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Continuing with my walk around the park I am sharing a black and white of this old barn. I don't know a lot about it but will do a little research and report back in a future post.

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Technical Info

- Canon 80D
- Sigma DC 18-250mm Lens at 22mm
- Manual Control
- Aperture F16
- Shutter Speed 1/20 Second
- ISO (Film Speed) 400
- Center Weighted Average Metering

The usual suspects were used for post processing. Photoshop and Google's NIK Collection.

Here is the "Before" image.

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And now...

Yesterday's View...

Sunday January 29, 2017

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Exploration Photography Daily View - October 21, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Today we look at one more photo from Pawling's Farm last weekend. And it is once again a Black and White. This is a side view of the Barn I shared yesterday.

This angle really shows where additions may have been added. I see at least two and maybe even three sections that have different stone. Or perhaps there are no additions and they ran out of the original stones? And there is the chance that construction was halted at one point and continued later like the Washington Monument. I'm sure the answer is out there somewhere.

On a different note I wold like to share a video I shot at the cafe this afternoon. It's kind of long but here goes.

As always this is best viewed Full Screen at  1080P.

And now...

Yesterday's View...

Thursday October 20, 2016

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Exploration Photography Daily View - October 20, 2016

Hi and welcome to the Daily View!

Inspired by my last couple of days posts I am continuing with my Black and White theme. I must say that I had a little difficulty with this one. One would think that removing the color from a photo would make it easy to work with but that could not be further from the truth. At least for me. And it did not help that the original shot was over exposed a little. But in the end I think it turned out okay. Though it doesn't seem to have that touch of creepy I was going for. This is a barn at Pawling's Farm at Valley Forge.

Yep, about an hour's worth of post processing. But working with it for a while I did pick up on a couple of things. And I can't believe I hadn't noticed these before. First it is quite obvious that when first built the building was shorter. You can see that from the different stone about half way up the wall. And second if you look very closely you can see where there used to be windows under the current three on the second level. Just like the farmhouse this building is off limits to tourists. Though it is in a lot better condition.

And now...

Yesterdays View...

Wednesday October 19, 2016

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January 14, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

Continuing with yesterday's theme I am sharing a few photos from Pawling's Farm on New Years Eve. Today we take a look at the barn. I didn't shoot all the way around but I think I got a few good one's here.

I may try to get over there again soon and get some more shots. I also need to do some research about the farm and see what I come up with. Unfortunately a quick Google search didn't show much but I'm sure there is something out there.

And I'll be back real soon with more folks. Thanks for stopping by.

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December 29, 2014 - Photo of The Day

Hi there everyone. Today I have one last photo from our Saturday evening trip to Pawlings Farm to share with you. This is another shot of the barn but this time in color.

I had to tone this down a little and lower the color saturation. The Sun was hitting it directly and blew out the scene a bit.

And that's it for today. I hope you have enjoyed your visit. I am working to bring you some interesting new stuff in the days to come. Please be sure to stop back soon.

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September 27, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

How incredible is this weather we are having here this weekend? Today the temperature made it into the low 80's! Not bad at all for the last week of September.

Kim and I decided we definitely did not want to waste such a beautiful day so we made a trip to someplace that neither of us had been to before. Only about a half hour away we drove to The Daniel Boone Homestead in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. Wow! what a hidden treasure. At least it was hidden to us.

Now, I knew about it and have even driven past signs for it but never went there before. When we arrived I was not just impressed with the wonderful historic buildings but the grounds they sit on. Very open and spacious and again, hidden in our modern day hustle and bustle.

Today I am sharing two photos with you. The first one of course is the Boone House.

On this spot originally sat a one story log house built by Squire Boone in 1730. Through the years it evolved into the two story stone house you see here. Daniel Boone was born in the log house in 1734. The Boone family resided here until 1750.

This home holds a very rich history that you can read about here and here. Also, if you ever happen to visit I encourage you to take the guided tour. It only costs $6.00 per adult and is very informative. It is obvious that the guides are not only knowledgeable but really enjoy the history that they offer.

The second photo I would like to show you is of the Homestead barn and the Blacksmith Shop.

Only part of the barn is original and it is Pennsylvania Dutch in design. Also, though Squire Boone was a blacksmith this shop was not original to the property. It was moved there from nearby Amityville, Pennsylvania (not from the famous book and horror movie!) and dates back to 1769.

I will be sharing more in upcoming posts. I shot a lot of frames today and it will take some time to go over them. Please be sure to check back. I will also be posting some other photos and some "behind the scenes" at the Facebook Group. If you haven't had a chance already please take a look at it here.

Thanks for stopping by and as always,

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September 21, 2014 - Photo Of The Day

Early this morning I drove out to Pawlings Farm, part of Valley Forge National Park, to visit the "Witness Tree" that I have previously written about. i wanted to photograph it in better light than I did last time. My first time there was on a Saturday at about 11 in the morning. It was a very bright sunny day. There is nothing wrong with that unless of course you want to shoot photos outdoors. But early in the morning and cloudy like it was today is a great time. I did get many shots and I will share them in a future post but for today I would like to show you this.

Seems like a great place to hang out if you happen to be a bird. I'm not really sure what this building used to be. It seems way too big to be a barn. Maybe some kind of a mill or factory? Anyhow I am a sucker for birds and give me birds on a 150+ year old abandoned building and I will pull out the camera!

Since I am not sharing any of the tree photos today let me share this with you. A short video I made walking on a back trail to see it.

Thanks for stopping by. If you haven't had the chance please check out a larger post I made earlier. You can find it here. I also have a couple of things I am working on to compliment this blog that I think some of you will like. Please be sure to check back soon :)

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