The Red Barn * by Canon DSLR Challenge

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June 20, 2006	Harvey Gold (harvey_g)

The Red Barn *

Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

After photographing the 'Lonely Tree', I moved on and came to a scene which grabbed my attention. I think it was the vivid primary colours that did it. I decided to photograph it and when I looked through the lens, I noticed that I had a split-rail fence and line of trees that gave me my leading line to the barn. All is well in Mudville.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
ISO 100, f/8, 1/80 sec., 96mm, polarizing filter hide exif

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Guest		27-Jun-2006 03:54
I have to second Victor on that. The leading lines are really ineffective here. My eye jumps to the red barn immediately with no leading required. There's way too much clutter and when someone discovers that fence (and without description it may take a while) it just falls by the wayside. Don't get me wrong. The busy landscape complements the rather "screaming" focal point very well to make a pretty compelling statement. The picture is good but on the premise of this challenge, it falls a bit short. Cheers! Bogdan

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Jun-2006 06:27
I guess good for the picture and bad for the challenge. I don't think lines led me anywhere in this picture. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		25-Jun-2006 01:33
Is that good or bad, Victor? ~Harvey

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Jun-2006 15:46
I didn't notice the fence until I read your description. I was too busy noticing the simple shapes on the building. When I look at this picture, I instantly see a rhombus, rectangle, triangle, and pentagon, all mutually intersecting. It's a startling contrast to the rest of the scene. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Jun-2006 10:15
Thanks, Michael. You're always so generous with your compliments. I'm now going to have to go and check to see if my hat still fits. ;) ~Harvey

Guest		24-Jun-2006 03:44
That's one verrrry red barn...very cool. Leading line is there, albeit subtle, greens rich but not oversaturated, gorgeous sky. uh huh, I'm pretty sure when all those things line up that you get a Bingo. -Michael

Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Jun-2006 18:27
Thank you, Nico. As always, I truly appreciate your comments.

jnconradie		22-Jun-2006 18:01
Nice one, Harvey. I can fully relate to your comments. It seems to cry out to become part of some very striking landscape or architectural masterpiece. I wish I had such a building in my neighbourhood. Well done. ~jnconradie