Remnants of a Tobacco Economy: Supersaturated colors of Indian Summer light up an old tobacco drying shed in the NC backcountry.

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Nov 15, 2014 11:14:47 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Supersaturated colors of Indian Summer light up an old tobacco drying shed in the NC backcountry.

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Nov 15, 2014 16:05:28 #

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

I'm a believer! Beautiful shot, great composition, and being a fan of bright color, I really like this, Bob.

Spent some time when I was young working in southern Indiana, also a big tobacco growing area, and was interested to watch the growing and curing process there.

Superb work on this one!

Nov 15, 2014 16:16:54 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Treepusher wrote:

Thanks much Randy. It seems that every time I take a new back road while out exploring, I run into another one of these drying barns. This one is in better shape than most as all of its outer walls are still fairly well intact. It's distinctly a mark of tobacco agriculture.

I've actually picked a few leaves of tobacco during harvest season. It's very easy on the hands.

Nov 15, 2014 17:57:46 #

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Bob Yankle wrote:

Supersaturated colors of Indian Summer light up an old tobacco drying shed in the NC backcountry.

That is a really nice old structure and the setting is very nice. I like it.

Nov 15, 2014 18:24:19 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

ebrunner wrote:

That is a really nice old structure and the setting is very nice. I like it.

Thanks Erich. I normally render these structures as Low Key but this one had so much beautiful foliage wrapped around it that it seemed like a shame to strip it of its color ...... so I went the other route, supersaturating the living daylights out of it.

Nov 16, 2014 07:09:02 #

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

:thumbup: Perfect!

Nov 16, 2014 07:19:53 #

Bob1190 Loc: Hatboro, PA

Brings back memories of Wilson, N.C. Nice shot :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nov 16, 2014 07:20:28 #

Bob1190 Loc: Hatboro, PA

Brings back memories of Wilson, N.C. Love the smell. Nice shot :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nov 16, 2014 08:22:33 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

nimbushopper wrote:

:thumbup: Perfect!

Thanks nimbushopper. I believe this is the most saturation I have ever added to a photo ..... and yet it seems to work.

Nov 16, 2014 08:25:44 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Bob1190 wrote:

Brings back memories of Wilson, N.C. Nice shot :thumbup: :thumbup:

Thanks Bob. Yep, I definitely prefer the smell of tobacco out in the field or inside a drying barn to that of one produced by a cigarette. It has a nice earthy touch to it.

Nov 16, 2014 09:16:22 #

nehall Loc: Martinsville, VA

Beautiful shot of one of my favorite subjects! Love the bright colors.

Nov 16, 2014 10:07:41 #

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

nehall wrote:

Beautiful shot of one of my favorite subjects! Love the bright colors.

Thank you nehal. Virginia is probably better know for its tobacco crops than North Carolina, so you're probably very familiar with these structures ..... and a dash of Indian Summer seems to work well with the old buildings.

Nov 16, 2014 10:27:05 #