Week 21, Day 153, September 23, 2009, Shelter from the Rain, Winner of Week 21 in Online Viewer Poll

I've been inspired by Rune to look at old buildings in the area.

My neighbor has a huge barn that he has been struggling with.  It needs a lot of work, and he loves the barn.  But, the cost of repairing it is very expensive.  He struggles with does he take it down, or does he keep it.  It's been in the family since his father was a little boy, so it has a lot of meaning to him as well.

One thing that it did do today was to shelter us while it was raining.  It also gave me a great opportunity to take a few photos.  He has promised me if he ever does take it down, he'll give me time for a proper photo shoot.

Lessons Learned:

• Sometimes when I take photos, it seems like a preliminary photo shoot.  I take a look at different angles, shoot a few shots, and come back and look at them on the computer.  I then can think of other things that I would like to go back and do.  Maybe when I become a better photographer, I can do it all in one sitting. Today really was preliminary.  I didn't use my tripod because there was very limited time.
  

What old buildings are near you that would make great photos?

Photo details: Exposure time 1/50 sec, Aperture f/4.0, ISO 800, Focal Length 17 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 27mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, hand held.

Winner of week 12 in online viewer poll.