Back Roads Drive: Minnesota Barns (Original Photography)

Howdy,

Things have been busy for the last few months, but it's coming to a close. The two classes I'm taking to finish off this masters degree both left me with a very light homework load for the first time all semester and, so, I took the opportunity to get some photography in!

^{Like a Cowboy!}

The mud on the back roads has mostly dried up, now. We had a nasty snowstorm last week, but spring may have finally arrived! I had to pull over and get this shot on a dirt road south of Mankato. This is an area I haven't explored quite as much. There were a lot of fascinating old barns out that way, in various states of disrepair.

^{Who broke the silo?}

Despite appearing to be black and white, this is actually the color photo. This old barn looks salvageable, yet, but it needs a lot of work. I wonder how the silo wound up with a huge hole in the top.

^{"Paint Me..."}

The light angle really brought this barn's texture to life! It's amazing how much detail is visible, too, in the wood grain and shingles. The old Canon 7D may be a dinosaur in technology terms, but it still manages to capture some nice detail. The snow on the ground is what remains of the six inches of brick-heavy snow we received last week. It's almost gone!

^{Corny FIeld}

One nice thing about the snow, though, is that it really exaggerates the lines left by farm machinery in the fields. Now, if I could have found one place out here without power lines running through it...

^{Well Kept}

Okay, okay... One more! I don't know what's going on with this last barn. It has a new-looking metal roof, but the paint is sorely lacking. Maybe it's a work-in-progress. What's with the exterior staircase, though?

^Weirdness

There are just two full weeks of class left, finals week, and commencement.

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