm solitude.
the wind effect is fantatic, also the impresive storm in the background.
Almost perfect colors, and contrast, very good light! Very good definition too.

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dob_31 (0) 2003-10-02 7:32

This is aa amazing shot, the colors are vivid and the background is powerful.

arleyramos (175) 2003-10-15 10:15

Amazing contrast. I realy like this kind of combination. Nice color too.

Great Photo

Gael (128) 2003-10-15 10:32

Beautiful picture of a strange abandonned landscape

ssddgreg (219) 2003-10-19 6:17

WOW! Excellent shot! Nice grey-white sky with autumn like grass! I wish I could visit this place right now ...

vbourrut (32482) 2003-10-19 11:42

Excellent lighting, good composition with nice foreground and very dramatic sky !

CoolDan (2516) 2003-10-26 10:45

Wow great shot.
J'aime beaucoup ces couleurs chaudes qui me donnent un petit frisson. Très belle photo bien cadrée, dramatique. Thank You Piotr.

Surfer31 (0) 2003-11-18 19:10

A masterpiece. One of my favorits. Everything as been said.

Spike (58) 2003-12-08 8:13

The image of Highlands I got in my mind is totally represented in this image.
Good work... the contrast between sunny foreground and cloudy/dark background is very dramatic.

Eagle78 (1933) 2003-12-16 18:09

Everything said on this one...in one of my favourites now :)

Hikoke (148) 2003-12-28 7:46

A beautiful photo. I like the dramatic colours and sky. Very impressive!

amitai (879) 2004-02-21 14:34

Wonderful, really.

PeterDF (421) 2004-02-28 13:28

If I were to envision the Highlands in my mind, this is what I would imagine. It is like viewing a painting of the area! Very well done.

Lolydodia (580) 2004-02-29 13:26

very effectfull! beutiful colours, the grass looks so alive!

MyriamVillert (3223) 2004-03-09 13:24

House given up in desert moors... and well me I want to rebuild this small house and to live in this imposing landscape, with the colors worthy of a pallet of painter. A sky and a relief to make fade of desire all the photographers! It is splendid!
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Maison abandonnée dans des landes désertiques... et bien moi j'ai envie de rebâtir cette petite maison et d'habiter dans ce paysage grandiose, aux couleurs dignes d'une palette de peintre. Un ciel et un relief à faire pâlir d'envie tous les photographes ! C'est magnifique !

Didi (61589) 2004-03-09 13:32

Very good composition with this dramatic scotish sky and the lateral sunlight.

electro76 (460) 2004-03-09 13:36

Vraiment une très belle photo avec ce ciel menaçant et la couleur dans les champs.
Et que dire de la maison abandonnée
Tout simplement magnifique!!

pgilberto (1136) 2004-04-27 12:50

Beautifull colors and a greta composition

Hanssie (11022) 2004-05-29 16:49

Great colours of the sun in this "dark-weathered" picture.
Very nice, Piotr !

CarmenSofia (96) 2004-06-14 23:15

It's an impresive shot, you have a lot into it,movement, still,wind, steady also light in contract with a dramatic sky. The remain of the house make it melancholic.

ChrisJ (171818) 2004-08-25 3:05

Hi Piotr

Great composition, mood & atmosphere. The windswept grass is particularly nice.

paquis (104) 2004-09-02 6:36

the way we love Scotland. Well done.

naxius (16685) 2004-09-25 4:57

This must be is Scotland! I like the warm colors you have; The darks clouds are very threaten;
Very good Piotr.

Alexandre

jkneze (506) 2004-09-28 15:09

Very Pink Floyd style-atmosphere, a bit gloomy! Really nice!

gazo (116) 2004-11-12 21:16

Perfect shot. So rich!!!!
First prize!

retesh_gondal (173) 2004-11-12 21:30

wow..supers composition...everything is perfect about this pic..nice colours, perfectly cropped great shot

danbachmann (1746) 2004-12-05 14:42

Great light, good scene. The highlands of Scotland can be fantastic once your mental attitude accepts that you will be beaten by the weather and that is part of the adventure. It looks like you were with the place, the image, the light at the moment and it shows.

funkyfife (0) 2004-12-12 19:04

This is Moine House in Sutherland, roughly in the middle of the north coast.
I have photographed this house every year for the last 3 years and have absolutely nothiing approaching this shot!!!
The foreground light and the brooding sky are excellent.
Well cptured.
Alan.

borrego_21 (14) 2005-01-02 21:54

No words to describe the feeling this picture creates in me! Excellent shot!

borax (1732) 2005-02-12 22:23

the kind of picture that every photograph would like to shoot once in his life.

teta5 (1203) 2005-03-06 3:44

well done!

danyy (0) 2005-03-06 4:04

Bonjour Piotr,
De très jolies couleurs chaudes, un ciel chargé et assez menacant où les nuages sont parfaitement dessinés. POV excellente.

gren4 (603) 2005-04-13 11:20

Again that sky looks so low and dramatic and the abandoned building is a well found subject.I also like the colours in here especialy the redish browns in the background.

slayoo (644) 2005-04-25 7:40

Impressive colours! I like very much the workshop by ronners - at first sight I've also thought about cropping it to panorama.

Albrecht (11283) 2005-05-10 9:44

Hi Piotr
Wow..what colourful and detailed. Sharp and nice to see this wonderful spot.
Well done, regards Albrecht

Achleitner (837) 2005-05-10 9:51

This is a really perfect picture. With nice colours. The atmosphere of the scene is nice.

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-05-10 9:59

Hi Piotr, this photo looks like the setting of some fantasy movie,
the light is just excellent.
Regards
Daniel

recepyuksel (18640) 2005-06-02 13:58

Excellent composition, dramatic view, nice colours, neat work, impressive sky; all in here
congrats

jrleborgne (1554) 2005-10-31 17:40

Abandoned house, abandoned soul !
This tremendous scenery reminds me northern peatbogs of county Mayo, in Ireland. It is very similar.

cherryripe (21033) 2005-12-11 11:35

Hi Piotr
You can feel the desolation in this shot the way that the grass is slanting and the colouds are so dark. Nice details of the green grass in front of the remains and the meander of the river which gives it more depth. Pretty light.
Nikki

tyaney (95) 2006-02-15 12:09

I'm too late to add anything that hasn't already been said. It's a beautiful photograph!

iGirl (1223) 2006-05-17 7:47

Hi, a beautiful scene with great colors and contrast, and an interesting subject. It's also very nice in the workshop version, but I do like all the long grass in the foreground of this version.
Thanks for sharing!
Erin

Izobretenik (1268) 2006-06-13 8:20

That's a beautiful shot. So many critics have been written, O don't know what else to say except that my impression is incredible while seeing it.

Izo

RSK (36) 2007-04-06 19:15

Great textures,& composition,the small creek,balances well with the abandoned cottage,you have given beauty to a remote
& I would think rather windswept area,I can hear the wind,well
just about.

Ron

asus_gps (305) 2007-04-13 6:42

Hello Piotr,

wonderful landscape, great photo!

regards,
Igor

zahoor_salmi (1053) 2008-08-23 11:55

You have perfectly captured the outstanding natural beauty of the Scottish Highlands,

coco (30439) 2009-01-20 1:37

Hi Piotr.

Really, a very good landscape with a superb light. And that light makes the difference.

Regards.

foxsnap (5) 2009-04-27 12:45