Recently, forward progress began on the renovation of the main architectural structure in my original thesis. I have new material to shoot, but there's now a fence around the construction zone. Since I can't be as close to the building as I have been in the past, I had to find a way to artistically tell the story of the renovation from the vantage points available. There are several places on the building where they removed damaged wood, but they were not suitable for more detailed images. The largest section of work was where the clapboard siding had been removed to expose the structural wood beneath. I felt this carried forward the narrative of introspection and considering our relationship to our environment by looking inside ourselves. It also juxtaposes the idea of looking beneath the surface of the architecture on the Cape and the "old bones" of these buildings as compared to the kiln dried 2" x 4" studs. Compositionally, I contrasted the verticals of the bright columns and windows with the rich, brown horizontal planks in the first two images. The first image was taken in the morning. The second has the late afternoon sun which shines on the front of the house during the longer summer days. August sun is the best to color the stark white painted wood of the facade. The angular light reveals the grain of the wood, the nails, and impressions in the wood. The individual boards are more apparent. The intrusion of shadows from the wires is unavoidable, and a wider crop might be necessary to reveal them instead. This heightened natural color is what I'm trying to perfect to show the beautiful houses that are still very present in many areas here. Portrait orientation and framing accents the vertical shapes of the window, and in the second picture, the chimney. The second image has the color contrast of the blue sky and brown wood. #depreciated #thecolumns #architecture #greekrevival #restoration #architecturephotography #oldhouses #historic #historichomes #historicpreservation #documentaryphotography #lyricdocumentary #capecod #capecodinsta #capecodinstagram #capecodphotographer #capecodphotography #nikon #z7ii (at West Dennis, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0_TFhLal2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
