by Elisabeth Somerset-Watson
Driving around the Dunvegan area recently I saw this old and interesting building in a field on the Kenyan 8 Concession Rd, just west of Fiske’s Corners and south of County Rd 24. Interesting patina and I liked the details of the red door–which was ajar–details and colour of the roof, and the textures shown on the building from becoming weathered over the years.
I played around with it for more vibrant colours and like where it all came to. A happy feeling shot in the pretty countryside at this time of year.

Olga who painted the building where she lives could do an amazing painting of this I feel , leaving out the bare tree branches behind the building. 😊
Here is the original shot.

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Beautiful shots Elisabeth! I really love the patchy rustic look of the building. With your permission I will save these shots in my file for a future painting. Thanks for sharing as I am always looking for interesting local scenes to paint.
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Love it! Of course Olga.
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These are great shots Elisabeth! I really love the rustic patchy look of the building. With your permission I would love to save the pictures to my file to use for a future painting. Thank you for sharing!
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love the green and blue, Elisabeth. I’ll await Olga’s interpretation. 🙂
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It’s like our past reminding us of our future…beautifully shot!Sent from Samsung tablet
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Elizabeth:
Nicely modified and improved. I love the image, the tight crop and the blue sky. I like the way you have made the shadow on the front of the building even across the whole building which I think adds to the patchy look. As a suggestion, I would remove the wires.
Milo
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Thank you Milo for your comments and I agree completely with your suggestion of removing the wires. I’d also like to remove the are tree branches behind the building.
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What a great find for a photo! I think it is perfect, but for the overhead wires, which I would, as Milo suggests, remove,
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If I decide to paint this scene I will definitely remove the wires.
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Perfect! And thank you to all of the groups suggestions. 😊🌿
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Lovely photos! Two different angles, two different skies, each with a unique feeling! Very nice photography!
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