Last Saturday I embarked on a long awaited start of what I hope will be a extended rural decay tour of Jackson County with Johann and Nathan. We drove to Nathan’s family farm, and took many many shots of whatever we could find laying around. We all brought back great shots. At some point I started getting that feeling that you get at a museum after seeing 20+ exhibits. I felt like I lost my eye for the good shots. It was strange. I think it was probably from the cold. I brought home around 170 shots and narrowed them down to several good ones. I put them up on flickr. You can find Nathan and Johann up there too. Nathan also keeps some of his in his own gallery. I think it was a great start and I look forward to finding more places, although I doubt we will get the access to many barns like we did this time. Thanks Nathan!
My favorites from Nathan:
My favorites from Johann:
I have more favorites, but you should go have a look yourself.
I looked and it looks like you guys had a lot of fun. That so great having access to a rich place like that. I’ll have to hunt for such a place.
Everywhere I go now I am looking at all the old barns and coops and things. I’ve seen several that I would like to shoot. We may not have quite the access we did last time, but it won’t hurt to ask. You have to remember that ‘country folk’ are often a kinder sort. If we were to knock on people’s doors, cameras in hand, and simply ask to photo their property, there are probably a lot of people who would say yes. Some would say no, but that’s part of the risk. Keep in mind Russel Watts; he was fine with us taking pictures, so long as we were not damaging anything. The downside of that method is that we may have to sit around and hear stories .
One other piece of news; the day after our shoot I heard from Paul that the pig coop will be coming down soon. He is going to use the foundation (and the cement floor under all that dirt) and build a greenhouse. I am going to help him, and keep all the materials that I can, but if we want any more photos of it we will have to get them in the next few months.