Dreary skies and rain have become the norm lately and this weekend was no exception. The rain set in on Friday afternoon and stayed through Sunday with only brief periods of time where one could venture out, this photo comes from one of those periods late Sunday afternoon. I have passed this barn several times before, always making a mental note to come back and shoot it one day, but something else always seemed to bump it down the list. Sunday...

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While hiking the eastern leg of the Virginia Creeper Trail, I passed several barns, buildings and sheds that looked like they had not seen use in several years. Looks can be deceiving in this area as farmers are known for using these structures until they literally collapse. I’m not sure if this barn is still in use or not.  It is still in fairly good condition and there are tractor tracks through the field suggesting that the...

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The orange glow of sunset illuminates an abandoned grain silo and casts a cold shadow on an adjacent barn door. I have tried several times to capture an image of this structure that I felt simultaneously evoked both a sense of warmth and abandonment. This barn is within yards of the house with which it shared what was once fertile farmland. While both have been physically abandoned for several years they continue to stand alongside each other,...

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This is an abandoned home site in rural Southwest Virginia. Most likely this is a smaller building that was adjacent to a larger home as evidenced by the lone chimney that remains standing in the background. Nature has long since retaken the location and will slowly encompass the entire structure over the coming years. Many such structures dot the remote reaches of this area, long since abandoned by their former occupants they are either no...

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