Spooky house
in mono for Juilee
Colour version here
I’ve used my photos of this house a couple of times now
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Juilee Pryor
LOVE IT!!! nice in colour and puts the hair up on the back of my neck in black and white… great work Mel
TextureoftheSin
very spooky….....Scott would have fun ;)
Imagine the light through those windows!!
DragonFlyer
Yep – now it looks like straight out of the Addams family! Beautiful tonality in the b&w!
K x
Lisa Jewell
it may well be spooky but it sure calls to me,
what a gorgeous house…
of course that sky looks very scary….thank goodness for the light.
amazing image, Mel x
Adrian Donoghue
So moody Mel, fabulous subject.
DonDavisUK
Amazing capture. What a Spooooooky old house. Great sky too. Don.
Sherrianne Talon
Fantastic sky, perfect contrast!
Paul Vanzella
oh yeah!!!! adore the mono version!
Matt Penfold
That looks like the place where you picked up that devil, it works a treat in mono Mel, but too scary for me ;-)
Torfinn Johann...
Great work Mel!
PJ Ryan
oh this looks fab like this too. so gritty and full of stories.
Lynette1
Wow – what an amazing place !! Looks really spooky in black and white!
Craig Harris
Great capture Mel
Silvia Ganora
Wow! Amazing work, Mel! It looks so ‘Psycho’ to me! Aaaaaaaarrgggggghhhh!!!!!
Shelley Warbrooke
A very moody shot, great capture Mel! Really like it.
Anthony Mancuso
spooky work Mel!
Terry Coyle
Wicked – Dark & Dominating …” A boy’s best friend is his mother ” ;]
Steve Chapple
Broody – haunting and powerful.
Nick Milton
wow where is it mel?
Mel Brackstone replied
Its at indooroopilly, but it doesn’t look like this anymore. A week after I took these shots they painted it all white (including the boarded up windows) and replaced the red tin roof with a silver one. Looks bland and boring now….although still apparently empty.
Mel Brackstone replied
It’s here but this was taken last year when the roof was still red
Vanessa Anderberg
Great shot…Scary place
CLiPiCs
is it for sale ?
love the mood of this Mel
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Mel Brackstone replied about 1 month ago
The owners were hoping it’d fall down so they could build a block of units on it. Heritage council had other ideas, and forced them to do maintenance on it….so now it’s not in danger of falling apart, but looks like a revolting blot on the landscape.
ArcadiaTempest
Oh I ain’t going in there without a ghostbuster me thinks! A mood captured beyond this world :))
Roz Rayner-Rix
Not spending the night alone in there….Great image.
micklyn
absolute wow!
Tom Gomez
Every bit as good in mono …
Sean Farragher
spooky,,,,,,,,
Marny Barnes
This looks Like A Syni’ster house…..HMMMMM…maybe you shoudl stay away…lol
Mel Brackstone replied
Oh trust you!!!!!!!!!!
PhotogeniquE IPA
very very dramatic
Tama Blough
woo! spooky indeed! nice!
danielklaas
Wonderful Mel, in colour or B&W. Either way, this image makes me want to write. Love the darkness here.
Shanina Conway
Brillliant Mel, love the b & w…looks like the perfect place to spend hallows;)
Maxoperandi
Whoa!...this is one scary house Mel. We had a house in our old neighbourhood… a bit like this. We used to dare each other as kids to knock on the door or go scrumping in the orchard…we were so scared when the owner an old woman used to chase us away with her broom!
Marny Barnes
I do love this picture…actually reminds me of the Grimms Fairytale series to be honest!! It has such a gingerbread house kind of look!
Anthony Evans
Great. Love the way it comes in from the top down. Looks like it would topple over in a strong wind!
Well done.
AnaCBStudio
Looks great in B and W Mel
billyboy
Jeeze Mel, saw this last night in color and went to your pf this AM to comment and fave… then I saw this.
You guys in Oz don`t get the Halloween thing… cause even if you celbrated it, there wouldn`t be the melancholy of the falling autumn leaves and scent of decay in the crisp evening air. It`s not like I`m saying you`re missing out on a great thing, but you just don`t feel it in your bones like some American vampires like me do.
But then I see this awesome piece of spookworthiness and it even surprised me it was from you till I looked deeper and realized how farken great it is…
Mel, Halloween is my fav time of year and it`s only days away and you`ve put me SO in the mood with this amazing shot. You didn`t overdo anything, but just made it look creepy and distorted enough to make me want to go up to the front door in my Dracula costume, ring the bell, shout `trick or treat` at the top of my lungs… and RUN LIKE HELL!!!
Thanks so much for spooking me this AM and giving me something so special to fave!
xo
Mel Brackstone replied
Glad to spook you Bill, do you think I need a light on inside one of the windows?
billyboy
What? And spook me to DEATH???
Mel Brackstone replied
heh….I’ll get the light to come on just as you yell trick or treat :)
CLiPiCs about 1 month ago
I’m glad it got saved and prevented a BIGGER blot on the landscape !
needs a lick of paint too !
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Mel Brackstone replied about 1 month ago
I’ll get a shot of it now, it’s been painted….and re-roofed….it’s all blandsville….
Kim Calvert about 1 month ago
I love this, such a creepy scary looking place..wonderful shot.
Mary Ann Reilly about 1 month ago
very cool image.
Tracey Mac about 1 month ago
Very Spooky Mel!! Awesome old house…......what a find! Love how you’ve done the lighting and clouds, did you go inside? Imagine the shoots you could do from the inside!! ;)
Michael McCasland about 1 month ago
Excellent feel, POV is perfect and excellent use of B&W and contrast.
basicblack 29 days ago
Mieke Boynton 29 days ago
Congrats on your feature, Mel – well deserved :) The mono makes it even more spooky than it was before (“run! hide! aaaaargh!!”)
David Stuart 29 days ago
This is one of the spookiest house pics I’ve seen. Wonderfully composed.
kmcelheny 21 days ago
Beautiful. Makes me think of edgar allan poe’s house of usher
RakeshSyal 13 days ago
Outstanding work, Mel!
tazzina 12 days ago
fantastic image Mel. If Adams are willing, I would buy..:))
catnip addict ... 11 days ago
quick !
somebody call extreme home makeovers.
lol
Barbara Morrison 2 days ago
Gorgeous house! I’m ready to move in!