Barn at the golden hour
Mar 1, 2019 16:46:49 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
A rare sunny day so I went for a walk (with pocket camera) at an old farm and snapped this. Pawlilngs Farm is actually part of Valley Forge National Park, but on the north side of the river so far less visited and has no amenities other than a small structure that holds park brochures.
Barn was built in 1800s by farm owner at the time, Samuel Wetherill, and added to a few years later by same owner, doubling its size to approximately 116' long. House in back is a later 1800s tenant farmer's house which is still occupied. Manor house, now in ruins, is to the right of the barn; the road winds around the barn to the back of the manor house and continues on to the main road.
Barn was built in 1800s by farm owner at the time, Samuel Wetherill, and added to a few years later by same owner, doubling its size to approximately 116' long. House in back is a later 1800s tenant farmer's house which is still occupied. Manor house, now in ruins, is to the right of the barn; the road winds around the barn to the back of the manor house and continues on to the main road.
Mar 1, 2019 16:55:17 #
Good capture - however, are you sure it is a barn? Never saw a 3 story barn but that is not impossible.
Mar 1, 2019 16:59:23 #
I like this shot as most of what I've seen is always cropped in on the barn.
(I'm only 5 miles from there.)
I thought Park Rangers were still in the house.
(I'm only 5 miles from there.)
I thought Park Rangers were still in the house.
Mar 1, 2019 17:03:49 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
Longshadow wrote:
I like this shot as most of what I've seen is always cropped in on the barn.
(I'm only 5 miles from there.)
I thought Park Rangers were still in the house.
(I'm only 5 miles from there.)
I thought Park Rangers were still in the house.
Have no idea who lives there. I saw a car there once, there are usually lights turned on on both porches, and trash barrel left for collection on Pawlings Road.
Thanks for the comment; I just like the long view with the house to give a sense of scale - largest barn I've seen.
Mar 1, 2019 17:20:59 #
I don't think of barns as having so many windows at different levels, looks more like a factory or apartment.
Mar 1, 2019 17:23:50 #
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
Country Boy wrote:
Good capture - however, are you sure it is a barn? Never saw a 3 story barn but that is not impossible.
we had a 4 story barn. bottom livestock, second granary and feed & other storage. third and fourth were different level hay and straw storage. and i have seen much larger barns.. many hay lofts were 25 -30 feet tall, floor to roof.
Mar 1, 2019 17:27:47 #
ELNikkor wrote:
I don't think of barns as having so many windows at different levels, looks more like a factory or apartment.
It's a barn. Now part of Valley Forge National Park.
Mar 1, 2019 18:04:51 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
It really was built as a barn - documentation for its history. And given the size, not surprising that there were windows for light and ventilation.
Mar 1, 2019 18:10:26 #
The building looks like 4 floors but that is just based on windows. I guess that with a very large floor for hay and another for grain with animals and equipment on ground level it could be just 3 levels. The windows would be needed for ventilation for sure!
Mar 1, 2019 20:50:20 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
I believe that I read it was 3 1/2 stories (perhaps because roof slopes), but fenced off so no access to actually visit. Will try to shoot other side with entrance ramp to second floor, "threshing floor" according to report, on next visit.
Mar 2, 2019 08:28:58 #
Nice photo--I believe your including the house in the frame is what actually makes the photo--good composing!
It’s a barn, for sure--probably for a large dairy operation, hence the windows for ventilation. I’ve seen three-story dairy barns before.
It’s a barn, for sure--probably for a large dairy operation, hence the windows for ventilation. I’ve seen three-story dairy barns before.
Mar 2, 2019 10:38:33 #
Mar 2, 2019 14:27:37 #
sbohne wrote:
I don't care if it's a barn or not a barn. But it has way too much foreground for me.
Agreed, I cropped it on screen by using two pieces of paper. To my eye, cropping 1/2 way between the existing bottom edge and the bottom of the barn, and 1/2 from the left edge into toward the house works better visually while still leaving the story intact.
Mar 2, 2019 14:46:35 #
I like your crop the way it is because it adds depth to the subject and its surrounding areas. A tight crop, for me anyway, doesn’t always give the best story.
Mar 2, 2019 14:49:27 #
Doesn't need to be tightly cropped. But the empty negative space doesn't really lead my eye to the subject.
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