Project 365 d-181

     Went driving this evening after a softball game looking for a photograph. Driving down dusty, old country roads is nothing new to me; however, this one just about rattled my teeth loose from my mouth. There was a thick, dusty cloud trailing behind me that looked like a mix of smoke and fog.  It made much of the green landscaped look sickly from the chalky coat it deposited on the leaves and grass. Near the small town that I live in there is a nice little place to snow ski. It really seems strange to have something like this in such a small place, but it is a fantastic place to cut some powder without having to take the time or expense to drive out of town to a big name place. With this in mind, I headed there in hopes that seeing it during this time of year would produce some photos.

     As I got near, it wasn't the ski park that caught my eye, but this cool barn on the other side of the gravel road. It just sat there tucked back behind the strangling brush content to wither away. There was a big black and orange sign that read "No Tresspassing", so I stayed on the road. I dearly wanted to get up closer to it to see what secrets it had to share. The challenge was that the barn was just a little too obscured for a good shot. Still, as I look at it now there seems to be a mystery to this image. Maybe it's not such a bad thing for it to be partially hidden as it makes me wonder all the more what it would look like up close. Not knowing who owns it makes it hard to gain permission for a closer look. Sometimes you have to get what you can get and be content that another opportunity may present itself for a re-shoot. Today, I was just happy to have a decent image to notch into my camera case and set my sights on tomorrow.

Happy Shooting.