Classic Missouri Barn

by Larry Braun

Title

Classic Missouri Barn

Artist

Larry Braun

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Photograph

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Highway T
Bollinger County Missouri USA

A lot to like about this barn, and photo. I like the barn because it has lots of character, the rusty roof, and the missing siding gives a feeling of aging, a remnant of times gone by. The weed growing up around the barn tells us the barn is not used very much. Maybe a storage facility for seldom used items.

I like how the road seems to warp around the barn, creating sort of a frame to keep the eyes from wondering too far. The texture of the ground with the browning weeds contrasted with the preautumn colors in the trees.

And to top it all off, (pun intended) is the sky. I love the texture of this sky, with its layers or rolling clouds, and the mauve colors in the background.

This photo is another example of what I call post dusk light. The sun has gone down, and the intensity of the light is very low. This requires an increase in the exposure time which is what gives these colors so much depth. The exposure time was 0.8 seconds, this is a long time.

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January 25th, 2014

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