© 2012 Michael Fiveson
This little treasure is found in Saratoga, Wyoming, and is one of the prettier messes I have found so far. The ripped exterior appears as if torn by a large angry animal. It reeks of time and the elements, and presents as a beautiful ugly thing.
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I love your words this morning, Mike…so pointed…I can see it without the photograph. Well done.
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Cool. Thanks Scottorio.
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Most welcome, Michaelangelito. 🙂
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🙂
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I really love those colors. Would have been great to see in its hey day.
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Ah, it is in its hey day. Thank you CDH.
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Like claws raked across the walls. Very nice colors indeed.
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Claws, exactly what I meant to say. Thank you Marion.
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No rust but a great shot. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen roofing on an exterior wall. Great find!
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Thanks Claude. This one I could not have missed. Also found an old Ford truck that is rusting nicely.
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Nice find, Mike. I’m liking the grunge look and texture.
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Thanks Gracie. Grunge to the max.
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Wow, so many conflicting forces at work on that building, good and bad. What a find!
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Yeah, I was excited for sure. Thanks Matt.
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Love the contrasts – prettier messes indeed.
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Thanks Lynne.
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Love the texture and the colors on this photo!
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Me too. It knocked my socks off, and now I have no socks.
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Artistic photography at it’s finest…….finding beauty in the MOST unexpected places!! Nice work!!
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Thanks Kirsten. I love the shot. Am in the process of harvesting a boatload 🙂
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First reaction: “Wow!”
It’s a wonderful shot, Mike…so glad you posted it, proving the point that there is beauty in old, decrepit things (like you and me, yonder boy? Haha!).
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Like you and me nameless one.
Thank you.
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Big giggles…making ripples in Lake Michigan!
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Making whoopie in Wyoming!
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OMG the house looks like being attacked by ‘Freddy Krueger’
but inspite of all that it looks like a rag princess
wow what a find Mike, loved it .
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A big ass Freddy Krueger. Thanks Soma.
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“Beautiful ugly thing” indeed. But a lovely photo.
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Thanks.
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I just want to know where you find them!!
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Saratoga Wyoming is where I am shooting for a few days. It is very old, lots of log homes and rife with the kind of stuff I am drawn to. Long way from France, me thinks.
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What a captivating picture… I just want to creep up and peep through the broken window!
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It is quite the image. Thanks Lois.
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It has already been said another way but love the word picture. Nicely done!
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Thank you sir.
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I love the image, especially with your words to go with it. You sure do find the coolest stuff. 🙂
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That be because it smacks me right in the head when I see it. Thanks Robin.
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“prettier messes” and “beautiful ugly” I love the contradiction of terms!
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Thanks Sheila. oxymoron s.
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Beautiful and angry. Whatever ripped at this moved on in frustration, leaving it alone to heal on its own. But it’s old and healing isn’t swift. This photo, though beautiful, is painful.
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As is life, perhaps. I fear that it was mother nature venting her frustration at something man made.
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This really beautiful. I love this…looks like a painting. The colors are amazing. You find the best stuff. You’re like a Geiger counter for beauty!
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I am time’s fool. A blood hound on the scent of wabi-sabi.
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this one is an especially nice and colorful old building.
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I never said thank you for this, so thanks.
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Reblogged this on Cynthia Martinez Weblog.
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