Somewhere along highway 42 in rural North Carolina. I have no idea what Enterprise manufactured, but it appears to have been a general store too, selling dry goods, candy, feed, and seed.
Usually I know if I want to process an image in color or black and white. But the decision is harder with some photos, such as this one. It seems to work very well either way.
What do you think?
Tina Schell
17 Oct 2013I’m all about B&W or sepia for old, run-down buildings Ron. What a great looking one you found!
fotograffer
20 Oct 2013Thanks Tina. I hadn’t thought of sepia until you mentioned it. Good idea.
adinparadise
17 Oct 2013Love them both Ron, but I prefer the B&W. I bet it would look great in sepia too. 🙂
fotograffer
20 Oct 2013I agree. Being an old building, sepia would work well too. Thanks for your comment.
Cee Neuner
17 Oct 2013I really like both the black and white and color versions. They both tend to tell a different story! Great photography!
fotograffer
20 Oct 2013Cee, i tend to agree. Usually I like architecture in black and white but this image works well either way to me. Thanks for your comment.
Kings On the Road
22 Oct 2013I love historic buildings and this one looks great in blackk and white. I definitely prefer it to the color but sepia would probably look great too.
fotograffer
22 Oct 2013Thanks. Architecture, especially old buildings, seem to lend themselves to B&W, probably because we are used o seeming them that way.
dnikias
25 Oct 2013This blows my mind for I think I know this building and have some frames taken of this in the 80’s! I must dig through some negs when I return to the States. And personally, the b/w works best for it captures and brings out the textural elements here – I’m not much of a sepia fan (tends to be a contrived sentimentality) but the color does capture some of the dynamic of the NC red brick against the lushness of the leaves – thanks for giving me a blast from the past (actual or presumed, it doesn’t matter) and sending me on a quest to dig out some old images-
fotograffer
29 Oct 2013What a cool coincidence! I’ll bet it is little changed since the 80s. I’ve enjoyed a brief visit it you site and look forward to spending more time there.
dnikias
29 Oct 2013Thanks for visiting and yes, an interesting coincidence – I’ll let you know if I ever find those old negs…
SueBee and Kat
31 Oct 2013I adore old buildings. They tell a tale without words. Great photo! ~SueBee
fotograffer
12 Nov 2013Thank you SueBee and thank you for the visits.
janaline's world journey
4 Nov 2013Lovely photos. I love photos of old and half ruined buildings and think that black and white makes it so much more striking.
fotograffer
12 Nov 2013Thank you. I am a sucker for old buildings too.