Deserted Schoolhouse in Wyoming by Mindy McNaugher

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Neil Marcus		18-Apr-2009 03:31
A perfect photo! I also fought against digital after 60 years of film and I also am glad I now use my Canon 5D.

Douglas Stucky		14-Apr-2009 02:20
FANTASTIC...vote

Dave Wyman		24-Oct-2008 01:02
Still one of my all-time favorite pbase photographs.

Pixel Shooter		22-Sep-2008 15:39
B&W makes this a strong image the way you presented, bravo! V

Antonio Ruggiero		20-Sep-2008 13:06
Ottima photo....Bravo/a........v

carol j. phipps		16-Jul-2008 03:05
Almost voted again! This is exquisite.

Steve Sharp		24-Feb-2008 22:08
Why, why why is a place such as this deserted? I'd give my right arm to live in that house!

Emmanuel Panagiotakis		11-Feb-2008 15:05
wonderful image well-done

regi olbrechts		11-Feb-2008 08:00
WOW. Super atmosphere...

Guest		04-Feb-2008 00:46
Great perspective and use of black and white. Voted.

Sang Chung		15-Oct-2007 00:29
Very lovely image entertaining so many memories of yesterdays.

JW		05-May-2007 17:34
Outstanding use of B&W. I can't add anything to the other comments. It really holds the eye and it makes me want to ask more questions.

Didier Vanderperre		14-Jan-2007 03:06
I remember looking at this shot when you first posted it. I am surprised I didn't comment on it then. Incredible depth and tonal range.

Guest		20-Dec-2006 03:32
It has a very 1940's B&W movie feel to it. Taken very well.

Chris Thorpe		18-Dec-2006 22:46
Exceptional shot, Love the B&W treatment. So very well seen and captured! GMV+

Daniel Sarrazin		18-Dec-2006 05:34
Nice mood & composition.

Gerard Koehl		17-Dec-2006 20:35
Superbe traitement avec une très belle composition. Vote

Emmanuel Panagiotakis		07-Dec-2006 02:04
You're a very good photographer one more #1 image by you

Steve Highfield		27-Nov-2006 18:44
I've found six points of interest which makes this shot work so well. The positioning of the old school building in the frame, the empty childrens swing and see-saw, the boundary fence offering perspective, the cows and the small trees giving sense of scale, the wide open almost empty expanse of land, and finally (!!) that superb gradient to the sky. Blimey ! really made me think this one out. In a word - Excellent. What an eye you've got for this type of work. Well earned vote from me. (V)

1moremile		27-Nov-2006 00:52
Incredible image. V.

uofmtiger		21-Nov-2006 04:06
Dreamlike image.. voted

Gra Tomlin		06-Oct-2006 12:34
FAB REGARDS helen

Craig Persel		21-Sep-2006 23:29
Just love this shot. The expanse, spot-on elements and tonal qualities are brilliant. Vote.

Richard Calmes		19-Sep-2006 10:34
Great shot! full of interest and history! V

Focus		13-Aug-2006 03:59
Excellent image in every way....I love good bnw images, and this is a good one! Voted.

carol j. phipps		12-Aug-2006 04:20
GMV! Fantastic tonal quality.

Bryan Ramsay		24-Jul-2006 01:55
Very nice B&W I like the softness of the right side in contrast with the stark white building. -BJ

Jude Marion		15-Jul-2006 13:43
Beautiful image, Mindy. Great comp and a lovely range of tones

Roe..		03-Jun-2006 01:10
outstanding from top to bottom...v

Guest		18-Mar-2006 22:59
Great Shot!

Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography		08-Mar-2006 13:59
Excellent image :)

David Clunas		28-Feb-2006 22:43
Like the light falling over the building and the way the fence seems to divide the light and dark areas of the image

Guest		23-Feb-2006 16:43
Wow, lovely b&w photo! Excellent!!

Guest		23-Feb-2006 12:07
This is a strong image with wonderful tones of grays and nice deep blacks I like the composition very much, It is a beautiful b/w vote

Guest		23-Feb-2006 03:10
still look clean to me

fotabug		06-Feb-2006 04:45
I really like this shot. The lighting directs attention to the school and I can just picture the happiness and pleasant sounds that came from the playground in days gone by.

Thomas Spurr		28-Jan-2006 22:43
great pic.............

Guest		23-Jan-2006 10:44
GMV

Guest		23-Jan-2006 10:43
excellent! Absolutely wonderful. Reminds me of some work ansel had done when he visited the camp in the desert. Wide angle really adds to the story.

Guest		03-Jan-2006 03:01
Mindy, this is an excellent photo. Your B&W technique is perfect. Would love to know your secrets.

Reflections by Ruth		02-Jan-2006 22:07
you really know how to convert your b/w's the light is excellent as is the composition

wernere01		15-Nov-2005 01:20
Not an experimentation but a masterpiece! GMV

Dave Wyman		07-Nov-2005 00:19
I'm late to the game, but very nice. Interesting to look at and a story photo, too.

Manfred Bachmann		06-Nov-2005 16:32
Outstanding work!! GMV

Guest		06-Nov-2005 13:05
Lovely black and white photo. It's like a painting... :) Voted!

Guest		06-Nov-2005 00:11
Great contrast, wonderful tones. I like this one alot

laine82		21-Oct-2005 16:41
What a great image this is. One's mind runs away with thoughts of how this once was & how many happy children attended this school.

Guest		25-Sep-2005 12:53
This reminds me what we do what we do....so that there is never an abandoned child like this abandoned schoolhouse that speaks volumes...one can get lost in this picture and then yearn to make a difference.

Guest		19-Sep-2005 12:40
Great moody shot. Love the light!

Chris		07-Sep-2005 15:13
Beautiful light

Guest		31-Aug-2005 09:21
awesome....so secluded like the rendered light cheers

joanteno		29-Aug-2005 23:48
Love it.. Vote, and I could vote again!

Mark Holmes		29-Aug-2005 15:50
Gorgeous picture. I like the softness in various sections of the grass and the forboding dark sky surrounding the white building, yet, still leaving room for sunlight to break through and strike it. Very nice.

Guest		12-Aug-2005 06:22
I was drawn BACK to this... It's as if I can hear the swings creaking....that weird and lonely creak, do you know what I mean?

Manfred Bachmann		23-Jul-2005 01:26
Absolutely awesome work! Get my vote

Rochelle Weiss		22-Jul-2005 16:49
This whole gallery is absolutely stunning. The black and white effect is incredible. This picture is perhaps my favorite.

Guest		22-Jul-2005 06:00
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww wow did i say wow?

Gary Winters		18-Jul-2005 05:35
What I find compelling (and lonely) about this image is the swingset and teeter tauter (sp?). And then all that empty space streatching for miles about. Whoa.

Guest		07-Jul-2005 18:48
Fantastic shot.

steve mcsweeny		01-Jul-2005 22:59
This shot makes me think back:) very nice!

whyhuang		01-Jul-2005 22:26
moody and impressive!

fotabug		01-Jul-2005 14:18
This is very well done.

Guest		01-Jul-2005 04:00
Really liked this one in color but love it in B&W...just increases the sense of abandonment that the shot provides. Nice conversion...voted!

coaster		29-Jun-2005 05:06
Beautiful!

Guest		29-Jun-2005 03:23
The B&W really draws out the mood of the image. Excellent work.

Guest		29-Jun-2005 00:46
Excellent composition and b&w works so well here.

Guest		28-Jun-2005 20:08
Ooooh, this is excellent! Beautiful b&w!

Guest		27-Jun-2005 15:49
Excellent capture. I would of preferred to have a little less sky and a little more ground. Other than that it is a beautiful B&W.

Karen Leaf		27-Jun-2005 02:09
I think you nailed this one. And should nail it to the wall :)

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