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Posted by Murray Nye on Tue, 03/11/08 21:15
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Tue, 03/11/08 21:33

I like the perspective that you adopted for this image setting the vertical lines of the grain elevator against the lightness of the sky. So often traveling across the Canadian Prairies one has seen these structures rising from the horizon to herald another small Prairie town... that sight is becoming less common place and one day will simply vanish completely along with a way of life.



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Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Wed, 03/12/08 03:16

Beautiful picture of a rare building with a top quality camera... :)
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Belle image d'une construction rare avec un appareil photo de qualité supérieure... :)


Comments by Rory Hudson on Wed, 03/12/08 05:11

Agree about the perspective - nice shot!


Comments by Mo Fridlich on Wed, 03/12/08 08:41

Interesting building! A barn skyscraper. Where is this and what was it used for?


Comments by Linda Frey on Wed, 03/12/08 15:11

Great old weathered structure. I can't quite make out the name. Oberon? Oregon?

We have a few left around here, but none are weathered like this one.


Comments by Murray Nye on Wed, 03/12/08 17:36

Hi there thanks for taking the time to comment. Yes it is Oberon and is located near Brandon MB Canada. This is a deserted Grain Elevator which were commonplace twenty years ago but are sadly disapearing today.


Comments by DebbiK on Wed, 03/12/08 19:01

The perspective makes the shot. Black and white was the obvious choice for this scene. Nice work!

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Comments by Bill Leggett on Wed, 03/12/08 19:17

Agree with the others about the perspective, especially the 45-degree POV on the building, and in nice light to compliment the rest. Well done!


Comments by J. Shatus on Wed, 03/12/08 20:34

It makes for a perfect subject in B&W photography. There's a bit of convergence in the buildings and just wondering how it would look were it corrected it in PS.


Comments by Julie M. Dant on Fri, 03/14/08 22:36

I made and thought I had sent a comment already, but I must not have hit Submit. Anyway..I love this shot. It is just my type. This one has a distinctive weathered look about it. I remembered now that I made mention that the old carpenters sure did make them sturdy for something this towering to withstand all the fierce winds over the years..you guys get tornados up there? Good one.


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Fri, 03/14/08 22:51

Julie: To answer your question. Here in Manitoba we average 9 tornadoes a year. On June 22, 2007 the strongest tornado were to strike in Canada struck Elie, Manitoba (approximately 25 miles west of Winnipeg). It had a rated force of F5 (which puts the winds in tornado somewhere between 261 to 318 mph). No deaths or injuries... just a lot of property damage in the town of Elie. Only once in my life here in Winnipeg have I personally experienced a tornado where we were forced to retreat into the basement of the building where I worked.


Comments by Maria Salvador on Wed, 03/26/08 11:05

Nice photo, and surely a very interesting subject.