Posts: countryman60951 | Ugly Hedgehog

phlash46 wrote:

Like this; pp took one minute.

Since I am all new to PP, and fairly new to photography, may I ask what you did to improve it?

Aug 8, 2014 12:56:49 #

littledale wrote:

Every time I add my 2 cents worth somebody smacks me in my kisser.
When you see a building with a big cupalo like the one with the flag I think it is a granary. They would insert a long eleavator with chains and metal plates to put corn or small grain in the bins. Usually the sides for ear corn bins have slats for drying. Also most of them had a driveway in the center for storing wagons, or other equipement.

Well you are right on this time. In this area they are called corn cribs. Ear corn would have been stored in the fall after harvest and shelled out in the spring. This crib among many others are no longer being used for that purpose. This one does have also overhead bins to store like wheat, oats or soybeans. Also not being used any more. Considered too small. If used at all would be to store equipment such as wagons in the drive way of the crib. Thanks for looking.

Aug 8, 2014 12:51:04 #

rmalarz wrote:

I like the exposure of the barn and the ground aro... (show quote)

Barn was the subject, had several limitations on trying to catch this barn. Should have cropped more for one thing I guess. Thank you very much for your input. It is greatly appreciated.

Aug 8, 2014 12:48:20 #

phlash46 wrote:

Good shot, but, I'd up the contrast so the roof doesn't blend into the sky.

Aug 8, 2014 12:46:22 #

phlash46 wrote:

Good shot, but, I'd up the contrast so the roof doesn't blend into the sky.

Very good point thank you.

Aug 8, 2014 12:43:36 #

Wahawk wrote:

AWESOME!! Really love the paint job!! Thank you!

You are very welcome. Hopefully I can locate some more in the near future..

Aug 8, 2014 08:44:00 #

vicksart wrote:

Old barns seem to have stories to tell. This one c... (show quote)

Thank you very much for your input. No doubt I have a lot to learn, and with this type of input it really helps. I had to shoot this from the side of the road and only lens I had for the Sony is an F1.8 55mm prime. Would have liked to shot from the front in the view too but there were trees in the way.

Aug 8, 2014 08:37:08 #

Wahawk wrote:

Very nice shots!! LOVE the one with the flag, just wish you had uploaded the original for a download!!

For your request. I normally do but forgot for some reason, maybe old age.

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Aug 8, 2014 08:35:38 #

Wahawk wrote:

Very nice shots!! LOVE the one with the flag, just wish you had uploaded the original for a download!!

For your request. I normally do but forgot for some resin, maybe old age.

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Aug 7, 2014 21:37:54 #

Daverx wrote:

I too love old barns, they are a vanishing subject. Your barn is beautiful. I agree that less sky would benefit the photo. Great patterns in the wood, and I think too much foreground in the photo.

Thanks for posting and I hope my comments help.

I appreciate your comments greatly. Thats what I wanted honest input .. :)

Aug 7, 2014 21:08:02 #

harclod wrote:

I'm not a pro, countryman60951. I think you did just fine. Upon download, you can see both the end and side just fine. Sometimes the way we the viewers see it, we don't know what the photographer has to go through to get a shot off, not always appealing to everyone's eye. Sometimes it's better to just get a glimpse than nothing at all. Nice shot. Richard :thumbup:

Thanks Richard, I appreciate your input. What I need to learn to do thoughts the PP I did to remove the power line. I found flaws in it. SO hopefully practice makes perfect or somewhere close..

Aug 7, 2014 20:54:17 #

Jbat wrote:

I too like to shoot barns and appreciate your effort here. My thinking would be to have shot the barn closer and probably on the diagonal end where both the front and side could have been seen better. When I got closer to the barn it showed nice texture and if you were closer with your shot, hopefully we could see that nice texture. The sky is not important so taking it out to get closer would not have left anything out.

Thank you for your input it is greatly appreciated. I shot this from the road and could get the front of the barn because of trees in the way. But I do agree with your input... Oh so much for me to learn, but I am enjoying it.

Aug 7, 2014 20:11:29 #

This was has been lightly PP and cropped. I tried to remove a power line that went across the roof, Some honest C & C would be greatly appreciated.

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Aug 7, 2014 20:06:59 #

Found this one on the way home from my brothers place.

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Aug 7, 2014 09:39:44 #

What a 169 year old barn should look like.

GPS Phil wrote:

The farm is located about 15 miles north of where ... (show quote)

Great pictures! it is nice to find some barns that people try to save instead of letting them fall into disrepair. Pictures look great. Thank you for sharing.. :thumb up: