The answer my friends is just blowing in the wind...

StacyLee, 9 months ago

Oh I love this Paul!!! That sky is fabulous! Your work is just awesome!

Cathleen Taraw..., 9 months ago

Your images are just like stories; I love studying them and going back and finding something new. Nice one Paul.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much StacyLee and Catheen! :D

Amanda Cole, 9 months ago

gorgeous!!! great definition of the building!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much Amanda! :D

Ruth Palmer, 9 months ago

Fabulous! I’m thinking Wizard Of Oz…..LOL!

Antoine Dagobert, 9 months ago

great composition, details and contrast!Excellent work Paul!:D

Helene Kippert, 9 months ago

Fantastic shot Paul!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hey that’s a cool association Ruth! Thanks! :D
Thanks heaps to Antoine and Helene! :D

tonilouise, 9 months ago

Wow Paul. This is bloody amazing. Absolutely love it. Love the title, big BD fan

Sharon Hammond, 9 months ago

Great work. Luv ur style

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks for the wonderful comments tonilouise and Sharon! :D

micmac, 9 months ago

Wow !!!!!!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly micmac!! wow to you too! LOL!

Antanas, 9 months ago

Great composition and dramatic atmosphere, perfect B&W job!

Christopher E..., 9 months ago

awesome job here, great contrast

Brett Foster, 9 months ago

Awesome dude! Fantastic work.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much Anatanas, Christopher and Photobloke! :D

Deri Dority, 9 months ago

Awesome work!!!

cdwork, 9 months ago

Superb image!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly Derid and cdwork! :D

Karen Cougan, 9 months ago

another brilliant image….......hope to see the exhibtion when it happens….........and now I can’t get that song out of my head…..........
goood on ya mate
xkc

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

LOL!! Thanks Karen! :D

Torfinn Johann..., 9 months ago

Excellent b/w!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hello Torfinn and thank you kindly! :D

Jewd, 9 months ago

TIMBERRRR!!!! Lookout thisone aint gonna last…Your work reminds me of scenes in Lemony snippetts…surreal light and tones that create such a dreamscape..love them, I agree with Kathleen, I go back to these stories too…thanks 4 nother good one…x

Paul Vanzella, 9 months ago

Love the way you’ve presented the structure here… great tones and wonderfully treated Paul – great piece of art!

Steve Axford, 9 months ago

I think you should have quite a good collection of these – even from what little I’ve seen.

Adela Hriscu, 9 months ago

Oh myyy, exqusite work of art!!

Loredana Crupi, 9 months ago

Enjoying your black & whites Paul! Nice work !!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hey! Thanks so much you guys!!
Jewd, Paul, Steve, Adela and Loredana!!
A group hug from the big lugg! :D

Mark German, 9 months ago

Very nice combo-treatment, Paul. Nice overall shot, too.

Nicole Goggins, 9 months ago

love the treatment – fantastic image!

Halcyon007, 9 months ago

Brilliant shades of black and grey. This is really gritty and fantastic. Just love the clouds

Steven Agius, 9 months ago

Excellent work Paul, the definition of the buildings and the detail spot on.

Andrew Bosman, 9 months ago

Couldn’t hit the faves button quick enough PLV…. great work (again) my friend.
Oh, BTW, I’m writing this while wearing my limited edition Galaga tee….. :-)

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks for your wonderful support! Mark, Nicole, Stuart, Steven and Andrew (hey shhhhh everyone will want one! hehehe!) Maybe one day Andrew you can sell it and make a forune? Or maybe ten bucks! LOL!

WitheringMoon, 9 months ago

Wonderful work Paul, looks so stark and empty – you have a way of capturing such atmosphere’s . Just fantastic =)

kimbaross, 9 months ago

Great image, I love everything to do with railway scenes. Brilliant.

Juilee P Pryor, 9 months ago

fabulous treatment and a great image. well done Paul.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much for your kind comments WitheringMoon and Kimbaross! :D

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hugs to you Julie!! :D

David Haviland, 9 months ago

The composition is great and those tones are awesome, well done.

Christine Wilson, 9 months ago

great work Paul as usual – ooh good another exhibition looking forward tot that

Jessica Tremp, 9 months ago

that sky…i love how you create such drama with subtlety

Deborah Bowness, 9 months ago

Great tones, great composition, very dramatic shot, well done!!

brianjarvis, 9 months ago

Moody, moody,lordy!...Brilliant.

Louise Cooke, 9 months ago

Maaatttteee, I love this!! The tones, perspective, wild sky, grit….everything. Is it hdr Paul? Definitely exhibition quality!

Rhana Griffin, 9 months ago

(picking my jaw up off the floor) ouch… man thats gonna hurt tomorrow ;)

STUNNING!!!

LisaG, 9 months ago

Its all been said but Wow WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this is brilliant….

Kristy Lee, 9 months ago

ohhh absolutely modern wizard of oz style !!

Jeff Burns, 9 months ago

Absolutely Brilliant. Its amazing with detail. I love it.

billyboy, 9 months ago

Yeah, this place is definitely gonna land on a wicked witch somewhere before this storm is over… love the vibe!

Victor(Vic) Be..., 9 months ago

great tones of B&W !
fav

Georgi Bitar, 9 months ago

Amazing shot..luv the contrast and the sky is wow

Julie Langford, 9 months ago

Great work

Charles Dobbs, 9 months ago

Another great job as usual.

Naomi Frost, 9 months ago

Fantastic processing, Paul…as usual. Love the tones. And thanks…..now I can’t get that song out of my head.

richiedean, 9 months ago

Nice work Paul, excellent !!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

You guys!!
Thanks so very much! What a wonderful way to be greeted when i get home!! LOL!
Huge hugs to…
David, Christine, Jessica, Deborah, brianjarvis, Louise (a little hdr but more contrastinga dntweaking of gamma and sharpening), Rhana (LOL! hope ur ok?), MissKristy, Jeff, billyboy (LOL!), Stran9e, Georgi, Julie, Charles, Naomi (sorry ‘bout the song lol!) and richiedean! :D

Susan Zohn, 9 months ago

Paul this is striking. I don’t know how you do this work but it’s fantastic. Love the title and now I am singing the song! Love it.

Susan Grissom, 9 months ago

This is art…......... love those clouds, excellent work.

Deborah Parkin, 9 months ago

fantastic work as always and the most amazing black and white i have seen – the sky is awesome and the contrasts on the building are just perfect.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much for your generous and kind words!
SusanZ, SusanG and Deborah! :D

Jennifer Resemius, 9 months ago

That just rocks! Wonderful composition and excellent bw image. :)

Joyce Dickens,..., 9 months ago

Exquisite B & W; perfect tones, detail, contrasts and stunning details. The ominous clouds are icing on the cake!

Anselmo Pelembe, 9 months ago

nice shot

Emma Anderson, 9 months ago

Outstanding work, fantastic colour and the mood is brilliant. Did you use HDR at all?

Emma Anderson, 9 months ago

..and by colour I mean great black and white work of course (doh!)

BFosterBFA, 9 months ago

Beautiful piece

PhotogeniquE IPA, 9 months ago

really eye-grabbing! Great!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you for your wonderful comments!
Jennifer, Joyce, Anselmo, Alterego (definately used a little HDR, contrasting, gamma reduction and sharpening!), BFosterBFA & photogenique! :D

vonne, 9 months ago

This is one of the BEST black and White photos I have seen yet!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

That is a very kind and generous thing to say! Much appreciated Yvonne! :D

Mel Brackstone, 9 months ago

Absolutely fabulous, Paul!!! What a great find!

LittleHelen, 9 months ago

Ooh…wonderful Paul. Love those dark clouds and the graffiti. What is a train station without graffiti? So many stories to tell about this place I’m sure. Love it ;

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much Mel and LittleHelen! :D

Michael Alesich, 9 months ago

Love the tone.
And the sky is so foreboding.
Great shot.

creativeflowster, 9 months ago

Awesome. Love this…

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you so very kindly Michman and creativeflow! :D

Rivergirl, 9 months ago

Fabulous capture, love the title, you really do love the 60s. Love that sky and the treatment on the building

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hello Rivergirl! LOL! Yes I am infactuated with that era! Thanks! :D

bodymechanic, 9 months ago

a really great shot and i luv the drama in the sky!!

Andy73, 9 months ago

Awesome image. Love it!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much bodymechanic and Andy73! :D

Lizzie Keitel, 9 months ago

fantastic find and a very mood piece!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks heaps Lizzie! :D

TANYA WILLIAMS, 9 months ago

look the sharpness of detail against the soft focus sky, nice shot!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you very much Tanya! :D

Dan Cahill, 9 months ago

Excellent Paul. This is perfect in B&W. Love the title Perfect

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

You are tooooo kind DannyC! Much appreciated! :D

freebornman, 9 months ago

A gloomy aspect for a piece that’s so full of life Paul !! another fav

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you so very much for you kind and generous words freebornman! :D

Denny Hill, 9 months ago

Love the tones and shadows!:)

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks heaps Shaytay! :D

amberafternoon, 9 months ago

I love your work!

Sienna Morris, 9 months ago

Fantastic. I want to know the story behind it, which is probably a good sign that it’s a well done piece. What’s with the clouds? Are they photoshoped, blurred…that can’t be real…it looks like someone just finished the final ritual that will end us all…

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much Wanda!

Hello Sienna! The truth is… the sky is real. The only story behind this piece was that I was trekking around Albury / Wadonga just following the rail lines and I came across this! I wish It could be a little more exciting! ;p!

ltruskett, 9 months ago

crisp, stark and dark. wonderful image, Paul.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly Itruskett! :D

DawsonImages, 9 months ago

very moody sky

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you so very kindly DawsonImages! :D

cbarker, 9 months ago

Did you use an effect in photoshop to achieve this style? Looks great either way.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hello cbarker! Not photoshop but Corel’s equivilent PhotoPaint.
There’s a little HDR, that really brings out the drama in the sky. Lots of contrast and a little sharpening and Da DAAA!! LOL!!
Thanks so much for the comment! :D

Lumineux, 9 months ago

Your mastery of post processing procedures is astonishing, as is the mind that drives these creations. Another masterpiece.

googa, 9 months ago

Brilliant capture !

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Such wonderful comments, thanks so much Lumineux and Googa! :D

abe07, 9 months ago

bro this pic has style! awsome bro

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks heaps Abe07! :D

Lachlan Kent, 9 months ago

You have a knack for creating so much mood in these architecture shots of your Paul… the tone work is exceptional.. I especially like that dark sky.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hello Lachlan, thanks mate!
There is always an element of luck when it comes to skies, I’ve been out many a time when the sky is just a beautiful blue without a cloud… no drama!
Sometimes as it is here, lots of high and low clouds, then tweak the contrast and gamma levels and just occasionally you get a nice piece of drama! :D

Gayle Shaw, 9 months ago

Great shot! I love the moodiness in this image.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly Gayle! :D

Russell Brown, 9 months ago

Brilliant sky makes the building really jump out at you!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you very kindly Russell! :D

Rose Langford, 9 months ago

This is great – fascinating and eerie!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you so very much Rose!! :D

lightsmith, 9 months ago

it’s like something out of a dream…. (or nightmare). Love this very much.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you so very kindly Lightsmith! :D

davidmilne, 8 months ago

Superb BnW,great textures and tones.Very atmospheric!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

Thanks heaps davidmilne! :D

kcranmer, 8 months ago

Very dramatic piece and excellent editing!

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

Thank you so very much kcranmer! :D

rossco, 8 months ago

Wow this is just exceptional work you do.

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

Thanks heaps Rossco! :D

Lee Burgess, 8 months ago

Fantastic B&W!!! so many textures and ranges in tones!! Brilliant Paul! It will be quite an exhibition! :D

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

Thanks heaps Lee! :D

Sarah Matthews, 8 months ago

Very moody and atmospheric, a confrontational image, with strong geometrical lines, it works well.

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

Thank you so very kindly Sarah! :D

Jared Poole, 8 months ago

I think you’ve walked down plenty of roads, Paul.

Wonderful image, I think I’d simply be echoing the people above me when I say the composition and technical work is stunning.

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

Thank you Jarred, that’s a very kind and generous comment! :D

Splogy, 8 months ago

Love your pics of buildings. Not photography savvy myself, I don’t know what you do to them but they’re fantastic. Soft skys, stark building lines. Great.

Paul Louis Vil..., 8 months ago

You are very kind, thank you Splogy! :D

Rasendyll, 5 months ago

Wonderfully atmospheric

Paul Louis Vil..., 5 months ago

Thank you very Rasendyll! :D

kevsphotos2008, 5 months ago

this is fantastic work,well done…................

budrfli, 5 months ago

your work is amazing!

Paul Louis Vil..., 5 months ago

Thank you so very much kevsphotos and budrfli! :D

Geri Bragg, 4 months ago

great photo, actually great piece of artwork.

Paul Louis Vil..., 4 months ago

Very kind of you, thanks Geri! :D

SuliHawk, 4 months ago

Wow Paul it’s spectacular. Great definition, I love those old buildings.

Paul Louis Vil..., 4 months ago

Thanks heaps SuliHawk! :D

Christine Wilson, 4 months ago

woo very nice is this a signal house on the railway theres heaps of these old fantastic rail houses this is a great find

Carol Buchanan, 4 months ago

I love all your black and white shots, they’re so clear and defined, they each tell a story and create intrege, you inspire me.

Paul Louis Vil..., 4 months ago

Thanks so very much Christine and time2pursue (very kind words, greatly appreciated)! :D

Devalyn Marshall, 17 days ago

Stunning image!!!!!!