this old house

Heath Dreger

this old house

An HDR photo of the sun setting through the window of this old house found in rural Saskatchewan. I have driven by this old house on several occasions but have never stopped to photograph it. I couldn’t have timed it better…the sun could be seen setting through the window of the house…captivating!

Camera
- Nikon D80
- AF-S NIKKOR 18-135mm lens

Image
- ISO 200, f/16, 1/3 sec – 1/180 sec, 18 mm

Processing
- HDR (Photomatix)
- Photoshop

“this old house” – Featured in Rural Canada Coast to Coast Pre 1960’s group on February 7, 2009. Featured in Natural color and light group and Your Magic Place group on February 17, 2009. Featured in Everything Winter group and Rural Around The Globe group on February 20, 2009. Placed 3rd in the Art challenge in the Rural Around the Globe group. Placed 5th in the Buildings of trees challenge in the Dilapidated Buildings group. Featured in the All the Colors of the Rainbow group on September 13, 2009.

this old house belongs to the following groups:

All the Colors of the Rainbow, Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free, Dilapidated Buildings, Everything Winter, FEATURED ONLY, HDR Photography (3 Photos per 24hr-day), Human and Nature, Mysteries of the Common(2 per day), Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Rural Around The Globe, Rural Canada Coast to Coast pre 1960's, Saskatchewan, Shameless Self-Promotion, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Sunrise, Sunset, The Fabulous Prairies - 3/day, Unlimited Quality, Unwanted , Abandoned & Saved Through Preservation., Vibrant and Vivid Color and Your Magic Place (PLACES only!!) Available for sale as

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this old house by Heath Dreger
this old house by Heath Dreger
  • Luke and Katie Thurlby

    Luke and Katie...

    Sheer Genius!!!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you very much Luke and Katie!

  • Peacefulwarrior

    Peacefulwarrior

    Stunning photo mate…...perfectly executed and an instant favourite for me….. outstanding feeling about it!!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you…I love how this turned out.

  • Gareth Bowell

    Gareth Bowell

    Really nice HDR and photo!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Gareth

  • Larry Trupp

    Larry Trupp

    PRICELESS, just love the effects on this one heath…inst fav

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you again Larry!

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    A wonderful image – sooooo beautiful!!!!!!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thanks lorilee!

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    beautiful shot. Love the light shining through the window!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you lenzart….this photo turned out great!

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Great Shot Heath ,Where did you find this
    Cheers John

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks PFrogg. This was photo was taken North of Abbey….or SE of the Lancer ferry crossing. It would be ~80km from Success. I’ve been working in the area and carry my camera with me every day.

  • Noel Elliot

    Noel Elliot

    Great shot….love the lighting

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you Noel

  • Lois Romer

    Lois Romer

    fantastic image

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Lois

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Congrats on the Feature in Rural Canada Coast to Coast pre 1960’

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you John…it’s a good feeling when work gets featured.

  • oddoutlet

    oddoutlet

    love it! you were right, perfect timing!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you oddoutlet

  • Carol Clifford

    Carol Clifford

    Wonderful photo. But, I have to ask…how did you get a photo of my aunt’s old house? At least it looks just like it and her house was just outside of Rhein, Sask. All my family are from in and around Rhein. Cheers, Carol

  • Heath Dreger replied

    I wish I could say I found this house by Rhein…but there is a lack of trees in this photo. I do farm close to Rhein. Crossings was shot West of Rhein…closer to Gorlitz.

  • martinilogic

    martinilogic

    what a great shot. you made that poor old house look awesome….great shot

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Rick

  • Dayonda

    Dayonda

    Ditto Marinilogic above- and it was a beautiful house in its day.
    Try these Gps if you like:
    All Your Best Work
    The Americas,
    As Is, if you didn’t edit this or even crop it,
    untouchables, with no touching-up nor any cropping, and you must include technical details as laid out in their Rules & Regs.
    Both Sides Now, (for clouds)
    Natural Color and Light,
    Complex Simplicity of Art,
    Country Bumpkin,
    Country Roads / around the World
    Dawn & Dusk Light”:http://www.redbubble.com/groups/dawn-dusk-photography,
    Freedom to Shine,
    MYSTERIES of the COMMON,
    THE PATCHWORK,
    The Fab Prairies,
    Seasonal Scapes,
    STILLNESS SPEAKS,
    The Sunrise, Sunset Group,
    That One Great Shot
    True Beauty,
    Unwanted, Abandoned or Worth Saving,
    Be sure to tell
    What the photo is of
    Where it was taken
    What the history of the photo’s subject is, and anything more of interest to photographers.
    http://www.wikipedia.org/ will usually give the history.
    My theory is: More Groups= More Viewers= More chances to sell, and for sure, More friends and fans.

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Dayonda…I found a few new groups thanks to that list.

  • Leanna Lomanski

    Leanna Lomanski

    What a marvelous capture - yes, sometimes timing is everything - yours couldn’t have been better!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you for the comment and the favorite Leanna

  • scarlet james

    scarlet james

    Superb!!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you for the comment…and the favorite

  • Veikko Suikkanen

    Veikko Suikkanen

    Fantastic shot! Really magnificent work!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you for the comment and favorite.

  • WINTERROSE

    WINTERROSE

    awesome

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you

  • IRISHPIX

    IRISHPIX

    That’s perfect image,

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you for the comment…and thanks for adding me to your watchlist….I hope you enjoy my work

  • ericseyes

    ericseyes

    Great job, love how you captured the sunset through the window.

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you ericseyes

  • DJ LeMay

    DJ LeMay

    Outstanding capture!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you DJ

  • Meike

    Meike

    Beautiful and phantastic!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you Meike

  • Mark Heller

    Mark Heller

    Excellent use of HDR. Does not look forced at all and adds a ton of interest.

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks for the comment Mark. I love how this HDR turned out.

  • Anne Hale

    Anne Hale

    Awesome photo. Congratulations!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you Anne

  • BigD

    BigD

    Congratulations you have been featured in Rural Around the Globe. BigD

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks again BigD

  • shaneran

    shaneran

    congratulations on featuring !! so well deserved ! this is a fantastic image !! love it !

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks shaneran

  • Sam Fletcher

    Sam Fletcher

    Stunning shot, no other words for it!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you for the wonderful comment and favorite Samuel. I hope you enjoy my work.

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    It seems quite ghostly. It’s beautiful and sad at the same time. You’re right the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. I love the angle of the house as well, it makes it look as if it’s leaning to capture the warmth of the sun. FANTASTIC SHOT!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thanks Elizabeth

  • Becky Kagan

    Becky Kagan

    really fantastic.

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Becky

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    Congrats on your top 10 win Cheers John

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thanks John..same goes to you…

  • kristiane

    kristiane

    Gorgeous image. Congratulations!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you kristiane…I am glad that people liked it enough to vote for it

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor

    Amazing work!!!!!!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Mindy…this did turn out better than I expected

  • RobertCharles

    RobertCharles

    great shot and hdr :-)

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thanks Robert

  • Milos Markovic

    Milos Markovic

    Really fabulous !

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Milos

  • Gustav Nordlund

    Gustav Nordlund

    Absolutely awesome shot! Looks like an amazing place :)

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you Gustav

  • charitygrace

    charitygrace

    Amazing!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you charitygrace

  • budrfli

    budrfli

    beautiful piece, congrats on placing in our top ten in the challenge!

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks…I was surprised to find it finished top 10.

  • S.E. Douglas

    S.E. Douglas

    This was my favourite in the above-mentioned challenge. Took my breath away when I first saw it.

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you for the wonderful comment.

  • Ellen Price

    Ellen Price

    WOW!!! Awesome..Excellent capture..Heath. :-)

  • Heath Dreger replied

    thank you for the feature and for the favourite!

  • Kymie

    Kymie

    Oh that is a brilliant photo – perfect timing is right! You’ve set a wonderful scene :-)

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks for the comment and the favourite Kymie

  • sandysartstudio

    sandysartstudio

    Outsanding but eerie at the same time. A lovely capture that was meant to be….....Sandy

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you Sandy

  • Crystal Zacharias

    Crystal Zacharias

    Great capture. So much detail in this photo-lovely background and great detail in the house. I love how the sun peaks through the window. Very well composed.

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thank you for the comments Crystal

  • aussiedi

    aussiedi

    Beautiful work.. it would make for a great Halloween card..congrats on the feature.

    Di

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks again Di…much appreciated

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    I love old anbandooned houses. The setting and lighting make it ominous. I love the contrasts between the snow and warmth of the setting sun. :)

  • Heath Dreger replied

    Thanks for the comment lacitrouille

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