Cathedrals of the Earth: Barns and Farm Buildings

[Ken Lee]

Some of them can be quite... majestic.

[Ken Lee]

Here's one I like. Got any you like ?


http://www.kenleegallery.com/images/landscapes/barnn.jpg
Massachusetts, 2004
4x5 TMY PyroCat HD, 300mm Fujinon A

[Michael Graves]

120mm Angulon. 4x5 Forte.

[John Kasaian]

To get the real cathedral effect gaze up at the timberframed rafters from the inside. Quite impressve!

[D. Bryant]

Henry Braselton's dairy barn, Braselton, GA. 8x10 Tri-X/PMK

[Phil]

My grandfather's barn, Augusta, Maine, c. 1980.
VP 120 D-76 (1:1), 80mm Mamiya Sekor

[Linas Kudzma]

Wilda Johnson Farm, Clinton, NJ. FP4+ 8x20 negative from 2004.
The Milkhouse (structure in foreground) is gone now. The farm is now the site of the Clinton Township Middle School. The very large English style barn in the background was spared during construction.

[Louie Powell]

Inside the barn at the Millbrook Winery, Millbrook, NY

[Rob Champagne]

from a small group of ancient farm buildings at the bottom of the Furka Pass in Valais, Switzerland. (not large format)
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[Hugo Zhang]

My little barn/tool shed/darkroom. Kodak 2D with Apo-Skopar 45cm lens.

[Ken Lee]

I love 'em all !

These subjects are just made for the View Camera, aren't they ?

[Rob Champagne]

well mine were done with 35mm. Actually my 4 images were a very important lesson for me in learning to see. I walked round those buildings for half an hour before I started to see what was there to photograph. Then suddenly there was a flood of possibilities.
Funny how that happens.

[matthew blais]

My little 4x5 pt/pl from a working vineyard

[Rob Champagne]

One more, Tithe Barn, Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire, England
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[Norm Buchanan]

Beautiful image Matthew! I love the tone.

[Duane Polcou]

Delaware Water Gap NRA, New Jersey.
Wista VX Rodenstock Apo Sironar 150mm

[Miguel Coquis]

Clon's series
Old Church
Parc régional, Vallée de la Chevreuse
France

[matthew blais]

Here's a couple more from the same ranch as posted above..Not barns per se, but part of them...

[Bill Kumpf]

Since I don’t have scanner, please accept this digital study shot of a barn on my daughter’s place………….

[Ken Lee]

"Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object.

Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs.

According to Koren, wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty and it "occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West."

-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi

[Eric Woodbury]

Some very nice pix above. I don't know if a bean mill and silo counts...

[Joseph Kayne]

From Wisconsin..The Patriot Barn

[Joseph Kayne]

Another one...Barn Art Detail

[Ken Lee]

Ahh...the "ideals of beauty and perfection in the West".

[Steve Gledhill]

Here's two ... a 14th century dovecote and a 14th century tythe barn. They used to make 'em to last. And I have a few more on my "Tithe Barn" web page ... http://www.virtuallygrey.co.uk/New_Images/Barns/barns.html

[Mark Sampson]

Steve, beautifully seen. Remarkable.

[Jim Galli]

Asking a photographer if he has barn pictures is like asking an eskimo for snow.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/FreestyleAPHS/39Lambertucci_1small.jpg
Lambertucci's Roma Ranch, Tonopah, NV

[bdeacon]

The family farm in central Illinois...

[Shailendra]

Delaware Water Gap NRA, New Jersey.
Wista VX Rodenstock Apo Sironar 150mm

Beautiful image...

[Joseph Kayne]

Nice images, everyone...

[Gary Beasley]

Cantilever barn at Cades Cove Tennessee. The detail on the underside of the roof is quite interesting, you can see how they mounted the wooden shingles.

[chris_4622]

One from my on going series documenting what is disappearing around here.

[dominikus bw]

wow... beautiful works, everyone...
here is my works from Old Jakarta Barns...

[Lucas M]

This shot is more of a grain elevator or like (I think) that is the local landmark but it fits the category even though it is not a barn.

[Joseph Kayne]

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[Michael Graves]

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I love the way you posed those people behind the window for the frame effect.

[Sanjay Sen]

.. and I thought that was a poster on the barn door.

[nathanm]

For people who can't even hit the side of the barn, this one poses some additional challenges.

There's a great dilapitated stone barn up the road I'd like to shoot, but the property looks a bit dodgy. Wouldn't wanna run into some kind of Deliverance\Texas Chainsaw Massacre scenario. :eek:

[Ken Lee]

Nivver mand tha peepul. Its thim dawgs wut worris me.

[Jeffrey Sipress]

In the White Mtns of California.......

http://machinearts.com/fredphotos/skull.jpg

[Rob Champagne]

That goat must have been going some...

[Donald Miller]

That goat must have been going some...

Considering that he was backing up.

[Richard Kelham]

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Oh yes, very Gothic...

[Paul Metcalf]

Something about barns that's hard to pass on...

[Ken Lee]

Perhaps that something is a feeling of balance between Man and Nature. As the buildings age, the balance point shifts away from Man, back towards Nature. At some point, they become... just right. Like the ones we see here.

[Maretzo]

Swiss barn through a blue filter.

[mono]

My version of the cathedrals!
It`s a huge barn of a monastery.

[Ted Harris]

Here's one that has never been on the internet. West Virginia, near Shepherdstown. When Jimmy Carter was President he stopped when he saw this barn and walked a mile or so with the farmer.

Velvia, SSXL 110 2004 I think.

[Joseph Kayne]

Here is another one...

[rjphil]

Here's one from a series I've been doing on a friend's farm here in CT -

[paul stimac]

Here's some from the Palouse in Washington State.

[D. Bryant]

Here's some from the Palouse in Washington State.

Nice Paul!

Don BRyant

[Miguel Coquis]

Here's some from the Palouse in Washington State.
One can sense through this pics something very particular, a "force tranquille" and a movement of expansion
Maybe it was not necessary to say it because it is obvious.
Nice !!!

[John Kasaian]

Here's some from the Palouse in Washington State.

Really nice! Thanks Paul!

[paul stimac]

D., Miguel, and John... thanks a bunch. It's always nice to hear a compliment.

[Joseph Kayne]

another one...

[Jiri Vasina]

We don't have so majestic ones here in the middle of Europe, as you have in America. But the interior of some of them can nevertheless be rather interesting...

Kodak T-Max 400, 90mm Schneider Angulon (not Super) - a bit soft on the right side

http://www.vasina.net/photos/web/p4x5-024_web.jpg

[Collin Orthner]

Made a few years back near Edmonton, Alberta. 4x5/120mm/Tri-X.
http://www.apug.org/gallery/data/501/2290Tree-on-farm.jpg

[Ken Lee]

This one has an exquisite quality to it.

[Hollis]

An old barn with what I think is wild tobacco about an hour outside of Asheville, NC.

[Joseph Kayne]

Good work, guys. Here is another one.

[Joseph Kayne]

and another....

[Michael Graves]

and another....

Doesn't this one belong in the portrait thread?

[rjphil]

Here's another - the Round barn at Hancock Shaker Village, Mass., seen through the main building.

[Joseph Kayne]

Doesn't this one belong in the portrait thread?

lol!

Joe.

[Scott --]

5x12, Wollensak 159/9.5 which (apparently) has some fall-off issues when enough rise is used... :rolleyes:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2303/2102007148_be530ebd8f.jpg (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/bliorg/barn01a.jpg)

[bgh]

Well, hardly a Cathedral of the Earth, but my uncle sure likes his spring house nonetheless..

Bruce

[Richard M. Coda]

La Rue Mills House, Mallorytown, Ontario, Canada... 1983
Omega 45D, 150 Xenar, red filter, 4x5 Tri-X

[Joseph Kayne]

Why stop now...

[Joseph Kayne]

And another...

[Joseph Kayne]

Happy Holidays.....

Joseph Kayne Photography

[Ken Lee]

And another...

I like that one a lot !

[Joseph Kayne]

Another farmhouse....

[Joseph Kayne]

One more from Vermont...

[Alex Hawley]

How 'bout an interior?

[Joseph Kayne]

Neat image, Alex.

[riooso]

Just a simple small tractor barn in the fall, in the country near where I live.

Velvia 100, Fuji 210mm


Richard

[Scott --]

5x12-modified VCW, JML 10" process lens, Ilford FP4+.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/bliorg/th_barn_JML_01.jpg (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j185/bliorg/barn_JML_01.jpg)

[evan clarke]

Here are two from Wisconsin and one from Dorothy, Alberta..EC

[sanking]

This is the interior of a children's library in Mexico. It is an HDR image made with a Canon G9.

Sandy King

[Ken Lee]

Man, does that one have a mystery dimension to it !

[sanking]

Interior of church. Another HDR image made with the Canon G9.

Sandy

[sanking]

Another HDR church interior.

[sanking]

This reminds me of cathedral spires.

[sanking]

Man, does that one have a mystery dimension to it !

It has that dimension in reality. I was totally in awe of the way all of these components came together, especially in light of the fact that the architect probably had this in mind in designing the structure.

Sandy

[tim810]

Sandy,
Thats a beautiful image. I wonder what this might look/feel like at night?

again great image..
Tim




This is the interior of a children's library in Mexico. It is an HDR image made with a Canon G9.

Sandy King

[brian reed]

a classic scene in the Tetons
Ebony Ti
Astia

[onnect17]

This reminds me of cathedral spires.
Sandy,

Could you post the technical details of the shot (Hierve el Agua)?
It's amazing!

Armando

[sanking]

Sandy,

Could you post the technical details of the shot (Hierve el Agua)?
It's amazing!

Armando

Hi Armando,

Thanks for your nice comment.

It is an HDR image, but done with a Fuji GA645zi and 220 film. I made three exposures, one at meter indication, one at two stops under, and one at two stops over. This was on color negative film. I scanned the negatives and combined the files with the Merge to HDR option of Photoshop CS3 Extended.

The contrast range of this scene was huge, and this look could not have been achieved in color with either film or DSLR with one exposure. No filter of any type was used in exposing the negatives, except for a UV filter that I keep over the lens for protection.

The hardest part was to align the negatives since merge to HDR is incredibly picky about image size. I managed to do it but it was so complicated not sure I can repeat it.

Sandy

[onnect17]

Thanks Sandy,

The shot(s) is magnetic. It almost feels like the light is coming from the moon and not the sun. I'm not familiar with HDR but the picture is quite an invitation to explore it.

Armando

[Paul Metcalf]

a classic scene in the Tetons
Ebony Ti
Astia I thought I saw some tripod holes in the ground:p (second picture actual sunrise light following an amazing evening of storms through the Tetons)

[jetcode]

I've seen prints that were rendered to have this kind of striking light. The way the light would open up across the mountains and ranch was pretty amazing. I was driving by after noticing the weather change and stopped here.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/jetcode/nicasio-dairy-ranch-base-small.jpg