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The old Greenbacker Dairy barn?
This is a very attractive old barn whose silo’s peek out of the top right corner on Murdock Ave., in Meriden CT. Across the street sits a building that once housed the Greenbacker farm dairy store. As a kid in the 1960’s my parents would bring me here for delicious ice cream. It was always a treat to visit the diary store from Wallingford…..good memories! This barn is situated directly across the street. The diary farm store is no longer in existence but the building still stands and has another business in it. I don’t know who currently owns this barn/farm but I suspect that it belonged to the Greenbackers…
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Setting sun on a beautifully aged Meriden barn.
I had my list of barns to find this day and when I came upon this one it did not disappoint. Not only had it aged beautifully but, typically, any barn scene with majestic silos will usually shine in an image. Just on the other side of the barn, (out of picture), were about a half dozen dairy cows in a small pasture. Photographed with a Sony Nex 7, 24MP, mirrorless camera and Sony 18-55 mm lens at 36mm. 1/320th, f11, ISO 400, Aperture priority.
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Pristine barn in Preston CT
Looks like a cow barn that has been fully restored or perhaps it still functions as a cow barn but it’s the cleanest, neatest cow barn I’ve ever photographed. Location: Mattern Rd., Preston CT Sony Nex 7, Sony 18-55 @ 39mm (35mm equiv. = 58) 1/50th, f8, ISO 100, aperture priority.
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Beauty comes from within…………
Beauty comes from within….within the barn that has two trees growing inside, that is. Yup, this old weathered, half falling down barn has been in a dilapidated state for so long that two tree’s growing from within it have gotten to be over 20′ tall. Here the lies the true beauty of why this barn stands out amongst the Deep River CT countryside. You won’t see that every day, even among abandoned barns. Sony Nex 7 with a Sony E 55-210, 4.5 – 6.3 zoom lens @ 110 mm (35 mm equiv. = 165) 1/200th, f8 ,ISO 100, aperture priority
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Drowning in ivy…………Berlin CT
This beautiful old barn is slowly becoming one with nature as foliage overcomes it. I would think it’s a pretty fair assumption that this barn has been put out to pasture. I’m glad that it, at least, has not been torn down (yet?). There is still a story her to be told and, as far as I’m concerned, these old barns have charm until they can’t stand any longer. This barn was one of a handful on Orchard Rd. in Berlin CT. Photographed with Nikon D7100 and a Nikon 18-55 lens at 40mm / 60mm equiv in 35. 1/160th, F11, ISO 100 A Two shots were taken: One of the…
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Soutghington Farm blanketed with snowfall
This large red barn fades into the evening as the beautiful lights from a New England sunset bring the day to a close on the outskirts of Southington CT. The farm owners home is seen peeking behind the left side of the barn. Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 18-55 @ 40 mm. 1/250th, f16, ISO 100, Aperture priority.
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Barn in Avon CT
Cheryl and I stumbled upon this barn while barn hunting in Avon CT in December of 2018. Except for some minor damage on the cupola it has been maintained well with, what appears to be, a recent quote of exterior paint. Photographed with: Nikon D7100, Nikon 18-55 lens @ 40 mm (60mm = 35mm equiv.) 1/400th, f8, ISO 200, Aperture Priority
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Barn between the Elms
Cheryl and I were chasing down a list of barns we wanted to shoot in Avon CT this chilly December day in 2018. Down the street from one of the ones on our list, low and behold, was this beauty. It was situated in an open field a considerable distance off. When photographed that way it lacked any interest. I then switched to a medium telephoto lens and stepped back into the roadway so I could frame the barn with the two elm trees. The telephoto helped “compress” the image bringing the barn closer to the trees. There was horribly harsh sunlight that day but fortunately the bulk of the…
