Rural Storage

Cabin on the Rocks

It is tough to get proper exposure in a composition that includes a good deal of sky that you don't want blown out and a foreground that demands adequate brightness and clarity.To do this in camera is challenging, if not impossible.

Once on my computer I bumped up the exposure in the grassy area, including the cabin and woodsheds, while bringing a curtain down over the sky area to recover what was lost at capture.

Because the cabin and woodsheds were all relatively the same distance from my lens, I didn't need an exceptionally great depth of field. I opted for an aperture of f/9 which brought satisfactory clarity to the buildings.

Time's Threshold

I wonder if I crossed over the threshold, would I be able to sense what came before? Would I see remnants of the past that would give me clues into history? I could cross over and stay for a time, imagining, pondering and then I could leave out the back way, my life enriched, perhaps changed.

Latched

The latch is closed. Safe and sound...or separate? There is a time to retreat, refresh. But at some point, there is a time to open the latch, push the gate open wide and see what there is to see on the other side. What is on the other side of your gate?

Road Less Travelled

Is this road less travelled by trees, trains or the graffiti artist? Or maybe you are on a road less travelled.

Picture Window

A picture window. A room with a view. It doesn't matter where you live or how you live, a great front window is of appeal...maybe from both sides of the pane.

I shot this scene in Manitoba in late winter/early spring. The snow had found its way into the ground...but barely.

I shot at 1/125 with an aperture of f/4.5. I bumped my ISO to 200 as it was a darker day and I wanted to keep everything well exposed.

Choosing to place the cabin off center adds more interest, makes room for the background ~ where this cabin lives. The foreground is unobstructed and a good balance to the rest of the picture's stimuli.

Favourite Things

1. Hearts Artisan Earrings by PoseidonsBooty

2. Antelope by SafiraAccessories

3. Vintage Timelite Phone Clock by bellalulu

4. Ring Blossom by natuzil

5. Sweet Romance Stacking Rings by MintyFreshFusions

6. Cinnamon and Coffee Felt Flower Brooch by Brigite

7. A Simple Path Earrings by HouseThatCrowBuilt

8. Stoneware Baker Dish by Misspottery

9. Rustic Sterling Silver Labradorite Stack by DesignByMagriet

Favourite Things

This morning I was drawn to an industrial feel as I picked some favourites from Etsy.

1. Spanish Jewels by steampunkfunk

2. Guatemala Coffee Sack Pillow by VelvetBean

3. The Diplomat Tote by fluxproductions

4. Rustic Industrial by hwinfield

5. Smoke and Shadows by sparrowsalvage

6. Wall Clock by PaulaArt

Patio Days

With cold and flu season here, I am dreaming of patio days and flip flops.

Patio