MISSOURI HOUSE AND BARN

Now abandoned. Once the home of dreams and aspirations.

Take me home...country roads...to the place....I belong.......... Well done! Thanks!

Thanks for looking. Take care

Hi David; I like the subject matter and it's well photographed. Good color and light. For me it would look better though if the old house were higher or lower in the picture and away from the verticle center.

I'll certainly agree a case could be made for either version. I am aware of the rules of photo composition and gave this some thought, and went the way I did because I kind of liked showing the land it was sitting on. I also like showing the thick tree trunk which you kind of diminished. But your point is well taken in that it is very dense trough the middle of the image, and the barn only adds to that. Thanks for your thoughts and suggestion.

Beautiful, classic shot... sorta timeless (except for the satellite dish) :-) I still like it!!

How embarrassing! I did not notice the dish. Well, it is reality, although I don't think anyone has lived in the house for several years.

Even the inside picture framing with the tree! The spectacle looks so familiar to me although I live in a quite different environment! Movies!

 

PDE

I don't understand it, but these old farmhouses and barns evoke such a deep reaction in me. These are the scenes and places of my youth, now falling into decay. I'm glad you're snapping them. The character of that old house is remarkable. I can clearly time travel in my head back decades and imagine this place as a lively, functional homestead. I guess like you, I'm swayed by old things.

Thank you. Pleased to have your visit.

Well, it's not surprising that you should find this evocative. We're both Midwest boys who jumped ship, but never forgot our roots.

I like the framing and perspective. This way the house on the hill looks kinda powerful and yet the huge tree seems to be saying "hey, not so fast; look at me - I'm the boss here." The house also has a good tree aura (in other words, the trees behind the house give it a nice background). I like the colours and the nicely blue sky with the white clouds is gorgeous. Very nicely done. Cheers, Micheal

Thanks. It is interesting to see how one reacts to the trees surrounding the house. I looked at it as a crown of sorts, or even possibly a frame, but one could assume that it is a threat to take over and to crush the house.

I like it! Maybe there is a hermit living there likes to watch college football, thus the dish on the side. I'm assuming that you did not approach the structures for some close-ups or different views?

Thanks. Actually I did, and if you would like to know a bit more about this image and the story that goes with it, go here

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?topic_id=1481&msg_id=00NNRY&photo_id=6659221&photo_sel_index=0

 

My comment (about the fourth or fifth one down explains the circumstances. I will be posting at least one more image from this site and maybe two.

Wonderful picture David! Thing I like most is the great sense of depth created in this picture (and which is mostly thrown out in Chucks crop). Also the even light and the subject matter speak volumes to me. Thank you for posting it.

Thanks. Really appreciate it.

A very fine shot, Dave. Your time in Missouri was well spent, indeed. Warm regards, Joe

Thanks. I did manage to leave with an image or two, but missed the opportunity to meet a well known Pnet photographer.

Simply and quietly a pleasing visual image. I agree with your assessment and think it is helped by the land in the foreground and the thickness of the tree trunk. It is keenly seen and steadily and easily composed. It has the feel that the dwelling and barn belong precisely on the land they occupy. The drab gray of the structures can't hide the crisp green and blue of ground and sky. The background trees frame the house almost acting as a halo, protecting those who dwell or dwelled there. This is why they call it "fall." This captures not the dazzle and glow of autumn, but its other side, the oncoming barrenness yet with remembrance of the beauty that preceded it.

 

Not sure why there's such a different quality and cast to the blue surrounding the bare branches of the distant trees. Perhaps something you did in post processing left its mark there?

Thank you. Although there are some statements and conclusions that can be made from the image, it draws me in by its simplicity and its humanity. Nothing profound. More like a nice cup of tea.

 

I'm not sure about what might be causing the effect you describe. It has minimal processing, but maybe the blue saturation was cranked too high???

You have such thoughtful and perceptive friends on here that if I don't get a comment online quickly, all the good ones are taken.

 

So I'll just add that this is a very well composed capture of a small but meaningful piece of this country's history. I like it.

Thanks. As far as I'm concerned, every comment you make is thoughtful and perceptive, and I don't care if you are first or last to comment, it is always equally appreciated. Take care.