My husband serves on the village board of our tiny community. Knowing on my fascination and history of photographing "the barn", he returned from the monthly meeting with news.
"They've signed a bid to have the barn torn down", he said.
"August," he continued. "Don't know exactly when though."
I remember well the cold winters day I sat shivering in the abandoned hay loft, marveling at the grandeur of the space. It always reminded me of a cathedral, abandoned now to birds, raccoons and the occasional photographer. On that day I fantasized about buying an entire professional lighting set up, to allow me to successfully capture the beauty of the loft. And then I longed for Travis' talent in shooting in the most difficult of lighting situations.
I decided to make the best of what I had and grabbed a shot of the massive beams and soaring roof.
8 comments:
Beautiful shot. Sad news!
I'm sorry you're losing such a lovely old friend.
It is such a shame to lose these. Sometimes a building is more than boards and nails...
I've somehow made it "my space" - which it isn't, but it was a place where I could find (as my children used to call it) a piece of quiet. I was more than board and nails for me.
oh, my! you came highly recommended by Roxanne at Melange and now I see why! What beautiful photographs.
The barn! No hope of saving it?
I'm going to visit a bit in your archives- I'm already being drawn downward to that pig...
Welcome Vicki - stick around. On my very first post I promised to bake a pie, which I haven't done yet. And very soon - after I return from my foray south (Charleston) I'm going to run a contest. Not to be missed!
This is a fantastic image, and I'm glad you managed to capture it before the barn meets it fate. The light peeking through the cracks is utterly surreal, and the more I look at it, the more I like it.
Man, I don't know what else to say. I really like this picture.
The barn looks so sturdy, it is just hard to understand. My grandfather's barn was a lot smaller, this looks so open. What a great place to get 'a piece of quiet', think and dream.
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