I swore I wouldn't....

black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
edited August 15, 2016 in Other Cool Shots
....shoot any old, run-down farm scenes while on this trip. Lord knows, I've got hundreds already on file. This one, however, jumped out at me and I had to slam on the brakes, dart across the field, and fire away. It was in the Stowe, Vermont, area.



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I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.

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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2016
    Tom, I LOVE this to no end!clap.giflustclap.gif
    Can I say...if mine, I would take inch and half off the bottom....just personal preference I suppose...
    Cheers!
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2016
    Good stop Tom...

    Nice one & it really pops
    Rags
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,891 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2016
    I would have stopped too! Thankfully you did...
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2016
    Super Tom!!... one that invites you to step inside!
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2016
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Tom, I LOVE this to no end!clap.giflustclap.gif
    Can I say...if mine, I would take inch and half off the bottom....just personal preference I suppose...
    Cheers!

    Hey, buddy.

    I always value your input....even when it might be " personal preference ". As a matter of fact, I wrestled with the placement of the lower boundary myself....both when framing the shot in camera and later in the minimal PP work I do as far as cropping goes. The image I posted is virtually straight out of the camera. I elected to show the additional foreground to help establish a depth to that area in hopes that the image accurately portrays the isolation of the old structures....as best it can.

    Thanks, my friend, for you thoughts. As I said, it means a lot to me.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2016
    torags wrote: »
    Good stop Tom...

    Nice one & it really pops

    Thanks, Rags. I was up in that neck of the woods for 16 days and every single day was the picture-perfect day you see in this shot. It was hard to take a shot that didn't have pop to it.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2016
    Juano wrote: »
    I would have stopped too! Thankfully you did...

    I've got to admit, Cristóbal, that I saw a lot of terrific farm scenes that I let slide. This one, though, wasn't getting away.

    Thanks for the visit,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2016
    Earache wrote: »
    Super Tom!!... one that invites you to step inside!

    Thanks, Eric.

    I see all the signs, my friend, that you are subject to the same addiction I have toward old, abandoned properties. The Appalachians gave you a good taste for the " sport ". The next step is complete capitulation to the lore of the deal and the unabashed hunting down of the next subject.

    Take care,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2016
    Great find, Tom! That place looks like it is still standing simply out of habit. Well done!
    The Moose is Loose!
    http://www.moose135photography.com
  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited August 14, 2016
    Nice find, composition and color contrast!

    *I agree with the idea of cropping a little from the bottom :)
    Tatiana - Seeing the world through my camera
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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2016
    moose135 wrote: »
    Great find, Tom! That place looks like it is still standing simply out of habit. Well done!

    Many thanks, John. It was tough breaking my vow but I couldn't let this one slide.

    See you,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2016
    travelways wrote: »
    Nice find, composition and color contrast!

    *I agree with the idea of cropping a little from the bottom :)

    I sure appreciate the visit, Tatiana. Thanks for your comments.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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