Thursday, April 7, 2011

Texture Thursday

It's funny, 'cause when I was growing up in my hometown, I couldn't wait to get out of here.  And I did.  I left town to go to school an hour away..then decided that wasn't far enough either and right after graduation traveled another 600 miles 'til I hit New York.  Aaahh-that's better.  I was free, I thought. 

New York City is where I met my husband and where we fell in love.  I have fond memories of NYC but it wore on me too.  I needed my space, I needed my air and New York was slowly turning me into an angry person.  We eventually made it back to my hometown in 2009 and every day I love it more and more.

 The reason that I am going on this tangent is particularly about these buildings that I photographed the other day.  The old tobacco buildings that stand prominently and ominously in downtown Winston-Salem, NC.  I love these buildings.  Love love love.  I love their oldness, and their history, their architecture and their mystery (uh-no, I didn't mean to rhyme there..but it sounds nice anyway!).

 I go downtown pretty frequently to photograph them.  I would love to have access inside these old buildings..but there's a tall barbed-wire fence surrounding the premises.  And actually, at this visit, half of the building was covered in a tent with a sign saying "Danger: Asbestos"...hhmmm..

 I'm a sucker for lines and architecture, so this ended up being my favorite shot of the day.  In CS5, I auto corrected the tone/color/contrast and added my favorite grunge texture (that I found HERE), with the blending mode set to "overlay."


This is the unedited version:


The Daily Wyatt



10 comments:

Jaymi said...

VERY cool edit!

Ashley Sisk said...

The edit looks awesome!

alicia said...

Love it!!

Gina Kleinworth said...

What fantastic texture!

Kara said...

love your edit! the texture adds a lot to it. and great colors too.

Elise Ann Wormuth said...

Very nice edit -- I like your subject --

Nicolasa @ {My}Perspective said...

Super cool edit! I love that building!

Ray said...

Cool shot and great edit!

Summer said...

Great edit!

Marla said...

Wonderful texture and edit. Good job.

Marla @ www.blueskiesphotoblog.com