Indiana, USA

Don’t be afraid to reshoot. I had shot this gate a few days before, but really didn’t like the lighting or the technical sharpness. I kept my eye on the weather, and a few days after the original shoot, there was a bright cloudy day with a few sprinkles, and I immediately drove back to the barn and shot this. The soft light from the bright overcast gave me the rich texture and effects I wanted.

Indiana, USA

Keep your eyes moving as you look around for stuff to shoot. I was walking back from the rear of the barn where I shot the gate photograph when I saw this composition- with the peak of the roof almost perfectly defining the 2/3 vertical in the frame. I used a very wide lens on this shot to move the branches up over the house, which required some perspective ‘correction’ in Photoshop after the fact.

Patton Indiana USA

This turned into a study on textures and randomness. The vines provide a random, fractal overlay to the rich textures of the weathered barn board.

Patton, IN USA

This show was taken on a cold, blustery, windy day, and it shows. I absolutely loved this hen house because it had just a hint of the Hut of the Baba-Yaga feel about it- kind of spooky and creepy, with the ominous sky that cried out for a darker treatment.

Patton Indiana USA

It was seeing this barn from the highway that led me to explore the abandoned farm here in Patton, Indiana.

Patton, IN, USA

Sometimes the subject is so interesting or detailed that breaking the rule about “never putting your subject center-frame” is mandated. I wanted to show all the detail I could about this hen house in a single shot. Fortunately, it is so visually interesting, it works.