A Sunday morning drive through Sanford, Florida which is, after decades of neglect, going through a massive rebuilding. Came across this abdoned bulding...which I though was charming.
Adjustments to tone, shadow and lighting. Selective desats and added grain (for challenge sake).
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This building is indeed an interesting one, especially the wooden doors (which I personally think would have made a more interesting subject than the entire building). I don't know if the bricks around the doors are really gray or whether that is where you selective desaturated the photo, but I like it. I do think that there might be a better point of view; the building to the left is not nearly as charming, and the end of the alley even less so. The soft focus and grain give the building a feeling of fantasy, which goes with your title but isn't really the character I see in the building; it's just hard to imagine someone from a fairy tale living or working here. To me, the building's charm comes from the weathered textures, which I wish had been brought out more.
Interesting alley. I like the wood dors and the texture in the buildings. The composition leads the eye to the end of the alley which, unfortunately, is a disappointing finish. Wonder what it would have been like if you'd taken the picture from a few feet to the left allowing the alley to dissolve into black...?
i think this image is hurt by being grainy in color (would look great grainy in sepia or B&W) but in color i can just tell this would be so much more dynamic with out the grain, or at least less grain...
i think u didn't over do it here u just picked the wrong tone to show it in....6
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