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Well... the first one I have managed to properly process anyway!

Haliburton is a small town in central Ontario. This entire region is known as "Cottage Country" - a place where many city dwellers (predominantly Toronto in this case) have their holiday cottages. Some of these 'cottages' are multi-million dollar mansions with 9 or more bedrooms!

This farm was located down a lonely road. The dying sunlight peeped through the only blue sky we saw in 17 days. The temperature was around -2c which was actually quite warm.

Comments are appreciated.

Simply stunning.
I love the subtle colour in the background trees contrasted against the barn.
I hope we're going to see lots more

So you are back from the dead (of sleep) are you?

Beautiful image - you've got a good eye because I'm sure I would just walk straight past this.

Any more closer of the barn? It looks like it has interesting features, ie. stone wall and iron upper.

Thanks for your comments Bluebell and Ladybird

BB - I'm trying to troll through them all now - around 500 shots to go through but I'm not sure how many will be worthy of posting!

LB - Yep, certainly back on deck but another good night's sleep will help! This was as close as I could get. I was actually leaning over the fence. Along the road there were several signs warning about hunting or trespassing so I wasn't about to find out whether the owners actually hunted trespassers! A shame though. You're right, it was a gorgeous old building with lots of little bits and pieces to keep a photographer happy for weeks.

Hi Simon

You've done well with the exposure here.

The tree against the snow and sky is great - I think that I would like to see a bit more of the barn because it looks very interesting.

Simon it is nice to be looking as something so cool as I sit here in the summer heat.
I love the colours and framing of the shot. But my eye is drawn to the window in the middle of the barn. At first I thought it was the glass reflecting, but then I realsied that it must be looking straight through the barn.
Maybe the clone tool could help. But then again..........

well done Simon, very nice....... is it true that you have run away from home....... or just a rumour

Thanks Trevor. See note above about desire for more barn shorts versus desire for survival..!

Mal - I didn't even realise that doorway went straight through until you pointed it out! I think I'll leave it there if only to balance what would be a very dark part of the shot (and it's dark enough there as it is )

BP - I keep trying........!

Manta wrote:Thanks Trevor. See note above about desire for more barn shorts versus desire for survival..!

Ahh! I understand! Must have missed that bit.

Another great shot Simon One day I'll see snow in the 'flesh', but until then, your photos are good enough for me !!

Simon,

What a beautiful shot. The desat that's in the forest in the background really adds genuine depth to this image. Print this big and sell it.

Pleased you like it Rel and Gary. As soon as I saw this scene my immediate reaction was, "That's the shot of the trip - now don't stuff it up!"

Awww.. I really like that.. it looks like a postcard!

Thanks Sue - I've ordered a few card versions of it through my Red Bubble account and will send them over to our generous hosts.

Great shot, and fantastic exposure control in the snow.