This Old Barn

roaddog52

This old barn hasn't changed much over the last 30 plus years or so. Sometimes I'm amazed it's still standing, winters can be very harsh in this part of the state. Shooting it really only works when there is a dramatic sky in the background.

Phil

kdog

Cool photo and killer sky!

black mamba

Really good one, Phil. On my screen, I cropped from the bottom just enough to hide the foreground bare earth and brought the left border in about an inch. That brought the barn in to more prominence and still kept the great sky. You might lose a bit of the sense of isolation that way but it still remains a great shot.

Stumblebum

Love love love!

As Tom said, the foreground gash is not ideal.

I would just fill it in with green or yeah go tighter.

Thanks for sharing Phil!

David_S85

Great shot. I'd bet autumn is favorable for this barn and surrounds too.

roaddog52

@kdog said:
Cool photo and killer sky!

Thanks Joel.

@black mamba said:
Really good one, Phil. On my screen, I cropped from the bottom just enough to hide the foreground bare earth and brought the left border in about an inch. That brought the barn in to more prominence and still kept the great sky. You might lose a bit of the sense of isolation that way but it still remains a great shot.

Thanks for the suggestion Tom. I tried that out, but it changes the overall feel of the image for me, seemed more about the sky and the barn seems to be an after thought.

@Stumblebum said:
Love love love!

As Tom said, the foreground gash is not ideal.

I would just fill it in with green or yeah go tighter.

Thanks for sharing Phil!

Thanks Taz. I'll give your idea a try, and take this into Photoshop and fill in the drainage area with green.

roaddog52

@David_S85 said:
Great shot. I'd bet autumn is favorable for this barn and surrounds too.

Thanks David. If I'm not mistaken, you visited this area a couple of years ago. Below is a shot from late summer, early fall.!

Stumblebum

Wow! Wow wow wow! Blown away with last one, just epic!

bfluegie

What he said! Add another set of wows from me.

roaddog52

@Stumblebum said:
Wow! Wow wow wow! Blown away with last one, just epic!

@bfluegie said:
What he said! Add another set of wows from me.

Thank you both. I appreciate the comments!

Hawthy

Two impressive shots. The barn is great as is. The "gash" doesn't bother me. It adds a little perspective. The second photo with the high aspect is stunning. Love it.

roaddog52

@Hawthy said:
Two impressive shots. The barn is great as is. The "gash" doesn't bother me. It adds a little perspective. The second photo with the high aspect is stunning. Love it.

Thanks Andrew.

Phil