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Old red barn

I was wondering if I could find me some old barns to photograph using google maps and save time randomly driving around. I picked an area where I suspected I could find some and close to where I live, sure enough, after maybe 10 minutes I was able to locate a couple on the same road! They are very easy to spot from the air with what I call “the beak roof”.

Checked it out the next day and it sure is a beauty! Don’t you agree?

red barn
It sits next to a smaller shed where they used to store grain I presume and could be photographed from any direction. Often you find a cool looking barn and its so overgrown with trees and brush that its hard to get a good shot, but not this one, it sits right in the middle of a corn field! I must revisit this one again after we get some snow.

 

Warm winter day

I think it hit 60 degrees today and that is rare for South Dakota winters! According to weather forecast the cold is coming back so we took a ride this evening. Luckily we have several barns right around the corner so we stopped at two. This particular barn we visited a couple of years ago during the summer and early in the morning, I remember the grass was really tall and hard to walk in.

old barn

After exploring about I came up with several compositions that I found interesting. Maybe if we get some snow on the ground again I will give it another go.

Old American barnI purposely scour the area and look for something interesting to include in the foreground, it could be things like old wagon wheels, farming equipment, interesting trees, rocks, etc.  Such objects add interest and depth to your images, so keep that in mind if you are new to photography and try to use this technique on your next outing.

Happy shooting!

Frosty barn

I knew we might have some good opportunity when the forecast last night was calling for rain, snow and strong wind. So this morning it looked promising and we headed to take some pictures of our local barn. I wish there were a few clouds but I still like how it turned out. It was actually very warm, I really am tired of wearing gloves all the time.
They are calling for upper 40’s all next week woohoo!

old barn

Vintage Pepsi Spirit

We decided to revisit this cool old silo that we have driven by a thousand times but never had time to stop to take a picture, yet always admired how cool this piece of old Americana looked at sunset. So tonight, we grab the cameras and jumped in the jeep  just to take a picture around sunset, and it was so cold my fingers almost froze to my camera!

All in all I think it was worth the trip, the sunset was not as widespread as we hoped, but the light was still very pleasing. I took several dozen shots, but this is one of the better ones. I will try again in the future, perhaps it will look even better with dramatic rain clouds or an early sunrise. Oh, if you are wondering the sign says, “Catch That Pepsi Spirit.”

Taken with the Lumix GX7 and kit 14-42mm lens, which is surprisingly sharp and very light lens.

Enjoy!

Old American silo with pepsi sign

Sunset at the lake

We had a surprisingly warm day yesterday for January and we took full advantage of it. Visited our local lake and snapped a few shots of a gorgeous sunset using the new Lumix GX7. The ice have melted a little and there were pools of water reflecting the warm colors of the setting sun. Of course today we have a blizzard conditions with strong wind and drifting snow. Welcome to South Dakota…

Melting ice sunset