Barn Dance

Joanne  Bradley

Barn Dance

Well this is one of those occasions when I turned to the husband and said: “Stop, stop the car, I saw something back there I need to shoot!”
I just couldn’t pass up trying to capture this old barn on the way out the beach this morning. Found this barn along the Oka Rd in Ste-Marthe-sur-le-lac, Quebec CANADA, July 2008 just about 5 minutes from home.

Top Ten placement in the Red Roof Barn challenge, Barns Around The World group, May 2009
Featured in Dilapidated Buildings group, July 2008
Featured in the Live Love Dream group, November 2008
Featured in the Old Barns of the world group, November 2008

Barn Dance belongs to the following groups:

BARNS & Old Grist Mills and Covered Bridges from around the World!, Dilapidated Buildings, Green!, Live, Love, Dream: May you have a Blessed Christmas Season , Prize Challenges!!, Solo Exhibition and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Barn Dance by Joanne  Bradley
Barn Dance by Joanne  Bradley
  • Al Williscroft

    Al Williscroft

    I like it Joanne, you got the shot cool!!

  • RLHall

    RLHall

    Great find, I love old falling down buildings, it looks like the roof is caving in…but the doors and windows are nicely painted, luv it!.

  • TeriLee

    TeriLee

    Fantastic shot….what a cool old barn! :)

  • Raquel Bourne

    Raquel Bourne

    Great shot, you are lucky to have a man that stops. My man gets frustrated with me yelling at him to stop the car, as a result I now drive when I can then he has no choice.

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Lovely, Joanne, love the window frames the best. Know what you mean about the stopping, sometimes you just have to stop and I know about what Raquel Bourne said – I try to pick one best photo in a 6 hr drive. There are so many photo ops in that time! It is really really frustrating but I know it would be 9 hrs if we stopped whenever I wanted!

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    What a beautiful old barn,great find Joanne l love the way the roof is slanting and the contrasting colours too!! wonderful capture

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    wonderful barn joanne, its a whopper, danw

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wow!! This is fantastic Joanne!! I’ve often done the same!! lol!!
    Brilliantly captured!!

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Wonderful find, so glad you stopped the car …

  • courier

    courier

    I so glad he obliged! Great photo.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture, beautiful colors

  • Ken Mucke

    Ken Mucke

    what a great find..I just LOVE old buildings and you have done an amazing job with this shot

  • Clive King

    Clive King

    Great shot Joanne. I like the faded paint at the top of the walls and the way it darkens as you move further down

  • Prasad

    Prasad

    This is fantastic find, Joanne. An instant favorite.

  • aphoto4you

    aphoto4you

    joanne this is a treasure photo…very awsome…my fav

  • Leslie Wood

    Leslie Wood

    Wonderful shot of this old barn!!

  • SkyFox

    SkyFox

    Beautiful tones and colors!

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    Beautiful imagery, colors and composition!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    great capture

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    wow…love this barn…great find Joanne!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Probably seen a few in it’s time- wouldn’t want to be doing too much in it these days!
    Love, love , love this. Wonderful find and capture

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    good thing he stop this is a great shot

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    What a great find, Joanne! Wow….beaut scene.

  • AlteredIllusions

    AlteredIllusions

    Great shot, Joanne – I love the juxtaposition of the painted window trim against the weathered boards.

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    great shot ~ I would have done the same :):) well done~! xx

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    A wonderful old barn. Great colours, and details. Well seen!

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    i’m so glad your hubby stopped the car, this is just fabulous, i love it!!!!!!!

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    So glad your husband stopped, its a fabulous shot. My husband wouldn’t have stopped lol!

  • Robin Brown

    Robin Brown

    Home home on the range!! well you’d burn yer bottom for a start. This old shed would fall down if you had a dance there Joanne & that would be a crime cos its so rustic & cute!! xx

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    this is fantastic ...and lol @ you for telling hubby to stop..you sound like me hahaha

  • Margaret Barry

    Margaret Barry

    Fantastic find, Joanne. Great composition, colors. lighting and textures!

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    This is a very cool shot. Very rustic looking. Beautiful textures and colours. Awesome shot.

  • MaddyPaddy

    MaddyPaddy

    Beautiful Capture Joanne!

  • frogster

    frogster

    I can see why you wanted to shot it, well done

  • Janis Zroback

    Janis Zroback

    wow…someone took the time to paint every window red…love it with the weathered wood and the galvanized roof…so evocative of times past and the history of a family…

  • Michelle Whennan

    Michelle Whennan

    Gorgeous – well worth the stop. Would make a beautiful selective colouring piece as well

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    This is a cool shot… I see why you wanted to stop. Those red framed windows and red door are awesome to photograph. Nice catch!

  • Digby

    Digby

    I can understand why you had to stop the car. That’s a bit of a curse if you are into photography. If you were to ask my kids what the most boring thing in the world would be, they’d answer watching me take photos of some piece of rundown junk or a rock or something.

  • LarsvandeGoor

    LarsvandeGoor

    awesome barn, glad you captured it,....the image looks great on black

  • EarthGipsy

    EarthGipsy

    That’s something Joanne, great take :-)

  • amarica

    amarica

    Great find, gorgeous memorable capture Joanne. hugzzzzzzzz

  • PFrogg

    PFrogg

    This is fantastic ,excellant shot
    instant favorite

  • DIANEPEAREN

    DIANEPEAREN

    AWESOME SHOT. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT WHAT OTHERS THINK WHEN YOU WANT TO STOP THE CAR,. THEY MIGHT…OR THEY MIGHT NOT…BUT I DONT WANT TO STOP 3 KM DOWN THE ROAD AND WALK BACK. TO TAKE THAT PHOTO . STOP THIS CAR NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ruth Lambert

    Ruth Lambert

    Beautiful capture of an old barn! You may want to check out this NEW group:

    OLD BARNS around the world.

  • Joanne Bradley replied

    Thanks for the comment and suggestion Ruth!

  • DIANEPEAREN

    DIANEPEAREN

    TRES BELLE MON AMI

  • tfm446

    tfm446

    STOP,STOP IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY TO MY HUSBAND TOO. A WONDERFUL CAPTURE. THERESA

  • Susanne Correa

    Susanne Correa

    What an outstanding image!

    Thank you for sharing it with us.

  • Evita
  •  Cheri Perry

    Cheri Perry

    WOW What a difference from what you just took. Nice work. Excellent capture.

  • UnEasy

    UnEasy

    Congrats Joanne – and what can I add to the plethora of kudos – but to say Stunning, beautiful.

  • maxy

    maxy

    Yes! Let’s have a hoe-down!!! What a cool old barn! Excellent shot!

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