Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Weathered Window


This broken window, with it's sash askew and a piece of white fabric flapping in the breeze has captivated me for a few years now.

We see it on one of the North Hills Pottery Tour stops each year. It never fails to delight, set into the chippy red siding of this aging barn.

This time of year, it could be considered a subtle Halloween vignette--especially when the cloth flutters in the autumn wind.

I used the same shot, cropped in tight on the window and applied the daguerreotype feature on Pic Monkey to give it a more mysterious feel. In the spirit of the season.


What do you think? Ghostly or just ghastly?

Make it a great day!
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26 comments:

  1. Mary AnnOctober 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Ghostly! I love that effect!

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  2. HannaleiOctober 10, 2012 at 12:01 PM

    If it was at night it would be creepy but then I am a big whimp. :)

    What a neat photo!!!

    XoXo's
    Sarah & le Weens
    http://doxiejibberish.blogspot.com/

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  3. Grandma Barb's This and ThatOctober 10, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    Ghostly! Love the effects. I've used that one in PicMonkey and love it. Now you just need a ghost in that window. :0)

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  4. Jeannie MarieOctober 10, 2012 at 4:48 PM

    This is the kind of thing that really captures my imagination! It's amazing how the entire feel can be changed by withdrawing the color. It's simply sinister without the color!

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  5. ANNEOctober 10, 2012 at 8:42 PM

    Very spooky! Great idea and you carried it off beautifully!

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  6. Ruby and ArthurOctober 11, 2012 at 7:58 AM

    I love the red paint on the first photo, but the second one is really spooky!

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  7. debraOctober 11, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    ghostly! :)

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  8. UnknownOctober 11, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    What a fabulous vignette...done by nature! Love it!

    The black and white...even better! A perfect Halloween picture. The other one...just stirs my imagination!

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  9. Cottage and BroomeOctober 11, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Love it, very spooky! There seem to be a lot of those old building in northern Michigan too. Perfect for Halloween. Laura

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  10. SueLovesCherriesOctober 11, 2012 at 12:12 PM

    Oh, I love it, too!

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  11. Debbie NolanOctober 12, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    Dear Ann - lovely picture...like what you did with it too - a little bit spooky. Thanks for visiting me...looking forward to seeing what you are doing. Take care and God bless.

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  12. Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. OlsonOctober 12, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Ann I love the chippy red barn with the eerie window. Giving it the picmonkey effect certainly does make it ghostly. Love it! Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  13. An Oasis in the DesertOctober 13, 2012 at 5:09 PM

    Definitely ghostly and a bit spooky! Great photo!

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  14. Janet WhiteOctober 14, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    Love this - it's amazing how something like this captures attention! Oh the stories that chippy paint could tell.

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  15. lesaOctober 14, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    I love picmonkey and the ghostly feature!

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  16. NancyOctober 15, 2012 at 5:48 AM

    A thought-provoking image, Ann. Causes me to wonder "what happened?"

    Thank you for sharing at Your Sunday Best this week.

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  17. AnonymousOctober 15, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Your B&W rendition does give it a spooky feel... but the original, I simply like, a lot! I'd love to go explore in there... Thank you so much for sharing on 'Weekly Top Shot #52,' my meme's first anniversary!

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  18. DeannaOctober 15, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    Don't ya just love finding old houses...they make such great models for us and I love the b&w...Halloween here we come.

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  19. Our Neck of the WoodsOctober 15, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    Wow, I love this! Very cool rendition!

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  20. Ahayes1225October 15, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    So interesting, nice to notice little things.

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  21. Liz @ Quirky VistasOctober 16, 2012 at 5:31 AM

    Good eye, Ann! That's very cool that this is just out there, and fun that you took notice and captured it au naturel.
    Liz

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  22. Amy BurzeseOctober 16, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    Ghostly! My kind of post.

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  23. Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. OlsonOctober 17, 2012 at 4:12 AM

    Hi Ann, just popping in to tell you that I will be featuring you at Share Your Cup Thursday.
    Hugs,
    Jann

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  24. The Polka Dot ClosetOctober 22, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    Ghostly or Ghastley, I think it depends on what time of year it is, it looks pretty ghostly right now!!! Your pictures are fabulous!

    Carol

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  25. Linda October 25, 2012 at 7:22 AM

    Pretty Ghostly if you ask me!! Great shot.

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  26. PondsideOctober 27, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    Ghostly, evocative - beautiful.

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