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Sioux Farm Bin

Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 24 August 2009 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

Sparks, Kansas
Voigtlander Bessa L
Tri-X

This is a second version of an earlier shot:
http://gbephotography.aminus3.com/image/2008-10-18.html

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Comments (23)

Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, France

I prefer this version. The meadow seems round as the building.

24 Aug 2009 5:52am

Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States

Yes, I agree the "rounded-ness" in this image is interesting and just right.

24 Aug 2009 6:52am

Fritsch from Berlin, Germany

"Wanted man in California / Wanted man in Buffalo / Wanted man in Kansas City / Wanted man in Ohio"
I think this is my favourite version. The line-up of trees, the grass, a little bit of sky & your great point of view amkes this one special to me. A great picture, Grant! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.

24 Aug 2009 9:48am

kerfendal from Paris, France

interesting shot and the value of greys is perfect

24 Aug 2009 10:53am

PixeLuz from Vitória, Brazil

My favorite version, too. The greater distance to the bin helps making a contrast with the nature around.

24 Aug 2009 1:28pm

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

I like the grain in this shot. Really nice composition and space between the foreground and your subject.

24 Aug 2009 2:06pm

Don from spokane, United States

A fine shot of this bin. I like the looming effect of the ground around the bin.
Nice one.

24 Aug 2009 3:21pm

daina from New York, United States

I like both shots of this with perhaps just a slight edge to this for its feeling of "curved" space. The word seems almost mystical or ceremonial.

24 Aug 2009 3:32pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

I like the scenery and the b&w tri-x grain

24 Aug 2009 4:03pm

dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States

there is a slight 'grainy-ness' to this shot that i find quite fetching!! :) and i love how the light falls in a circular pattern around the subject... an excellent find and capture Grant!!

24 Aug 2009 4:18pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Wonderful shot . Excellent BW !

24 Aug 2009 4:38pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Looks so small and forgotten.

24 Aug 2009 5:36pm

Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States

Grant, you said this is the second of an earlier shot that I must have missed. What is this? I am curious? Never seen a little farm bin like that....interesting :) Love the shot :)

24 Aug 2009 5:40pm

@Lambspun: thanks. i got the link working if you'd like to see the other shot. it's just below the info on the photo.

Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States

Simple structure but seems important because it is at the top of the mound with nothing near it. Perhaps food or water storage for an entire family?! Nice shot.

24 Aug 2009 6:08pm

@Howard F.: thanks howard. (the mound, though, is courtesy of the 15mm lens i was using.)

shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway

i too prefer this one, the space around it is essential

24 Aug 2009 6:55pm

Tammy-Cricket from somewhere out there, United States

I really do like the feel of the grainy texture. Very nice image.

24 Aug 2009 9:46pm

Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States

Great grit and expansiveness, and a much better angle. Anthropomorphizing as usual, I see the bin looking out over its domain...

25 Aug 2009 2:05am

Bill from Belton, United States

I like the lens you used Grant. Imparts a great effect to the image!

25 Aug 2009 2:22am

@Bill: thanks bill. it's the widest one i have - 15mm. there's hardly any need to focus the dof is so wide.

rhys from Barbados

great image, is it some kind of silo. Are they embarrassed by it, why is tucked away in the corner?

25 Aug 2009 6:47am

@rhys: i don't know much about these things. they're smaller than what i think of as a silo. i'm guessing they're used for holding grain that would be fed to animals rather than stored for selling. nobody lives in this place anymore.