From The Barnyard..

NewEnglandMoments

Thanks for commenting

black mamba

As a dedicated barn shooter myself, I too have sadly observed the demise of an untold number of these structures. As opposed to your stated feelings, though, I feel compelled to now, more than ever, increase my efforts to record their existence. Old barns are, as you imply, a fading element of the farm scene.....we better shoot them while we can.

This is a wonderful set of barn shots you have shown here.

Tom

NewEnglandMoments

black mamba wrote: »

As a dedicated barn shooter myself, I too have sadly observed the demise of an untold number of these structures. As opposed to your stated feelings, though, I feel compelled to now, more than ever, increase my efforts to record their existence. Old barns are, as you imply, a fading element of the farm scene.....we better shoot them while we can.

This is a wonderful set of barn shots you have shown here.

jiro

All your shots, Sir are simply great! I understand your sentiment. I, too have seen that happened to the county where we first lived in. Majority of the barns are just there to rot. Sadly, I didn't have any DSLR yet at that time to record their condition digitally. :cry

WernerG

I think you noted in another post that you no longer live in Vermont. The tube barns didn't hold up very well in Vermont weather and the technology has changed the landscape again. We now have pole barns. Large one story, open structures with soft removable sides to let in lots of bacteria-killing oxygen. The floors are concrete with soft rubber matting that can be easily hosed down. The old 3 story barn now has no useful function on a dairy farm. It used to at least serve to store hay, but hay is now stored outside in plastic-covered bales. The old 3 story barn now has no useful function on a dairy farm, except to store stuff. I just looked through my files and I have never taken a shot of one of these modern barns. I have taken a few shots of plastic covered hay bales with smiley faces painted on the them but that's about it.

Vermont does have a program to help barn owners do structural repairs. My neighbor restored their very old barn. Some are being converted for public use; weddings, live theater, community centers, etc. A B&B near here uses the barn as a restaurant. A farm B&B has to have a barn. But functionally they are history. Maybe someday these new pole barns will look photogenic but I doubt it.

regards, and please keep posting, your work is inspiring

NewEnglandMoments

Yes , I no longer live in Vermont , left two Years ago after 17 Years... ( Photographers Heaven )

Here is article I saved many Moons ago which pretty much tells the story , worth a read if you have time..
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-12-03-barn-usat_x.htm

Barns Fate are the same pretty much everywhere.... Here even in Tennessee, my new home, I went back to re shoot a couple of Barns under different lighting , and in both cases , the Barns were gone , as if they were never there... That was it for me... I just now have steered away from Barns, maybe let someone else carry the torch...

Azzaro

Beautiful set.......