Rain Clouds Over The Siskiyous II

Posted by
Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 24 March 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

An abandoned home in the Shasta Valley - alongside the Shasta River, facing east towards Big Springs, California

Larger view: http://www.pbase.com/image/110495338

[notebook]: tomorrow, we get to Portland and my niece stops by for a visit...

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Comments (29)

Sharon from Los Angeles, United States

Fantastic shot.. nice composition

24 Mar 2009 5:32am

yz from Budapest, Hungary

amazing composition

24 Mar 2009 7:20am

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

nice shot here; compositionally, you've captured the loneliness, isolation perfectly...

24 Mar 2009 10:46am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

The wide angle of this landscape seems to want to go forever. It's a wonderful composition; I like that house set off to the right.

24 Mar 2009 11:15am

Lesley from Lincoln, United States

Beautiful composition. Love the house and trees set off to the right with the snow-capped mountains to the left. Very nice!!

24 Mar 2009 11:58am

@Lesley: Thanks for the comments, Lesley - it is nice to hear from you.

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

Looks like the weather has really taken it's toll on that building. Lovely capture.

24 Mar 2009 11:59am

Marcie from United States

Love the simple composition..the soft light. Beautiful scene.

24 Mar 2009 12:03pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Such a pleasant view! Brilliant composition and very beautiful tonality!:-)

24 Mar 2009 12:49pm

BoB from Milano, Italy

very nice landscape, it seems a relaxing scenary

24 Mar 2009 1:37pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

This is lovely....stark and lovely.

24 Mar 2009 3:15pm

peter from new york, United States

i'm sure at one point this abandoned shack was a great place to get away from it all. nice shot!

24 Mar 2009 4:02pm

@peter: I would have needed to shoot in all directions to really convey the beauty of this spot. The Shasta River is a short distance to the right and the whole scene is one of natural beauty and serenity.

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Now that's a beautiful image. The old house is amazing as is the view.

24 Mar 2009 4:14pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

wonderful clouds and view - a stunning landscape. I don't know if it is me or not, but is that shack falling down (or is it the wide angle on your lens)?

24 Mar 2009 4:55pm

@Chris: Hi there, Chris - it is not the lens. This place has a bad case of the leans. I wouldn't want to be inside during a wind storm.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Well now all the best ones are deserted, why oh why, great photo and compo!

24 Mar 2009 6:02pm

Francisco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Beautiful framing.vI like very much this abandoned cabin so well protected by the trees in the cebter of this wide open panorama.

24 Mar 2009 6:13pm

Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

The muted colors work out so nice, Stephen. A beautiful place.

24 Mar 2009 7:18pm

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

very nice simple shot, very good

24 Mar 2009 8:53pm

Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States

Wonderful composition on this one Stephen - beautiful sky and simplicity with the lonely barn! Great Work!

24 Mar 2009 9:16pm

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

so simple, yet so beautiful...your composition is perfect!! Nice one!!

24 Mar 2009 11:22pm

Vachel from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

nicely composed and i love the simplicity, great shot

25 Mar 2009 12:19am

Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States

I just love old barns & abandoned buildings. This one makes a terrific subject--Great clouds too! I was just lamenting about how we don't get many like that in the Bay Area :)
You've gotten some great shots in the Northern CA area.

25 Mar 2009 12:28am

Liang from San Francisco, United States

have a great trip to the pacific northwest!

25 Mar 2009 12:57am

observing from North West, United Kingdom

It has all the elements of a brilliant photo - a photo that I like very much.

25 Mar 2009 1:21am

grant from kansas city, United States

i like it all - the sky, the colors, and that great building

25 Mar 2009 2:41am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

There is a spooky feel there...the way the shack and both the trees seem to be on the verge of teetering over. Very cool.

25 Mar 2009 3:12am

Karthik from Chennai, India

ooooh!! would love to be there! love the dark clouds in the foreground against the clear sky on the horizon

25 Mar 2009 4:08am

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Wonderful! That little house standing vulnerable and unprotected under a vast and foreboding sky, the four sentinels standing loyally beside it, battling the elements... Superb!

25 Mar 2009 4:32am

@Pavan Kaul: Thanks for the visit and kind words, Pavan.

willow from United States

I really like this shot. The little house looks so lost and forlorn.

25 Mar 2009 8:36pm

@willow: Thanks, willow - the house is indeed forlorn - but the high plateau is spectacular in its beauty.

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A very nice composition. This building is really interesting.

26 Mar 2009 5:21pm

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