Portal School 22
Uploaded: February 02, 2011
I took this January 1 -- loved the Christmas lights that were still up.
Built in 1890, this one-room schoolhouse was constructed south of the township of Portal, Nebraska, in Sarpy County. The town of Portal was abandoned in the early 1900's due to frequent flooding. The Portal School was used for many years and was the last rural eight-grade school to close its doors in Sarpy County. The old school building was placed next to the historic Sautter House in Papillion in 1995.
Category: Catch-All
Exif: F Number: 29, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 30000000/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 28.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A350
Carolyn M. Fletcher February 02, 2011
This is just beautiful! Wow!! I bet you have a winner here. #1349511Shirley Sicurello February 02, 2011
Great image, does look nice with the lights. I went to a one room schoolhouse here in MA, unfortunately it was sold years ago and made into a private home (and they removed everything that made it interesting!). #9207864Douglas Pignet February 02, 2011
Lovely capture with very nice comp,colors and pov...Well done..Love the winter scene #9207962Jeff Robinson February 02, 2011
Wonderful comp, lighting and detail Nikki! Jeff #9208002Mitch Spence February 02, 2011
I'll do a me too on that winner thing. :) #9208076MELODIE C. ROBERTS February 02, 2011
Me too makes three ;0) #9208671Tamara K. Walker February 02, 2011
It looks great with the christmas lights. #9208690David Phalen February 02, 2011
Great that this piece of history was saved!! The light, comp and details are fabulous!! #9208813Carol Eade February 02, 2011
This is beautiful, Nikki, I love the lights! #9208974Susan Fox February 02, 2011
The lights really make the image. Has a great sparkle and glow to it #9209045Jeana Clark February 02, 2011
~J~ #9209254
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna February 03, 2011
Beautiful, Nikki! :-) k #9211215Gina M. Savage February 10, 2011
Just love the compostition and what a beauty! #9227266Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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