1/125;f/10.0;ISO 800.

THE DOOR

Who, when the doors of industry close,
And adopt a redundant pose,
Will ever walk through them again?

A mouse?
A rat?
A moth?
A knat?
Or merely the wind and rain?

Never a miller, a joiner, a smith,
for these it's hinges will creak.

More likely a squatter,
A vandal,
A theif,
With no love for the secrets it keeps.

PRB. Nov 2009

Posted by PaulB on Thu, 04/08/10 08:06
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Thu, 04/08/10 09:03 I like the textural feel brought to the derelict door by the brickwork and the plants growing over the facade of the building (the feel is enhanced for me by setting the image against a black background color). The words of the poem complement the picture perfectly, in my mind. Comments by Maria Salvador on Thu, 04/08/10 09:14 My monitor asks for a little bit more contrast. A nit to a very nice photo. Love the poem too, both together complement themselves wonderfully. Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Thu, 04/08/10 09:41 A nice find. I like the subject but maybe add a little more contrast as suggested by Maria might help? Comments by Jeff Dye on Thu, 04/08/10 11:06 Ditto the above. Just don't go too far with contrast. Might look good in B&W. It's also a huge post. I have a fairly large screen and I have to scroll to see it. Comments by Alias on Thu, 04/08/10 12:40 Not only is the pixel size quite large , but the file size is over three times the limit. I don't know how you got it posted. This is what I get when I try to post a copy of that image: Image width: 683 Image Height: 1024 Submission Error! The image should not be more than 900 pixels tall. Yours is 1024 pixels. It fits inside my browser window perfectly with a little to spare, and I'd love the site standards to catch up to what is today considered a modest sized monitor for any serious imagery, but we need to consider everyone. Try Autolevels to see what photoshop thinks is appropriate for contrast. Comments by PaulB on Thu, 04/08/10 14:59 Tried Autolevels. Any better? Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Thu, 04/08/10 17:05 It looks better to me. Comments by Linda Frey on Thu, 04/08/10 17:07 Looks like a dangerous door to attempt to open. All those bricks and dirt could come tumbling down on your head! Just as well to let the trees grow up in front of the door. Comments by Jonathan Lange on Fri, 04/09/10 22:58 Not to be mean, but it's kind of an ugly shot. I mean, it's not really any fault of yours -- other than the fact that you took it -- but the lighting and subject are about as exciting as a bouquet of weeds. And I don't think the 'autolevels' (the sharpening and brightness boost) really solves anything. It just makes it more abrasive and busy looking. Sometimes you just have to scrap it and go on to the next frame. Comments by kathrn on Sat, 04/10/10 00:30 NOPE. Comments by Ramona on Sun, 04/11/10 04:23 I like this, it almost looks like this building has a face, very nice :)