Old Things,Farms,Barns,Buildings, Plus

[Steven Ruttenberg]

I've been continuing with my volunteer work on behalf of the Preservation League of NYS, to photograph their current Seven to Save list, the seven most-threatened historic properties in the state. The current list includes a couple of categories of buildings, including what are known as the Wells Barns. John T. Wells patented a truss system for barns in the 1880s that used tall pointed laminated arches to create wide-open interiors; in a break from traditional post and beam construction, Wells' system allowed farmers to drive their wagons directly into, and maneuver around in, the barns. The interiors really are amazing things to behold, and I had a hoot photographing a few of them the other week. Wells and his son built more than 200 of them throughout the state from the late 1880s until 1940, but fewer than 50 remain. Here's a sample, a small-ish jpg from a quick flatbed reference scan.

Attachment 179867

4x5, Sinar F2, TMAX 400
Sinaron 75mm lens

That is huge!

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Decaying barn of yesteryear. Taken with 4x5 Chamonix 45H-1, Nikkor 75mm at f/32 (could have been f/22, don't have my notes with me) using Tmax100, red 25A filter and processed in Tmax Developer at 1:4. Scanned in with Epson V850 at 3900dpi and cropped to 2.54 aspect ratio.

Resizing this down from full resolution and size which would be 208 inches long x 81 inches wide at 300 dpi or 17.333 ft 6.75 ft just doesn't do this justice. Even at 6 foot x 2.4 foot at 300dpi would be good since I don't have a wall that is really big enough to hang it on, will settle for a 6 foot version. Although, currently I can only print a 5 x 2 foot print.

[IMG]201800702_0081_Working_20180708 by Steven Ruttenberg, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Peter De Smidt]

Nicely done, Steven.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thank you Peter.

[EdWorkman]

WAIT
is this the Steve Ruttenberg of other threads, a new kid to actual LF??
Way to go
regards
Ed

[Steven Ruttenberg]

WAIT
is this the Steve Ruttenberg of other threads, a new kid to actual LF??
Way to go
regards
Ed

Yes, it is Thank you! Although I do wish I was a kid

[bgh]

That is huge!

Thanks, Steve! These Wells Barns are incredible buildings. I generally enjoy more off-center interior views, but in this case, the single-point perspective was the way to go. It was a treat being in these barns.

[Bill Poole]

Decaying barn of yesteryear. Taken with 4x5 Chamonix 45H-1, Nikkor 75mm at f/32 (could have been f/22, don't have my notes with me) using Tmax100, red 25A filter and processed in Tmax Developer at 1:4. Scanned in with Epson V850 at 3900dpi and cropped to 2.54 aspect ratio.

Resizing this down from full resolution and size which would be 208 inches long x 81 inches wide at 300 dpi or 17.333 ft 6.75 ft just doesn't do this justice. Even at 6 foot x 2.4 foot at 300dpi would be good since I don't have a wall that is really big enough to hang it on, will settle for a 6 foot version. Although, currently I can only print a 5 x 2 foot print.

[IMG]201800702_0081_Working_20180708 by Steven Ruttenberg, on Flickr[/IMG]

Lovely! If I look at it long enough, the clouds begin to move.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thank you Bill. Yes they do.

[Steven Ruttenberg]

Thanks, Steve! These Wells Barns are incredible buildings. I generally enjoy more off-center interior views, but in this case, the single-point perspective was the way to go. It was a treat being in these barns.

Your welcome.