Daily ~Sam~'s 365 - one day at a time

So, under the guise of needing to go to the Post Office, I managed to break free for a little while today and spotted this poor old building in sad need of a little TLC....


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I like that Sam, full of character. What about mono?
Jake, any more age related bad manners from you and you will have me to deal with too :D:D
 
Really like that Sam, especially the right hand door which is just like a lttle house all on it's own :)

I'm sure you'll be able to get more use out of that one, it's got some nice peely paintwork on it too - lovely textures :D
 
Looks like a great building to capture Sam. I would have perhaps like to see the top window cropped out and it straightened but good effort :thumbs:
 
phil_b said:
I like that Sam, full of character. What about mono?
Jake, any more age related bad manners from you and you will have me to deal with too :D:D
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Thanks, Phil - I did think about mono but wasn't sure. I might have another go with this one to see how it would look.

Sonriendo said:
Really like that Sam, especially the right hand door which is just like a lttle house all on it's own :)

I'm sure you'll be able to get more use out of that one, it's got some nice peely paintwork on it too - lovely textures :D
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I took one or two just of the right hand one, as that was the piece that caught my eye first, sadly I was more of a snapper than a photographer today and just couldn't get one of the RH which would work well. I will definitely be going back to this one - as you say, that old paintwork is just great! :) I also had some of the building in situ - it's kinf of small between two others, but the sky just didn't want to play so I'll wait for better conditions for that! :)

Ferj said:
Looks like a great building to capture Sam. I would have perhaps like to see the top window cropped out and it straightened but good effort :thumbs:
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I saw that - did straighten but can't work out what the issue is here - if I do that with the road at the bottom, it looks even more uneven so (I think that's how I saved it) I straightened across the top beam of the door. It's just a strange angle I think.....I might have been drunk without being drunk on this one!:D
 
Sorry to hear about your job concerns, hope it isn't too bad.

I now want some of those sweets! I love the old building. :clap:
 
Nice one Sam and agree trying mono!.... so much character and texture in run down buildings!
 
ShoeQueen said:
Sorry to hear about your job concerns, hope it isn't too bad.

I now want some of those sweets! I love the old building. :clap:
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Thanks, Sarah - I'll find out just how bad it is very soon, so copious amounts of alcohol may be needed :beer::lol:

Thanks for your comments on the photos! :)

JakeT1992 said:
Great shot Sam! Definitely needs some work to bring it to this day and age!
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Thanks, Jake! :)

Cg_Girl said:
Nice one Sam and agree trying mono!.... so much character and texture in run down buildings!
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Cheers, T! I'm going to try it in mono and see how it goes :) There are a couple of other old buildings I have my eye on so they may feature soon!

snorton said:
Great shot yesterday Sam, shows loads of character and would also look good in black and white too :thumbs:
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Thanks, Simon - I'm going to try it in mono as well....Quite curious now that so many have suggested it! :)
 
I can't believe I forgot to put my photo up tonight! :bonk: Was happily flitting from thread to thread and suddenly realised! :eek:

Anyway, not totally sure about it...may need more work, but saw this little fella and he instantly became today's shot as there was NO WAY I was doing another of those indoor ones I'm so fond of!!



365/43 by ~sammi~, on Flickr

P.S. Just ignore that terrible attempt at getting rid of bits I didn't want...looked alright(ish) earlier LOL
 
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Just to clarify I'm not saying it's underexposed or anything, just that a little bit more would make it pop, I put it into my photoshop and boosted it 0.31+ and it made a nice improvement and really popped! :)
 
phil_b said:
Looks ok to me too Sam, well spotted.
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Thanks, Phil - it kind of found me though! Just turned around and there it was! There was also a fierce looking old lady with a bit of a beard and a walking frame, but god only knows what Jake would have done to her if I posted a pic! :lol::lol::lol:
 
~Sam~ said:
Thanks, Phil - it kind of found me though! Just turned around and there it was! There was also a fierce looking old lady with a bit of a beard and a walking frame, but god only knows what Jake would have done to her if I posted a pic! :lol::lol::lol:
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I'm not as horrible as you make out :( :lol: honest! Tbh I think if you'd posted a photo of her she would look super cool with purple hair!:thinking::naughty::lol:
 
JakeT1992 said:
Just to clarify I'm not saying it's underexposed or anything, just that a little bit more would make it pop, I put it into my photoshop and boosted it 0.31+ and it made a nice improvement and really popped! :)
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Stick it up then, hun! :) If it's really good, you will be in charge of all processing for me for the rest of your life, so I kind of really hope it looks amazing as I hate all that! :lol::lol:

In all seriousness, messed around a little, but with time short and patience shorter, I am sure there are tweaks that would make it a better shot :)
 
~Sam~ said:
Stick it up then, hun! :) If it's really good, you will be in charge of all processing for me for the rest of your life, so I kind of really hope it looks amazing as I hate all that! :lol::lol:

In all seriousness, messed around a little, but with time short and patience shorter, I am sure there are tweaks that would make it a better shot :)
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I quite like editing, I spend so much time going through old photos and playing around!
This is with the exposure boosted to around 65 I think. Just having a fiddle, but it stood out a bit more too me. Although the RHS is a little hot.
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I'll second it being a bit dark and needing just a *little* more punch. But my monitor isn't calibrated! Either way, I do like it. I want to own my own home and cover the exterior in all manner of things... :thinking:

edit - the edit looks much better!!
 
~Sam~ said:
Thanks, Phil - it kind of found me though! Just turned around and there it was! There was also a fierce looking old lady with a bit of a beard and a walking frame, but god only knows what Jake would have done to her if I posted a pic! :lol::lol::lol:
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Oi i'll have you know that was me!!!...and jake i was thinking about going down the blue rinse lines but purple woohoo.... go me! lol
 
Ok back to the shot... i really like this, what a cool find... :thumbs:

I thought it looked fine too but seeing the edit it does pop a little more:D
 
I'm back :D ...... I think :thinking:

Some wonderful shots Sam - Dilapidated is gorgeous - love anything like that :clap: Love the choccies as well - one of my favourites from the 'Olde Sweet Shoppe' :) Statue is great especially with that blue sky as well - Lucky devil :)

Hope things are looking up a bit on the work front and not as serious as you thought
 
Love the lizard, I used to get real ones on my walls - but I don't tend to see them so often now - think the cats like them too :D I normally have a house gecko in the summer months too :D
 
~Sam~ said:
Thanks, Phil - it kind of found me though! Just turned around and there it was! There was also a fierce looking old lady with a bit of a beard and a walking frame, but god only knows what Jake would have done to her if I posted a pic! :lol::lol::lol:
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:lol::lol::lol:
 
Some really interesting stuff since I last visited :thumbs: I love the old and battered doors :thumbs: thought my favorite is the shell with the beads :thumbs: If you want to borrow an ND110 for a little bit I've got a spare one, it's 67mm so you may need to get a step/step down ring but I'm happy to let you borrow it for a few weeks to play with :thumbs:
 
Thanks,Jake...it does look marginally better than the original :naughty::lol:

Seriously, nice tweak, thank you and I will be sending today's over shortly. ;)
 
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