Sepia scenes

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Sepia Scenes

I am headed into town to see that beautiful baby shown above...I don't know if I will be home in time to get this ready for posting so am going ahead and posting early. I do that most of the time anyway.
These first two are from a place called Billie Creek Village in Parke County. The top one is not the best quality but I still like it. I have got to get some time to experiment with sepia. I see things others do and think they are so neat yet I never take time to try to accomplish anything different.
Now, the rake below is one from an Amish farm in Parke county and is one that is actually used...we had one of these when I was a kid. I think mom and dad gave it to someone, but I can't remember who.
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Sepia Scenes

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We ran in to the hospital today to see the baby...it rained the whole way there and almost the whole way home. We took a little detour on the way home and the barn above is a drive-by shot. If you enlarge it you can see the puddles in the road. Water was everywhere...most creeks we crossed were almost to the flood stage, and any low places anywhere had water standing in them. The wind has been blowing so hard it almost sounds like a train...and yes, I did go look for a tornado.

Tomorrow the rain should be stopped. Let's hope that it is because the baby should get to go home then.

Sepia Scenes

I have posted this before in the color version...thought I would try it in sepia and I love it that way too. It is one of the two local funeral homes. I have always loved the lighting at night and have at different times went down and photographed it at night. The night I took this I got the pictures I liked the most. So far. I am sure I will probably try it again some other time.

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edited to add...if you want to see the original, or a couple of scanned in photos from B&W film days, type in 'funeral home' in the search box at the top of the blog.

Sepia scenes

Finally...
I thought of something else for your viewing pleasure besides barns. Not that there is anything wrong with barns...at least for me they are always great. But I realize some do not share my love of them so wanted to actually do a sepia scene post without one.
I kept trying to think what I had that would do and it finally dawned on me to use a picture or two from the Newport Hill Climb that takes place the first weekend in October every year. I have posted regular color photo of the bottom truck here. And I used it for Paintbox Pictures here. You have to scroll down for the version there though.

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As an afterthought, I got to thinking about texture so went and played with these two photos adding texture...just thought I would show you how it altered them.

Sepia Scenes

This post was at the intersection of two roads...I have no idea how long the rocks have been there. Actually, I would almost hate to know because I am afraid they have been there a long time and I have not noticed them.I took both these photos yesterday, and have posted the barn below on The World in Black & White blog. But I like it both ways, and couldn't choose just one way.Anyway, I really enjoy seeing the photos posted for Sepia Scenes, if you want to join or just see more photos sepia tinted, click on the badge at the top of this post.

Sepia scenes

I did try a little something else in sepia, but I couldn't totally forget barns!Since blogger does not want to upload pictures for me, I am just going to tell you to go the Sepia Scenes blog to join or to find links to more places to visit.

Sepia...

I am posting a little bit early again for Sepia Scenes, but we will be down at Sarah's again tomorrow if nothing happens so I thought I would post it now while I had the chance. I thought I would show you one of the photos as it was taken.
I first tried them in sepia a week or so ago, and thought I really liked them better. Then tonight at first glance I wasn't sure, but the more I look, the more I think I do prefer the sepia tones.

I am sorry I keep posting barns, but I really am not having much time to work on photography...I am really anxious to try something besides barns/outbuildings some time soon. I hope.

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Before and after Sepia Scene

To join Sepia Scenes, or just to see more click on the above badge...today's Mr. Linky isn't open yet. I am posting this early cause I may be in Terre Haute later. If I am there when it is open, I can join from Sarah's computer...but I couldn't post pictures from there so will get it ready now.
I kind of like seeing the before and after shots...so thought I would show both. I think they are a little dark, but then the day was very dark and dreary.
I went in and lightened them just a tad bit with Photoshop and thought maybe you could tell me which set you like the best.

Sepia scenes

This is a scan of a slide from 1998 and is my official entry for Sepia Scenes. If you want to join or see more images in this style, click the badge at the beginning of the post. And if you don't visit my blog regularly, scroll on down to the post below and there is another sepia tinted picture at the end of that post.

Sepia scenes

I have been visiting some of the participants of Sepia Scenes for a while now, and being that I am too tired to even think tonight, I thought I might take a chance and join.

I really don't know why I haven't joined before now. Every so often I go through changing my photos to sepia as well as B&W just to see what they look like.

If you want to see more photos, or to join with your own Sepia Scenes, go see Mary/the teach at Sepia Scenes.