1/9/11 - "Abandoned Prairie Barn"






"Abandoned Prairie Barn"



          I spotted this skeletal barn while driving east from Brighton, Iowa on Jefferson-Washington Road, which is also known as Iowa 78.  Turning south at the corner of this farmland, I pulled off to the side of Walnut road and climbed the embankment onto this snow-covered, plowed field of rich, dark soil. The sun started making brief appearances during breaks in the previously cloud-filled skies, which overnight had deposited 3" of powdery-dry snow. During the day the temperatures dropped - to 23 degrees F, at the time this photograph was taken - and the wind increased, gusting up to 35 mph. 

          The previous night, the night of our arrival in Iowa, I shot the following photo:




"Mid-Winter Midwest Home"



This house - on B Street, in the middle of the town of Fairfield - was photographed at dusk, and was still decorated for the holidays. This image was a 13 second exposure at ISO 50 with my Canon 5D; I used a porch railing in place of a tripod, and the 30 second self timer instead of a remote switch or controller.

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Camera Data for "Abandoned Prairie Barn"

Camera Data

Canon
Canon EOS 5D
1/197 second
F/8.0
58 mm
50
Jan 7, 2011, 5:08:08 PM
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery14.0.8081.709
29mm

Camera Data for "Mid-Winter Midwest Home"



Camera Data

Canon
Canon EOS 5D
13/1 second
F/4.0
67 mm
50
Jan 6, 2011, 6:25:33 PM
EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery14.0.8081.709
31mm

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