Abandoned Shit Weekly Contest, №1 - Winners!

Dukes and Duchesses of the Deserted!

My Thoughts:
Wow! There was a fantastic response to the inaugural Abandoned Shit Weekly Contest! Nearly 100 entries were made, and I had a great time looking through each and every on of them. It was exactly the type of contest I was hoping this contest would produce. That being said, it was extremely difficult to pick just a few winners... that's why I decided to add several "honorable mentions" to the prize pool. Now then, let's get down to the winners!

1st Place Winner - 20 SBD: @fivealive55

The chapel area of an abandoned church in Gary, Indiana. It's hard to get much cooler and/or creepier than an old abandoned church! I'd LOVE to see something like this in person. Well done, @fivealive55!

2nd Place Winner - 10 SBD: @saysme

"I took (the photo) of this cabin in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness, Montana. The story is that this family died in a horrible plane crash decades ago and the surviving relatives had no interest in anything but the land underneath the several cabins on the property. So everything was left to decay." I fell in love with this photo as soon as I saw it. I couldn't help but to think thoughts of The Donner Party and other 19th century, frontier Americana... though I'm sure the cabin is, indeed, much newer than those times.

3rd Place Winner - 5 SBD: @visualz

This photo is a much different vibe than the first two, but it had an appeal to me that I couldn't forget. I think it's how nature is utterly swallowing this vehicle up. Being that it's a relatively modern car, it really emphasizes how quickly it's being reclaimed. Though it's probably just some sort of ivy/vine growing over it.... that car would be disappeared in another year or two, by the looks of it. I'm always one to root for team Mother Nature!

Honorable Mentions - 1 SBD each:

@florian-glechner
"Because the Ebelsberger forrest is near the barracks of Ebelsberg there are a few bunkers from the 2nd world war still there."

@austinhopper
"I came upon this little house in Northern Montana on my Bicycle Ride Across America."

@intrepidphotos
"Memories from a lost past haunt this abandoned homestead in County Kilkenny, Ireland."

@jasonrussell
"This was taken on our old Hwy 60 just a half mile from @hethur240's house. It's parked in front of an old house covered in vines!"

@artzanolino
"This is what was left of our grand stage, a stage that was an honour and aspiration to reach."

FINAL THOUGHTS
If you weren't picked this week, don't be discouraged! There was a LOT of great competition. Some entires were disqualified for making more than one post/entry, missing the deadline to enter, or sort of missing the premise of the contest - posting photos of just trash and litter. Just some things to think about when entering future Abandoned Shit Weekly Contests.

Abandoned Shit Weekly Contest - № 2 will be announced tomorrow (Tuesday) and look for the official contest post to see what the week's theme will be! I'm so excited and I hope you all join in, once again! Now, I'm off to distribute payouts!