Iroquois County Farm

These buildings have been razed since this was made.

Nice tones and good composition.

This reminds me of those images from the Depression taken by government-sponsored (?WPA) photographers--Dorothea Lange et al.

 

This images certainly conveys a sense of bleak desolation and hints at a dying way of life. Well done.

 

Feedback on my work welcomed also.

I really like that small to big composition produced by the perspective. That makes the picture interesting. The corresponding lighter areas in the sky emphasise the composition.

Thanks Michael. You may be talking about the old FSA pictures. Those photographers influenced me a great deal I think. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsahtml/fsaAuthors01.html. Here's the address if you're interested. It's an interesting site.

Thanks Alexander. I think the sky did me a favor that day.

fine spatial qualities here. as per the tonal qualities, lighting, etc., you do them fine justice as always. good sky karma seems to sit

on your shoulder.

 

i especially find this image important as it has

captured a life & essence of what no longer exists, & your bringing them forth & sharing them

strikes a chord deep within me.

 

 

as per the WPA comment...it was quite the era &

captures by Lange & others are some of the essence of the period. will check out your referred to link.

 

Again, Thanks, & seeming like a child I want more.

The achievmement of balance is what intrigues me the most about this picture - the heavy gray in the upper left third of the picture with the big barn on the right. Also interesting is the angle, how it captures the big barn in two dimensions and the other structures in three. Of course the atmosphere and toning are great.

I love the tonal range. What do you call this anyway? Is this Sepia or duo tone. I will like to get your opinion as I will like to venture in this direction.

I guess I'd call that a sepia tone Benjamin. I've messed around with the duo tone settings before but now all I do to get this is back off on the blue & green a little & maybe add just a smidge of red.

I agree with what Michael said above. This indeed feels like it came from a different era. You have an excellent eye for these kind of shots, and it's even more impressive that you consisently come up with compelling landscapes from the midwest. Perhaps many shooting in more exotic locations could learn something from you!

I've learnt heaps from looking at Mike's landscapes. The post-processing treatment is more than appropriate here and has resulted in a great image.

That said, I *do* have an affinity towards these kind of rural settings... ;-)

Another great shot, the only thing that I don't like is how you always reply to people's comments, makes slackers like me look bad.

I have been back to this several times. Very nice composition. That barn is huge compared to the house and garage, but I guess they are further away in the scene. Interesting what photography can do to the perspective of things.

 

How did you get the sky to behave so nicely and go into that interesting semi V shape?

 

Love the tones too. I was playing with my blues today... there is a words no words called blue--hmmmmm imagine this with more blue like a cyanotype. My imagination runs wild.

Actually Margaret, I thought about leaving this one in color, the sky was blue that day but a little subdued. I thought the duotone would be more effective. This has been laying around for a couple of years & these buildings, at least most of them, are gone. A moral victory for me.