(2)The Old Store window on an earlier life
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Location
This image was taken in rural North Carolina about 30 miles north of Raleigh.Time
This image was taken at about 8:30 am on a very foggy Sunday morning. Timing was perfect as an hour later the fog had burned off and it was very sunny, actually too sunny to shoot the barn as I would have been shooting directly into the sun.Lighting
All natural light.Equipment
Nikon D-100 with Tamron AF Aspherical XR 28-300mm 1:1.35-6.3 lens and skylight 1A filter. Shot on a Manfrotto tripod with ball head.Inspiration
I love old buildings and barns and have shot literally 100"s of them....all with the intent of someday publishing the images in e-book format. I have driven by this old building, formerly a country store, every weekday for nearly 12 years and thought "Wow, that would make a great image", but never stopped to capture it. I was waiting for a foggy morning to shoot a river near this subject and thought it was a great opportunity to drive another mile and finally shoot the old store. The scene was perfect, lighting perfect, no one around....a photographer's dream shoot! Ironically, three days after the shoot the building owner wrapped yellow caution tape all around the building, thus ruining the ambiance of the old store!Editing
I converted the image to black and white on Lightroom, made no other corrections.In my camera bag
My old faithful Nikon D100 with battery grip, Nikon D80 with battery grip, Tamron AF 28-300mm lens ( a real workhorse glass), Nikon18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens, Nikon AF Nikkor 70-300mm 1:4.5-6 lens, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens, Nikon AF-P-DX Nikkor 10-20mm F4.5 lens, Viltrox JY860A Speedlite, variety of filters, Dolica Monopod, and a Manfrotto tripod with ball head. Also carry wireless cable releases for both cameras. I also carry a very, very old Gossen light meter.Feedback
Don't wait 12 years to shoot the subject! Carry your camera every time you leave the house and you will collect scads of great....and not so great images, but hey, it is digital and you aren't buying and developing film! Train your self to shoot in whatever light you have and not wait for "perfect conditions". Get landowners permission when you have to shoot from other than a public road. I have found that most landowners are very happy to let you shoot their old buildings...a couple of "courtesy prints" mailed to them doesn't hurt and does get you referrals to other property owners with old buildings and barns.
