Beyer Home

Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 14 April 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Beyer Home
Winona Lake, IN

The Beyer Home once overlooked the site of Billy Sunday's Tabernacle. The Billy Sunday Tabernacle was demolished in 1992 and is now the site of the Hillside Amphitheater.

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Comments (11)

Will from Gainesville, United States

cool shot!...interesting architecture...nice b+W:)

14 Apr 2008 8:01pm

@Will: I love b&w but I have so much trouble processing them...not really sure why that is. Thanks for the encouragement, very much appreciated. :)

Melissa from Layton, United States

I love this! The shadows of the trees give it great texture.

14 Apr 2008 8:02pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

What a brilliant angle, the chairs leading up to the stairs give this a creepy kind of feel. Lovely shot.

14 Apr 2008 8:19pm

@Graham Russon: Thank you very much, Graham. When I was processing this, I thought it looked a little creepy, too. Maybe once the leaves come in, it might soften the feel of it. In the summertime, the Hillside Amphitheater is a popular site for many outdoor weddings. It is also used for outdoor concerts.

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Beautiful architecture. I like the light/shadow play creating a strange atmosphere! Great B&W shot.

14 Apr 2008 8:59pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Amazing architecture, I love the last two building shots too. Fantastic Melissa.

14 Apr 2008 10:24pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

There's a lot of very nice elements mixing here – not the least of which is a super B&W and all the strong horizontal lines with the benches ... but there's definitely something creepy here ... I think it could be the dark shadows all along the front under the wrap-around porch roof-line ...

14 Apr 2008 11:04pm

danthro from Suburbia, United States

nice shot! like the b&w, contrast and composition. and great light of course :) nice atmosphere from the sky too. only thing i can think of to improve it might be if the building was a bit sharper.

15 Apr 2008 12:29am

Dhini from Dordrecht, Netherlands

Very beautiful

15 Apr 2008 10:59am

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

like the vignetting; was it intentional? nice capture...

15 Apr 2008 3:13pm

@paulski: The more I started tweaking the vignette, the more I liked it...I liked how it focused the light and added some drama.

Gary from Cochise County, United States

Melissa, This is more than awesome if they make a word for that. One of my favorites from you and that is becoming more difficult.

16 Apr 2008 10:28pm

@Gary: Wow, thanks! I've been trying to experiment a little while I'm waiting for blooms. I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed photographing this home and the Winona Hotel.
Thank you so much for your support, Gary. I'm thrilled that you like these so well. :)

Kobi from Piedmont, United States

So this is a beautiful picture, and I like the tone. What's not obvious is how well you managed to keep the building verticals vertical, without a T&S lens. Nice work.
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kobi

16 Sep 2008 6:02am

@Kobi: Thank you very much for stopping by. Very much appreciated. :)

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