Blue and Gray [Contest Finalists February 2012]
Uploaded: January 02, 2012 05:40:14
The primary focal point is the vertical line where the horizontal pieces of the blue barn’s siding meet at the barn’s corners. In order to maintain the pleasing symmetry, that line is located dead center rather than on a “third” line. Shot on a tripod, but on a very windy (40 mph) day… I put downward force on the tripod to limit camera movement.
[taken specifically for this assignment]
Finalist EofD 2012-02
Exif: F Number: 22, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 25/10 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Errick L. Cameron March 25, 2012
Congratulations! And this was my favorite photo from your gallery!!! #1452018Patti Coblentz March 25, 2012
Congratulations on your finalist, Terry...WTG!!Chris Budny March 25, 2012
Congratulations, Terry! I shot a red barn this way---I love the receding lines, and age/decay; your blue is an unexpected treat! #10054624Nikki McDonald March 25, 2012
Nicely done, Terry. Congratulations on your Finalist. #10054767Bob Cournoyer March 25, 2012
Woo Hoo... :-) #10055172Claudine Grove March 25, 2012
Congrats on this unusual image. Don't think I've ever seen a blue barn. Good luck in the next round. #10055339Usman M. Bajwa March 25, 2012
Well seen and captured, Terry. CONGRATZ on the Finalist and good luck up next!UB. #10055838
Graham Robards March 26, 2012
Love this Terry, congratulations on the Silver badge! Best of luck for the next round! Pat #10055983Carol Quina March 26, 2012
Congratulations Terry! It's got to be great that a photo you took specifically for an assignment got picked as a finalist! Nice job!Michele Peterson March 26, 2012
wonderful colors and details, Terry! Congratulations on the finalist!! #10057696Julianne Bradford March 26, 2012
Neat perspective Terry..congrats! #10058065Terry A. Stoa March 26, 2012
Thanks, all - blue barns ARE unusual and it's the only one I can remember seeing. I've got my eyes on a yellow one that's close to home - just need to stop and get permission to shoot it. #10058352Barbara Mason March 26, 2012
Congratulations on this finalist image Terry - enjoyed your Barns very much !! - interesting do you ask permission to photo the Barn or to go on the property ? #10059217Terry A. Stoa March 26, 2012
Barbara - thanks for looking. Some I've taken on a county barn tour last fall. Other's I've observed by the roadside and stopped then (or later) to shoot it.I haven't done any that are next to a lived-in house - but have my eye on some. For those, I'll get permission first.
Once I stopped at an abandoned farmhouse, turned around in the driveway and then returned to the barn to shoot it. As I was leaving the car a man in a pickup truck drove up and asked me what I was up to. Apparently I'd tripped an alarm and he got a phone call. Too many n'er do wells poking around where they shouldn't. He warned me that "you'd better be careful, you're likely to get shot". That's slowed me down...
It's a little scary when I think about it.
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Merna L. Nobile March 27, 2012
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Congratulations! Merna
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