There are several old abandoned buildings in Manteno, IL that used to be part of the State Mental Hospital campus. They are left totally open and I did not see any "no trespassing" signs!
In RAW mode it was desaturated and the exposure lightened.
In PSP8
Rotated .50 to right
cropped
Adjusted black & white image with Black & White Points giving it its eerie yellowish cast.
Applied NeatImage.
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You accomplishe d the mood here, but perhaps if you cropped the image square, removing most of the dark top and all of the dark bottom it would become even stronger emotionally
Now, here we have something different!
Even though this photograph is far from being sharp and is in certain aspect a bit 'amateurish' I really like it - it has a certain quality about it! The yellow toning is nice and I think you have made a correct decision in keeping it this soft.
The only thing I don't like so much is the roof which is too dark in my opinion. Perhaps a tiny amount of shadow/highlight might have helped here?
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