Lonesome Stables

This barn sits unused and uncared for on a piece of land about ten minutes south of my house. The farmland is still sown but the barn is forgotten. A relic of simpler days when horse and ox were the only source of power for plows and carts. Now they use machinery that costs three quarters of a million dollars to do all the work. Not to mention spraying fertilizers and pesticides that cost a pretty penny aswell.
And they wonder why they can't make any money farming anymore.

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Mary Bogdan says:

fantastic!!!
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Tous les noms sont déjà pris... pfff... says:

! Like it !
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

kilaloe_sinrise says:

Nice
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Adam Holte says:

beautiful pinhole shot. i need to find an old barn around here to shoot.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Sammeh [deleted] says:

I adore this photo, it's the lighting that gets me
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Haiku Garry says:

great shot. has a nice aged feel to it. beautiful.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Notraces Flip Side says:

Wonderful
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

McNeney says:

Fabulous! I love the sky, and the great converging angles.

As for farming... yeah, it made more sense in the old days. Now, like almost everything else, it's been spoiled by rampant capitalism/corporatism/commercialization.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

shadowbox says:

A way of life that is fading faster than most realize.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

Sandra Freyler says:

I love the treatment used on this image. Barns are always fun to photograph! :) Beautiful!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Ian David Blüm says:

no treatment necessary this was scanned straight from a large format negative. Barns are always fun to shoot, I think we can all agree.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

McJark says:

Lovely!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

vastveranda says:

wow. what a shot! i love working with 4x5s...this barn seems to demand it.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

judyboy says:

Fabulous, great comp and I love the edges.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Fantoccio says:

great)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

weareallokay says:

stunning image.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Camster Factor says:

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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

alice of the palace says:

I LOVE this pinhole shot! I've worked with pinhole photography some, and I think that it's just so much fun. This is an excellent piece!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

mithraea says:

Hi there - this is a great shot! Found it via the Zero Image group. I was wondering - what focal length were you using here? (I don't have a Zero, but I believe the LF ones can expand - 25mm, 50mm etc). I have a home built 4x5 pinhole, which I have just started to use - focal length is about 25mm, but I find that with LF film, I get the strong vignetting, as the image circle is relatively small. So was just curious as to how you seem to have got a full frame coverage!

Thanks, Craig
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

miquelet says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Blanc i Negre, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

;-) !
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Boris Taratutin says:

wow this one has amazing post-processing, i love the "old" feel to it, and the "dirty" border!

phenominal!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

rhythm n hues says:

wow! absolutely stunning.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

hm-art says:

Nice shot, but it lacks effectiveness. Over processed with lost sharpness. The dead center composition and horizon in the middle does not work as well. No for now, others may disagree
flickr.com/groups/thejurors/discuss/721576004 27480619/

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Farfarm (away..) says:

Fine and unorhodox pinhole...normally the falling over is not appealing, but here it adds to the state of the barn and the type of photography..love the basic tools of these shots ...good work ! a YES to me
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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

G.Benard says:

i like the whole image and aesthetic here. the pinhole one and the way it brings up the barn. the compo is good and i like the decay mood of both photo and image. Yes from me.
flickr.com/groups/thejurors/discuss/721576004 27480619/a>

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3-2-1
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiki J says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The JURORS / 20 Personalities, 20 Different Views, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Yay, a real pinhole camera shot with none of that ps fakery. Love it.

YES. Take thee to the pool.

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4-3-1
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Kiki J says:

@ hm-art, just a note, this shot is not over-processed, it's the real thing ;)
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Lnr Mck says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Upshots of Derelict Addiction: Collection of the Commendable, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Abut Jamesbury says:

it reminds me of my childhood when i used to play in an old house looked a bit similar with that 1 up there. btw, you've got a nice 1 dude
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

~zed~ says:

so cool, I love the mood
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

sea of blankets. says:

this shot, outrageously beautiful!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Frans Peter Verheyen says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The International Analogue Photographic Society (THIAPS), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Frans Peter Verheyen says:

Featured on THIAPS (Film is not dead it just smells funny) website
www.thiaps.com/
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

georgia.g says:

These pinhole shots are really something! Must try this sometime.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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