Eastern Washington Barns and Homesteads
Oct 23, 2020 17:10:09 #
Recently I posted numerous photos of old barns and abandoned homesteads. Thank you all for the positive comments and feed back. To gather these photos, I spent a week in the Palouse region of Washington last spring and four days this month (Oct.) just north of Wilbur, Washington traveling any road that was off the main highway. Roads that go on for miles. You never know what is around the bend or just over the next hill. Anyway, having a camera in the passenger seat and time on my hands was rewarding. I was also fortunate to have mixed weather, though I am not fond of clear blue skies and have no concerns about inserting another for a more dramatic effect. So, I would encourage anyone to jump into the car and have a go. Thank you again for the comments. Oh, by the way, I came home with a lot of crappy ones to. If I get 10 decent photos out of a hundred different exposures from different angles and distances I'm doing fairly ok. Ken
Oct 23, 2020 17:36:25 #
I went back and saw this thread. I enjoyed the photos very much and envy you on being able to get out and explore. I'm somewhat tied down with babysitting grandkids and avoiding Covid-19. There have been a few times when I was able to get out by myself and photograph to my heart's content such as the Alcan and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. My hit rate on photos is similar, glad I don't shoot film anymore.
Happy trails....
Happy trails....
Oct 23, 2020 19:46:29 #
Oct 23, 2020 20:10:33 #
Photobum wrote:
Recently I posted numerous photos of old barns and... (show quote)
I'm curious. If you posted the pictures why didn't you post this commentary with them.
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Oct 23, 2020 20:26:01 #
Bill_de wrote:
I'm curious. If you posted the pictures why didn't you post this commentary with them.
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Didn't think about till shortly ago.
Oct 23, 2020 20:52:53 #
Photobum wrote:
Didn't think about till shortly ago.
I was going to suggest you put a link here to your thread with the pictures. Then I saw you create a new thread for every picture.
That would be a lot of links, but would increase your post count if that's what you are after.I didn't look at each thread, but the ones I looked at are very nice.
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Oct 24, 2020 06:49:19 #
steve49
Loc: massachusetts
10% is pretty good.
I liked the photos when I saw them.
Nice area for sure.
I liked the photos when I saw them.
Nice area for sure.
Oct 24, 2020 08:12:37 #
Sometimes the struggle or effort you go to in order to get the photos can make even a poor shot a treasure to the photographer. You may get 10% really great photos, I bet the others carry great memories as well!
Oct 24, 2020 08:35:01 #
Photobum wrote:
Recently I posted numerous photos of old barns and... (show quote)
This is exactly what I do around here in Indiana--I go out looking for barns and other photogenic sites. More power to the searchers.
Oct 24, 2020 09:54:22 #
Ken, When I first moved to WA in 1978 I lived in Auburn. It was September and the first couple of days it rained. I was living in my van working second shift at the Renton Boeing plant. The third day I awoke to clear skies and crisp autumn weather. When I hopped out of the van and turned to the east there was Mt. Rainier seeming so close I could reach out and touch it. I started thinking about getting an SLR camera right then and bought my first, a Minolta, that Christmas. I stayed in WA for 28 years and now 14 years after I left, I still miss it. Next time you head over the pass take the highway going north out of Chelan up the Okanagon Valley. I saw it often from the air in my glider and made notes about where to stop and take photos on the ride back to Chelan. Absolutely awesome places to stop for a shot or two.
Rick
Rick
Oct 24, 2020 10:42:48 #
Oct 24, 2020 10:46:19 #
An excellent series of barn images. Well composed and processed. I'm glad I took a look. I love traveling the back roads of Eastern Washington. As you point out, you never know what's around the next corner. Wilbur is a long way from Auburn. Out of curiosity, where did you spend your nights? Motels? With friends? Trailer, camper or RV, in a tent on the ground?
Oct 24, 2020 10:52:47 #
saxman71 wrote:
An excellent series of barn images. Well composed and processed. I'm glad I took a look. I love traveling the back roads of Eastern Washington. As you point out, you never know what's around the next corner. Wilbur is a long way from Auburn. Out of curiosity, where did you spend your nights? Motels? With friends? Trailer, camper or RV, in a tent on the ground?
I reserved a motel called the Willows.
Oct 24, 2020 15:29:50 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
Photobum wrote:
Recently I posted numerous photos of old barns and abandoned homesteads.
Can you direct me to the place where you posted the photos?
Oct 24, 2020 15:46:00 #
goldenyears wrote:
Can you direct me to the place where you posted the photos?
Do a search on this website for my user name Photobum and you find photos of barns and old homesteads, among others.
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