Functioning Abandonment

I was a little unhappy with this shot, I meant for it to be exposed slightly less, giving more dark tones to the wood in the foreground, but I was also trying to expose and give some shadow detail to the dark red building in the back, so I compromised, it's not terrible, but I feel I could have done better...

The fascination with what is perceived as abandonment vs what is actually an abandoned place or person or situation is of interest to me lately, that house was just collapsing, yet it was obvious from the cars in the driveway (to the left out of frame) that this was a functioning living place for some person/people. It really is an interesting thought to understand what people are willing to and accepting of living in when we have a different lifestyle than they do.

Shots from my trip to VT... my GF was very patient... but her patience did seem a little thin...