Color or black-and-white?

Remember that brick farm house and barn I mentioned earlier? This is the barn from that original shoot. I purposely haven't been back yet because I promised Missy we'd go when we both could go.

This is one of those shots that looks equally good in either color or black-and-white. Either way you get a sense of the subtleties and nuances that the colors evoke... even when there's no color at all. Kind of like fine line's, and the experience of years, on one's face as they get older. You know there's a story there, you just don't know what it is.

Then again, there's also little things that jump out at you as not quite right in a humorous kind of way. The cinder block holding the door closed is one of those little things that might otherwise be overlooked. As carefully maintained and preserved as this structure is, they still use a cinder block to hold the doors closed.

You can see the color version at the main website in the New Additions Gallery.

Simplicity at its Finest

What can I say? It's a gate. With no fence on either side, no less. But... it's a strangely attractive gate in a peaceful nostalgic kind of way.

I have been intending for several years to write a photography article about where to look when out shooting, and this is a perfect example. Across the road from this gate is a fantastic brick barn and farm house. Missy and I spent some time with those, and vowed to return some morning when the light will be better, and then this scene caught my eye as I was heading back to the car.

Nothing fancy. No real "Wow!" factor, I'll admit. Just a nice peaceful image. Sometimes that's all that's needed.