Backside of the Brown Barn by olivetreeann

Backside of the Brown Barn

I've been taking more photos with my trusty 35mm camera but don't always have the funds to get the pictures processed and transferred to the computer. But I finally was able to do 2 rolls today from my recent stops at the Brown Barn and the Little Bushkill Creek.

One of the things that is so enjoyable about these old barns is the fact that from the road they have one appearance, but when you walk around them, whole new facets of their "personalities" emerge. From the road, the Brown Barn is...brown! But "his" backside is still a lovely weathered red. From the road, "his" silo appears to be crumbling to pieces, but on his backside it's still intact. I just love how the film brought out the richness of color on this shot. The "old boy" still has a lot of life left in him.

Shot with Kodak 35mm Color Print Film 400
Great composition
April 20th, 2012  
Love the detail on the wood makes for really interesting colour
April 20th, 2012  
Wow ... this is fantastic. Did you use processing for this one, Ann?!! Amazing colors!!
April 20th, 2012  
What an interesting barn! Love it!
April 20th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@melorac Thank you Carole! Yes, the paint was really peeling on this side but hadn't lost its color yet.
@karenann Thank you Karenann. Not really. It's a Kodak 35mm Color Print film shot that was transferred to CD and uploaded to my computer. I edited in Picmonkey only to restore the color the way it appears on film. Very little processing- just a nudge. I realize I forgot to include that on the commentary. I'll have to change that.
April 20th, 2012  
@deniseinindy Thanks Denise!
April 20th, 2012  
Beautiful colours and textures
April 21st, 2012  
great composition
April 21st, 2012  
I love old barns. Great photo
April 21st, 2012  
Nice composition, this barn has some wonderful textures =)
April 21st, 2012  
@annaluceya Thank you so much Anna!
@kimmistephens Thanks so much Kimmi!
@sadiec Thank you so very much Sadie! I love old barns too!
@tanja_1211 Thanks so much Tanja!
April 21st, 2012  
Very nicely weatherd. It's a great shot Ann
April 21st, 2012  
@digitalrn Thanks Rick. These old barns are really quite photogenic- but you already know that!
April 21st, 2012  
Wonderful composition and capture Ann.
April 21st, 2012  
Very beautiful barn. Love the composition and colours.
April 21st, 2012  
Great picture! It's good to see you still experimenting with film photography.
April 21st, 2012  
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole!
@sangwann Thank you Dione!
@mrssmith Thank you Carla! I intend to keep up with it throughout the year, but it takes awhile for me to get it developed and on to a CD with my extremely tight budget! But I do love film- and my trusty old 35mm!
April 21st, 2012  
Nice capture, very few of those old silos still intact. The vertical composition and textures make the photo for me.
April 21st, 2012  
@rhubbard Thanks so much Rich! I feel the same way. At first glance I liked the strong horizontal of the barn and the vertical of the silo.
April 21st, 2012  
Very nice barn: love the lines and patterns in it
April 21st, 2012  
You captured the weathered look very well and love the composition.
April 21st, 2012  
@woot Thanks Davide!
@cimes1 Thanks Carole!
April 21st, 2012  
this looks like a tower of a castle! it still looks okay, i suppose. great angle, ann. i like it.
April 21st, 2012  
what a cool shot,
April 21st, 2012  
@summerfield Thanks Vikki! Yes, from the back it looks fine, but in the front, it's crumbling and there's a rather large gaping hole in the roof of the silo.
@sarasdadandmom Thanks Terry!
April 21st, 2012  
You've caught a great feeling here.
April 22nd, 2012  
Bev
Nice shot! I don't know if I could deal with film cameras anymore...as you said, money to develop them and money to purchase film is hard to come by.
April 22nd, 2012  
@dmariewms Thanks Marie! These barns really are an adventure to photograph. I wish I was brave enough to venture inside, but I'm just afraid of disturbing the wrong critters!
@prttblues Thanks Bev. I'm just being picky with what I shoot so that I don't have a huge expense from it. But you're right. It can be very pricy. I also tell the processing folks to develop the negatives and put the prints on the CD instead of printing them all out.
April 22nd, 2012  
This is wonderful. You should tag film-lives
April 23rd, 2012  
@peterdegraaff Thanks Peter- there are so many film tags! But I will add that one.
April 23rd, 2012  
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