Home ownership, for better or worse, is a key part of the American culture. With every foreclosure on a house the American dream passes by the masses, a little bit more...
Drive-by shot in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim with Kodak EBX 100 XPRO (cropped). (Explore)
This photo was taken on July 13, 2009 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, US, using a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim.
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Tulay Emekli, 52joan~trying to catch up!, XxLaRiSsAxX, brendan ó, and 35 other people added this photo to their favorites.
~*~...nicole...~*~ (43 months ago | reply)
i know. it is like people had a taste of it, and now it was ripped from underneath them. love these colors.
Tulay Emekli (43 months ago | reply)
Lovely capture ..interesting history that you present to us !
brendan ó (43 months ago | reply)
knowing how you plan out your photos makes me appreciate this more.
Love the colours here.
Sad situations though, very much the case for many people here in Ireland too.
Bankers still get their bonuses though!
Zaqqy J. (43 months ago | reply)
sooo beautiful!!
ifedorovskaya (43 months ago | reply)
sad story, but great image...
And Soon the Darkness (43 months ago | reply)
Lovely image sir!
simonbondphotography.com (43 months ago | reply)
Great shot, very powerful and iconic.
Trinimusic2008 (43 months ago | reply)
Thanks Kevin, for keeping the issue of foreclosures in the front of our minds. Have a wonderful day, my friend:)
MakingMemories(Deja-Vu photography) (43 months ago | reply)
awesome image..really powerful and so true..sad times
southarmstudio (43 months ago | reply)
How sad. The boarded up widows speak for it all.
It has become fashionable in this area for vacant rural houses to have their windows smashed. What a country.
abennett23 (43 months ago | reply)
excellent blur and processing, nice work
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1blessedmom Photography (On Again) (43 months ago | reply)
Sad situation, but great processing to this shot!
Michael Skelton (43 months ago | reply)
Glad it is not my house, cool looking shot!
t4tO_ (43 months ago | reply)
stunninf shot with marvelous colors my friend!! fave :)
KLnyc (43 months ago | reply)
Sad, but I had seen alot in Nj and Pa area :((
oybay© (43 months ago | reply)
America, 2009.
Steve-h (43 months ago | reply)
Sad, but globally true...meanwhile the rich get richer !
Kelvin Wong (Away) (43 months ago | reply)
Magnificent shot with great colour tone my friend!!!
Che-burashka (43 months ago | reply)
ncie motion
innerMt (43 months ago | reply)
Beautiful motion blur! Very nice!
telmo32 (43 months ago | reply)
Excellent..!
Sasuhai (43 months ago | reply)
Good one
AL zanki (d10b Q8) (43 months ago | reply)
amazing motion!
Ronjaa (43 months ago | reply)
Nice.. like the tones!
petrosyuk (43 months ago | reply)
amazing work!
Spkennedy3000 - Architectural Photographer (43 months ago | reply)
Superb.
Bad, Bad Lechroy Brown (43 months ago | reply)
this is hot Kevin
yellow is the color of fear right
awesome blur
sidewalk flying (43 months ago | reply)
Jeez, that's nice. Great colors. Amazing how this captures "Michigan" or "Detroit" in a lot of viewers' minds. Unfair to those places, perhaps, but a photo that says a lot.
PAL1970 (43 months ago | reply)
A fantastic and pleasing image
An excellent work
My compliments!
Majorlight (43 months ago | reply)
Much too commonplace a sight in America these days....beautifully captured, Kevin...the processing is wonderful..I love the colors and th sense of motion.
Señor Jaime [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
as you drive.....funny
Jocko B. (43 months ago | reply)
Love the capture. Great foreground bur and processing. Poignant image.
mpaulda™ (43 months ago | reply)
One must not forget which entity passed the legislation to make ( or force) this possible. It makes no sense on all fronts
dytduveau (43 months ago | reply)
nice color...
murphyeppoon (43 months ago | reply)
Was this taken from a moving car, or is that simulated? Great accentuation of the colours, and this almost looks slightly grainy - which it isn't - but your treatment has added a layer of formaity to an otherwise informal shot. We read about these horrors - Australia kind of skirted around them, and we don't have the major problems of foreclosure, but hose prices continue to go up and up and the prospect of ownership slips from more and more.
Zé Eduardo... (43 months ago | reply)
Great colors !!!!
Aamir Yunus (43 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
Dark Spinner (43 months ago | reply)
Extremely sad and worrisome!
Dircinha - (43 months ago | reply)
Pretty shot.
matthiaswerner (43 months ago | reply)
perfect timing here. the motion blur is just right. good job!
ilsebatten (43 months ago | reply)
Incredible how you turn what might be an ordinary image into a work of art
IceNineJon (43 months ago | reply)
A sad statement and powerful photograph.
Alfredo11 (43 months ago | reply)
SENSACIONAL TOMA"!!!!!!!... FANTASTICO TRABAJO
the-father (43 months ago | reply)
superb.
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Holly Ford Brown (43 months ago | reply)
breaks my heart, a very powerful image especially with the title, great coloring, that lomo is really great!
marccc1970 (43 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot!,great work kevin : )
Melinda ^..^ (43 months ago | reply)
nice work
Jawdoc (43 months ago | reply)
ouch....nice foreground blur in this drive-by
Irene2005 (43 months ago | reply)
Beautiful and sad image!
Ernesto Castro (43 months ago | reply)
great composition and colors!