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oblomow

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Thanks you all for this weeks entries. . It’s great that some many of you found time to shoot or go over your archives. I was hoping to see more animals in your shots, but everybody has their own interpretation. Be prepared for my amateur remarks and feel free to ignore them.

@anotherscotsman A great start of the week’s contest. I love the colour of the British mountains. It looks like the houses are sturdy and will survive another century.

@someoldguy That has been there a long time. And it’s. not the plants that did the killing but the weather. I like it. (however the sky looks a bit dull)

@stillcrazyman Technically a great shot, but it’s missing context. Without the explanation it can easily be a drain of some kind.

@Hughmac Is this in the UK? Blue skies? I really like the fact the in the UK they don’t tear down old factories or buildings ( like they do in the NL) but they ignore and forget them. Sometimes for decades. It can look messy, but it also creates a special atmosphere. Like this.

@tizeye This looks like the final stage. It soon be over.

@mollyc The house and its owners are fighting back. I don’t see nature winning here. Love the shades of green.

@uvafan1 The shadows are a bit too dark for me. I like how the trees are slowly attacking the house.

@needfx Are you trying to fool me, Patrick? :) Is it just a ruin, shot through the trees?

@mackmgg A simple interpretation of the theme. I like it. Is the roads getting fainter in the distance? The road will soon be gone if the lockdown continues.

@cogi0490 Trees growing through the roof? It’s payback time for nature. Soon the walls will be crumbling down. Shot in the middle of the day I assume. The contrast between the sky and the bottom right needs fixing.

@Giuanniello I’m puzzled by this entry. The shot is technically perfect and I like the execution. However I fail to see the connection with this week’s theme. Or is nature taking over your camera?

@tcphoto1 It will take some time, but the shed will be covered and unrecognisable. The greens look overexposed on my screen.


The podium:

1st place Mackmgg
2nd Anotherscotsman
3rd Tizeye
 

someoldguy

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Congrats to the winners! If you're interested in a restoration project , my subject is on U.S. 54 between Corona and Duran , New Mexico . IIRC its on the left side of the road as you're headed north towards Santa Fe . Probably get it cheap.
 

tizeye

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Great subject and congratulations to all. Thanks for the 3rd place.

It was a fun exploration to find material for the subject, and while I went into detail on what motivated me and gave some backup photos in POTD, there was one other detail I noticed. I went to the County Property Appraiser's site to confirm ownership of that parcel was in fact the HOA of a community across the lake from mine. It was the other part that I noticed on the parcel next to it (and not subject to the HOA) which had a canal showing in it perhaps 10' within their property. We use to have a 3 lake chain until that property owner decided to fill it in during a low water period. It was a narrow canal only supporting canoe, kayak or jet ski. In fact, the County Sheriff use to put their jet skis in at the boat ramp by my house and had the 'rough duty' of patrolling all 3 lakes. There was a big uproar over what the property owner was doing, but seeing it on a map, wish the HOA had further developed that as a park, with perhaps re-digging the canal on their side, fix up the dock, add picnic and perhaps a playground - all essentially in that property owner's back yard, forcing them to put up a fence.
 
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mackmgg

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Wow thanks @oblomow! It seemed like the grass grew so fast there that after this quarantine will be done you won't be able to tell there was ever a road!
 

Giuanniello

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Oct 21, 2012
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Thanks you all for this weeks entries. . It’s great that some many of you found time to shoot or go over your archives. I was hoping to see more animals in your shots, but everybody has their own interpretation. Be prepared for my amateur remarks and feel free to ignore them.



@Giuanniello I’m puzzled by this entry. The shot is technically perfect and I like the execution. However I fail to see the connection with this week’s theme. Or is nature taking over your camera?

Actually, at least here in Italy, that's all the "nature" we are allowed the lucky among us have at home...
 

Giuanniello

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nevermind, found it f3

Yep, the F3 my dad and I bought used when I was still in my late teen which is almost four decades ago, decided to give it a spin and put a BW 100ISO film into it, we'll see what happened when I finally take all the 36 shots which might be in months, years...

By the way, you have an extra InstaGram follower, nice portfolio ??
 

oblomow

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Actually, at least here in Italy, that's all the "nature" we are allowed the lucky among us have at home...

Ah, I didn't notice you are in Italy. Hope you are ok. Stuck on an island?
Anyway, excuse me for not noticing. You could have taken a dive in your archives like some others. But as I said, I liked your image but couldn't make a connection to the theme.
 

Giuanniello

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Oct 21, 2012
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Capri - Italy
Ah, I didn't notice you are in Italy. Hope you are ok. Stuck on an island?
Anyway, excuse me for not noticing. You could have taken a dive in your archives like some others. But as I said, I liked your image but couldn't make a connection to the theme.

I just wanted to contribute as to entertain myself and other participants.

Yes in Italy and stuck on this beautifully empty island, unfortunately we need to go back to a sort of a "normal" life because we have to earn how to survive but nature is simply amazing, if only we were allowed to freely wander around, also to go to the food store they make you feel like a thief but better not talk about this and enjoy our hobby.

Best of luck to everybody!
 
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