10.17.09
I have a great wife! Right when I think she’s fed up with my covered bridges and Mail Pouch barns, she surprises me with, “I found a covered bridge you should shoot”. She saw this on the way to visit some friends that were camping up north of Oxford when I was in Flemingsburg shooting a bluegrass festival.
Last weekend she took me back to her “find” and this is the resulting photograph.
08.03.09
A friend of mine has a big all-weekend jam session at his farm in Robertson County, Kentucky every year. I’ve gone gone a few times in the past and thought this would be yet another good reason to get out and use the new camper, listen to some good music and shoot some photos while I’m at it.
This is not all the images I shot over the weekend, just some of the “stand outs” I noticed while going through the raw files.
I actually headed out to find the “Johnson Creek” covered bridge, which I located and as you can see in the gallery, was an awesome find. There was a tobacco field right next to the bridge which I thought really made the shot. I also ran across my first “See 7 States from Rock City” barn, a great find in my book. It was sunset when I ran across that barn. The shots in this gallery are from that night. I ran back the next day and shot it in the daylight. Those images will be posted soon. I also ran across another Mail Pouch barn. All in all, it was a pretty good weekend of shooting.
Take a look at the first part of this series here. More to come soon. Enjoy!
07.28.09
One of the best purchases I’ve made for my photography is not a lense or body, it’s my GPS! I love to go out in the country and just “get lost” on the back roads looking for old barns and building to shoot. And with the GPS I just go for it not worrying about getting home.
These shots were taken on a family campout weekend at Clifty Falls State Park in Ripley County, Indiana. I took Saturday when the family was at the pool and hit the road. My main goal was Otter Creek Covered Bridge which I found and shot rather quickly, so I decided to continue on with “getting Lost”.
07.21.09
This is a gallery I put together when I first opened my Zenfolio account. This is a variety of barns, Mail Pouch Barns, old churches and more. These were taken at various times and locations. From around Campbell County, KY, parts of Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. Since I shot most of these I’ve attempted to document my shots much better so I’m not even sure where some of the images are from. Big mistake! I’ve vowed to document better because people ask, and I suppose I should know.
As I said there are a ton of images here, some of what I think are my best stuff to date.
Here’s the entire gallery. Enjoy!
07.21.09
They claim to have 31 covered bridges in this eastern Indiana county. I was attempting shoot them all, but it’s going to take a second trip.
This was a special “capture as many bridges in a day” trip for my wife and I. It’s after a 3 and a half hour trip from our house I wanted to make sure I made it worth my while. It really turned out to be an awesome day of shooting. I also found some nice old churches and barns.
Take a look at this gallery and see if you agree. Enjoy!
07.21.09
Covered bridge, and a Mail Pouch barn in the same shot!
Whenever my son has a soccer game away from home I look into the local area on the net and see if I can turn it into a photo trip as well. When I did a Mail Pouch Barn in New Albany Indian search this is what I found. This doesn’t come around every day so I knew I had to shoot it.
I also found a couple of nice old churches and cemetaries to shoot.
07.21.09
I have been to this little town in Indiana a few times. The town is filled with tons of antique shops, art galleries, and all things “crafty”. I really enjoy Nashiville because I get into shooting the surrounding area and my wife enjoys the shops. You’re sure to find something of interest inthis little village on the edge of Brown County Sate Park. There’s camping at the state park, the city of Columbus, IN is right down the road. And for the Bluegrass fans in the crowd there’s always the Bean Blossom, the birthplace of Bill Monroe!
This gallery was shot on a trip Betsy and I took back in November 2008. Enjoy!
