Inspiring Photo: Old Shed Next To My Property #6953039

Old Shed Next To My Property

Uploaded: September 13, 2008

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I have taken many shots of this old shed. It is here today, but may be gone tomorrow. Bill

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 21824.00, ExposureTime: 6710887/1073741824 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80

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Linda A. Braddock September 13, 2008

Bill, Nice Capture, like the Sepia tones. I hope it will still be there tomorrow, and this storm is not too bad on you and family. Linda #997938

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thanks Linda for the nice comment and well wishes for the storm. I think we may miss it. Sure hope we do. Bill #6450230

Michelle L. Frick September 13, 2008

Are you expecting another wave of storms Bill? I love this old shed - and the trees near it. Beautifully composed and excellent tones! #6450284

Renata Gusciora September 13, 2008

Great find and image,nice tones and composition,Bill! #6450300

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Michelle and Renata. Appreciate you very much. I think we are missing the storm Michelle, but it is headed your direction. Bill #6450320

Bojan Bencic September 13, 2008

Lovely shot, Bill. Great tone. #6450396

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Bojan. Appreciate your nice comment very much. Bill #6450401

Anita Hogue September 13, 2008

Wonderful tones and capture, Bill! #6450432

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Anita. Appreciate your nice commen. Bill #6450487

Claudia Kuhn September 13, 2008

Terrific old time feel Bill! #6450549

Renee Doyle September 13, 2008

Wonderful nostalgic image Bill!! Excellent comp and effects! #6450590

Tiia Vissak September 13, 2008

great tones, framing & mood! #6450650

Debra P. Chenault September 13, 2008

Bill, love the PP you did to this shot. Really gives it an old feeling to it. #6450653

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Claudia, Renee, Tiia and Debra for your nice comments. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6450921

Bonnie C. Lackey September 13, 2008

Great effects, Bill. Hope you also got some pictures of that old car! #6450927

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Bonnie for your nice comments. Sorry there is not old car. Old propane tank is what you see. Bill #6450935

Dawn E. Schubert September 13, 2008

nice tones Bill, great shot! #6450967

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Dawn. Appreciate your nice comments very much. Bill #6450985

Jeanine M. Bailey September 13, 2008

Great shot Bill!! I love your comp and the sepia tones you used!! #6451126

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Jeanine for your nice comment. Appreciate it very much. Bill #6451156

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Jeanine for your nice comment. Appreciate it very much. Bill #6451157

Barbara Waldoch September 13, 2008

Looks like a great shed :-) Terrific image, Bill! #6451176

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Barbara. Appreciate your nice comment very much. Bill #6451189

Sam Britt September 13, 2008

Wonderful tones & capture, Bill. #6451274

Lynn M. Whitt September 13, 2008

great capture Bill... #6451280

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Sam. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6451282

Jim Baines September 13, 2008

A great nostalgic capture and nice tones, Bill! #6451285

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Lynn and Jim for your nice comments. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6451291

Susan Weisensel September 13, 2008

Cool image Bill, love the B&W, cepia tone you have here. What kind of car is that? #6451448

Sherran Andersen September 13, 2008

Beautiful capture with great lighting Bill... the photo seems to come alive when you sit and look at it for a minute. Sherran #6451666

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Susan and Sherran for your nice comments. Susan you are the second one to think that propane bottle is a car. Bill #6451710

Joan Powell September 13, 2008

nice tones and texture . #6451741

Lorna Shutter September 13, 2008

Love this old shed and the old look you gave the image! It adds so much character! Very nicely captured, Bill! Hope you're having a good weekend! :)

P.S. - The propane tank DOES look like a car! Ha! Ha! :) #6451750

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Joan and Lorna. Yes I guess it looks like the back of a hot rod Lorna. Bill #6451752

A P September 13, 2008

Wonderful tones and treatment, Bill #6451768

Bill Knaps September 13, 2008

Thank you Ann. Appreciate your nice comment very much. Bill #6451777

Mary L. Lemley September 13, 2008

So glad to see this...well-done, and so glad you guys dodged this one!!! I watch all evening!!! #6451909

Carol Sawyer September 14, 2008

Beautiful capture and tones, Bill!! #6452249

Judy V. Kennamer September 14, 2008

Beautiful old building Bill! I love what you've done with the toning - #6452432

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Mary, Carol and Judy. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6452587

Jessica Jenney September 14, 2008

Fantastic sepia tones, Bill! The perfect treatment for this charming old shed! Hope you are safe and well! #6452614

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thanks Jessica, Stormed all night here, but we are fine. Thanks for your concern. Bill #6452626

Deb Koskovich September 14, 2008

I'm glad you guys are ok, I've been thinking about you a lot lately. Wonderful image, perfect presentation...I sure hope it survives. #6452666

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thanks for your concern for our safety and your nice comment on my photo. Bill #6452673

Linda Blair September 14, 2008

Beautiful capture of this old shed...great tones!!!! #6452819

Jennifer L. Taranto September 14, 2008

i love the textures on this old shed!! wonderful sepia tones you've applied here!! #6452841

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Linda and Jennifer. I appreciate your nice comments very much. Bill #6452881

Melissa Olsen September 14, 2008

I am glad you now have this picture as a reminder Bill. Wonderful tones and treatment. #6452911

Gail Vitikacs September 14, 2008

Lovely capture...your effects are perfect! #6453723

KARU WIJESUNDARA. A.N.P.A.S. September 14, 2008

VERU BEAUTIFUL IMAGE WITH PERFECT TONE.

KARU. #6453807

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 14, 2008

Excellent scene, tones and pov. Great description too Bill! #6453940

Roxanne M. Bubar September 14, 2008

Bill love this old shed.
Effects and image are just perfect #6454093

Patrick Rouzes September 14, 2008

Beautiful tones, detail, clarity, comp & mood here, Bill!!!
Hope it is still there!!! #6454161

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Melissa O, Gail V, Karu, Donna P, Roxanne B, and Patrick. I appreciate your nice comments and you very much. Bill #6454257

Robyn A. Terrell September 14, 2008

I love these kinds of scenes, Bill. Great capture and tones. #6454398

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Robyn. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6454402

Ellen Hodges September 14, 2008

Great image and tones, Bill! Whoever built this did a good job. Looks like it has weathered a few storms. #6454474

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thanks Ellen and yes it has weathered a few. Some I cannot believe. Bill #6454522

Susan M. Campbell September 14, 2008

I like old sheds and barns. Lucky you to have this right next door. Nice choice of tones. I assume no one lives there. Can you get closer and capture that old car? That would be cool too.

Nice work Bill. #6454640

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Susan. Appreciate your nice comment. I zoomed that Shed from quite a distance. Not Car Susan. It's an old propane bottle if I am not mistaken. Eveyone seems to think it is a car. Bill #6454692

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Sabrina. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6454719

Michael Umbreit September 14, 2008

Bill - Nice treatment on this shot! I could see where heavy winds could cause some problems with that old shed. - Mike #6454912

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thanks Mike. I appreciate your nice comment. It has withstood many storms. Bill #6454931

Kathleen K. Parker September 14, 2008

I love old places like this, Bill. Bet it has some good stuff in it, too! Nice sepia photo, too!
KK #6454974

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thanks KK. No nothing good in that shed. Nothing. LOL Bill #6454979

Stefania Barbier September 14, 2008

great tones and capture! #6455308

Sirsendu Gayen September 14, 2008

Wonderful sepeia tone and excellent capture. #6455317

Bill Knaps September 14, 2008

Thank you Stefania and Sirsendu. Appreciate your nice comments very much. Bill #6455329

September 15, 2008

Bill,
Nice picture of the old building. Looks like it could have been an old gas station from the 30's. I say this because of the large overhang in the front. Again, a great picture.

Gene #6456118

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thanks for your nice comment Jim. No Gas Station. A house is right in front of it and the roof is too low. I knew the man who owned this old home place back in the early 1900's. My best friends Dad. Bill #6456204

Joy Rector September 15, 2008

beautiful #6456371

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Joy. Bill #6456382

Ken Smith September 15, 2008

The stories it could tell. Cool shot and effects, Bill! #6456457

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Yes it could and I know many my friend told me. A big peyton place at one time. Thanks for your nice comments Ken. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6456481

isabel C. Zepeda September 15, 2008

Hello Bill.

I hope you week stars nice,graet capture and the color sepia makes it look even better.

Ysa... #6456796

Sheila D. Robertson September 15, 2008

I love these old buildings. Nice comp and pp on this one. #6457101

Rhonda Burger September 15, 2008

There's a lot of stories in that shed. Great shot Bill. Rhonda #6457106

Jane E. Kirn September 15, 2008

I appreciate your nostalgic photos and it is so true, life is short. The tone is great, and it has a most comfortable feel as you see it on the screen. #6457257

Debra R. Harder September 15, 2008

WONDERFUL capture, Bill! LOVE the vintage feel of this. The sepia tone is perfect. Your details, lighting and comp are also perfect! BEAUTIFUL WORK!! Deb #6457357

Shelly A. Van Camp September 15, 2008

Beautiful capture and love the tones! #6457361

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Ysa, Sheila, Rhonda, Jane K., Debra H. and Shelly for your nice comments. I appreciate all of you very much. I love that old shed. It was or is well made and has a vey heavy tin on it's roof. Bill #6457796

Margaret R. Barry September 15, 2008

Beautiful tones, comp. and mood, Bill! #6457822

Denny E. Barnes September 15, 2008

Love old buildings and your capture and effects on this one is excellent! Looks like the wood part is log construction which should make it very strong and stand up to most things. Beautiful B&W and well done, Bill!!....Denny #6457962

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Margaret and Denny for your nice comments. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6457974

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Margaret and Denny for your nice comments. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6457975

Vladan D. Djordjevic September 15, 2008

Great image with lovely tones and subject. #6458467

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Vladan. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6458471

Melinda F. Schneider September 15, 2008

What a wonderful old shed!
(I'd be shooting it daily, lol!) #6458520

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thanks Melinda. I call that my practice shed. I have tried all types of shooting on it. LOL Bill #6458872

Gail R. Schuett September 15, 2008

Great character this old building has!!
I too would be capturing this shed alot..thanks for sharing this with us Bill..hope all is well,Gail #6459071

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Hi Gail, Thanks for your nice comment. Appreciate you very much. All is well here. Hope the same on your end. Bill #6459079

Kay Beausoleil September 15, 2008

Great choice of monochrome for this composition, Bill -- glad to read you're OK! #6459168

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Kay for your nice comment and concern for me from the storm. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6459278

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 15, 2008

Ohhh Bill, the tones are great for this old barn, reminds me of some barns I have been posting lately that look like they have seen better days! lol

Nice presentation my friend!

jo ann c. #6459330

Patrick Rouzes September 15, 2008

Bill, did it survive the storm!!! Usually I read all the comments but impossible right now!!! Have a nice evening ,my friend!!! #6459466

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Jo Ann and Patrick. Appreciate your nice comments very much. Yes it survived the storms Patrick. Enter some of yours Jo Ann. Bill #6459592

Angela Pound September 15, 2008

Wonderful photo and treatment Bill. Hope it stands for many years to come. Hope all is well with you. #6459707

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thank you Angela. Yes I am doing well and I hope the same for you. Bill #6459741

Avril Young September 15, 2008

I sure hope it stays for a long time ...great tones and sepia colouring...bet it has many a story to tell that old shed;) #6459962

Bill Knaps September 15, 2008

Thanks for your nice comment Avril. My best friends Dad owned this way back before our time. I was told many old tales about this property of which some of it I bought back in 84.(1984 To Be More Exact. LOL) Bill #6459974

Janet Daniel September 16, 2008

Good Morning, Bill.
This is an excellent shot of this old shed! Love the tones!! A favorite! #6460969

Keith Butler September 16, 2008

great b/w capture here Bill! #6461088

Rhonda Thornton-Hecker September 16, 2008

Great capture Bill! I love the feel of this and B/W is perfect for this. #6461219

Janet McNeil September 16, 2008

Lovely capture of this old shed!! Beautiful comp and tones!! #6461343

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thank you Janet D, Keith, Rhonda and Janet M. for your nice comments. I appreciate all of you very much. Bill #6461776

Max Aureli September 16, 2008

Beautiful capture and nice tones conversion Bill!!! #6461856

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thanks Max. I appreciate your nice comment very much. Bill #6461909

Jeff Robinson September 16, 2008

Very well seen and captured Bill and the sepia works great! Jeff #6462066

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thank you Jeff for your nice comment. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6462182

September 16, 2008

Really cool capture Bill. I really love the sepia tones. They fit this capture perfectly. #6462429

Karen Bacon September 16, 2008

Very nicely done Bill! Looks really good in the sepia tones! #6462778

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thank you Janet and Karen for your nice comments. I appreciate you and your support very much. Bill #6463053

Patrick Rouzes September 16, 2008

Glad it survived the storm,Bill!!!
Hope you are doing ok!!! #6463148

Judy A. Lawhon September 16, 2008

Terrific old building, Bill....I hope it hangs around for awhile!! Love the old feel to this....well done! #6463410

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thank you Patrick and Judy. I am doing fine Patrick. Judy I know the shed will be there as long as the people who own that proper now live, but the husband is not in good health at all. We bought our property from them. Bill #6463679

Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 16, 2008

Fantastic capture Bill, Love the tones.
I be keeping you in my prayers!!! #6463862

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thanks Peaches. Peaches it is my neighbor in poor health. Not me. Bill #6463872

Kevin Kelly September 16, 2008

Great photo Bill. I am glad that Ike didn't wreak havoc in your neighborhood.

Kevin #6464216

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thank you Kevin and thanks for the well wishes for Ike. We had some pretty good winds. Not much rain like Gustuv. Bill #6464274

Dominick M. Dimacale September 16, 2008

Great monotone image you have here, Bill, I know that feeling, but you have such memory of that shed in your images, great work.

Domi9nick #6464724

Bill Knaps September 16, 2008

Thank you Dominick for your nice comment. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6464727

Esther Smith September 17, 2008

Great capture Bill! The tones are perfect! #6466478

April Riggs September 17, 2008

Love the tones and the colors on this shot, great work! #6466664

Bill Knaps September 17, 2008

Thank you Esther and April. I appreciate you and your nice comments very much. Bill #6466936

Amber J. Skene September 17, 2008

Wonderfully composed Bill. Just love those trees and the tones here. This looks like a great place to go and think and explore. #6466938

Bill Knaps September 17, 2008

Thank you Amber. This is just to the my south when I stand on my back porch. That is where I shot it from. Bill #6467008

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 17, 2008

It's tomorrow...is it still standing? LOL

What a wonderful building and to have it so handy is awesome, Bill!!!!! Fantastic shot and effects!!!!!

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment on my gallery...I hope that some day it will be as good as yours!!!!! ♫ k #6467687

Bill Knaps September 17, 2008

Thank you Kitty. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6468229

Stefania Barbier September 17, 2008

love the tones... beautiful! #6469089

Bill Knaps September 17, 2008

Thank you Stephania. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6469092

Patricia A. Stalter September 18, 2008

Here today... may be gone tomorrow. I think we all need to be aware of that and just keep our eyes open and camera ready. Now we don't even have to buy film! Wonderful image, Bill. :) #6470657

Bill Knaps September 18, 2008

You are so right Patricia. Thanks for your nice comment. Appreciate you. Bill #6470752

Kathy L. Clark September 18, 2008

Wonderful capture in sepia Bill. Very old timey. #6472115

Bill Knaps September 18, 2008

Thank you Kathy. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6472133

Jennifer L. Alder September 19, 2008

A FABULOUS capture of this shed- such character here!!! NICE textures, setting, tone and treatment, Bill. An awesome image :) #6474069

Bill Knaps September 19, 2008

Thank you Jen for your nice comment. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6475839

Howard A. Wimpee September 19, 2008

Really like what you've done with this,keep them coming!!! #6476204

Lynne Morris September 19, 2008

Wow Bill this is beautiful, I love the tones and composition. #6476707

Bill Knaps September 19, 2008

Thank you Howard and Lynne. I appreciate your nice comments very much. Bill #6477462

Marsha S. Smith September 20, 2008

I love old buildings, Bill. This is really nice - love the sepia - seems to fit the old place really well. #6479152

Bill Knaps September 20, 2008

Thank you Marsha for your nice comment. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6479181

Amanda O. Cannon September 20, 2008

Its such a great idea to captur ethe things from our history. You are right, it may not be here tomorror, but you will now have this shot as amemory. great tones, comp and light! #6479395

Bill Knaps September 20, 2008

Thank you Amanda for your nice comments. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6479477

Dianna Murphy September 20, 2008

Love the sepia, very nice tones Bill. #6480449

Peggy J. Maguire September 22, 2008

Good tones and composition,Bill! #6488140

Bill Knaps September 22, 2008

Thank you Dianna and Peggy. I appreciate you and your nice comments very much. Bill #6488546

Milan Banik September 22, 2008

love the composition and lovely tone #6490062

Bill Knaps September 22, 2008

Thank you Milan. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6492946

Laura L. Gonzales September 22, 2008

Perfect! I love the tones, comp, and scene!!! I like how it is nestled within the trees. What a great old shed! Stay well, Laura #6496149

Bill Knaps September 23, 2008

Thank you Laura for your nice comment. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6498293

Candice C. Calhoun September 25, 2008

Fabulous photo and treatment for this treasure!

ccc #6511225

Bill Knaps September 25, 2008

Thank you Candice for your nice comment. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6511233

Bill Knaps September 25, 2008

Thank you Candice for your nice comment. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6511234

Kaye Burazin September 27, 2008

I like the sepia old time feeling. #6519803

Bill Knaps September 27, 2008

Thank you Kaye. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6519888

Donna R. Wageman September 27, 2008

I can "feel" the history here Bill - nostalgic -----------whoa -------. #6521635

Bill Knaps September 27, 2008

Hi Donna, Thank you. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6521878

Gail R. Schuett September 29, 2008

Bill,congrats on the EP!! I hope this one goes all the way..Gail #6527847

Bill Knaps September 29, 2008

Thank you Gail. I appreciate you very much. Bill #6528790

Cassie L. Woodlee September 29, 2008

Wonderful capture and tones Bill!!!! Missed you at the shoot. Maybe next time you can make it. Take care #6529007

Bill Knaps September 29, 2008

Thanks Cass. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6529044

Donna Bedermann October 02, 2008

Great rustic shot Bill, the sepia tone is a great choice, Donna #6543611

Bill Knaps October 06, 2008

Thank you Donna. Appreciate you very much. Bill #6559195

Kim Comeaux October 22, 2008

Love this one. #6636540

Bill Knaps October 22, 2008

Thank you Kim for your nice comments and your continued support. Bill #6637501

Bill Houghton November 29, 2008

Bill, this is such an outstanding image. You did an amazing job on this one. Bill

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Bill Knaps November 29, 2008

Thank you Bill. Appreciate your nice comments very much. Bill #6825141

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