Barn Burning cross of cortez

Barn Burning cross of cortezHow many more winters does this Montana barn have in her? Like a tombstone to family farming, it stands stripped of its west facing shingles, on a winter evening when the sky behind it turns to fire. This is a gorgeous, highly detailed picture with amazing color. Udate I am thrilled to see that this beautiful barn is being renovated! Growing up where I watched hundreds of family farms go under, I'm happy beyond words to see this get a lease on life.

even though it is over the eastern horizon

Also shown is a mock-up of how this design would appear actual size at 40x42

To show it in proper perspective

and a beautiful

shortly after the core of our Milky Way galaxy is visible above the horizon

getting up at 3am to begin this shoot when my thermometer showed less than 10 degrees

They still appear too vibrant

Fall wind blows out of the north at Vermont's Willoughby Lake during this 15-second exposure

done on fine

as a winter day flames out to another long night

I was thinking about all the wildlife that lives along this river

and the calm waters of the lake showed a gorgeous reflection of land and sky