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

Al Williscroft
I like it Joanne, you got the shot cool!!
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
Fantastic shot….what a cool old barn! :)
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
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
What a beautiful old barn,great find Joanne l love the way the roof is slanting and the contrasting colours too!! wonderful capture
dawndavies
wonderful barn joanne, its a whopper, danw
Marilyn Harris
Wow!! This is fantastic Joanne!! I’ve often done the same!! lol!!
Brilliantly captured!!
Tom Gomez
Wonderful find, so glad you stopped the car …
courier
I so glad he obliged! Great photo.
Antanas
great capture, beautiful colors
Ken Mucke
what a great find..I just LOVE old buildings and you have done an amazing job with this shot
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
This is fantastic find, Joanne. An instant favorite.
aphoto4you
joanne this is a treasure photo…very awsome…my fav
Leslie Wood
Wonderful shot of this old barn!!
SkyFox
Beautiful tones and colors!
Mar Silva
Beautiful imagery, colors and composition!
Sean Farragher
great capture
AnaCBStudio
wow…love this barn…great find Joanne!
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
good thing he stop this is a great shot
Mel Brackstone
What a great find, Joanne! Wow….beaut scene.
AlteredIllusions
Great shot, Joanne – I love the juxtaposition of the painted window trim against the weathered boards.
LindaR
great shot ~ I would have done the same :):) well done~! xx
Torfinn Johann...
A wonderful old barn. Great colours, and details. Well seen!
PPPhotoArt
i’m so glad your hubby stopped the car, this is just fabulous, i love it!!!!!!!
Kathie Nichols
So glad your husband stopped, its a fabulous shot. My husband wouldn’t have stopped lol!
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
this is fantastic ...and lol @ you for telling hubby to stop..you sound like me hahaha
Margaret Barry
Fantastic find, Joanne. Great composition, colors. lighting and textures!
Mia1
This is a very cool shot. Very rustic looking. Beautiful textures and colours. Awesome shot.
MaddyPaddy
Beautiful Capture Joanne!
frogster
I can see why you wanted to shot it, well done
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
Gorgeous – well worth the stop. Would make a beautiful selective colouring piece as well
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
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
awesome barn, glad you captured it,....the image looks great on black
EarthGipsy
That’s something Joanne, great take :-)
amarica
Great find, gorgeous memorable capture Joanne. hugzzzzzzzz
PFrogg
This is fantastic ,excellant shot
instant favorite
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
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
TRES BELLE MON AMI
tfm446
STOP,STOP IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY TO MY HUSBAND TOO. A WONDERFUL CAPTURE. THERESA
Susanne Correa
What an outstanding image!
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Evita
Cheri Perry
WOW What a difference from what you just took. Nice work. Excellent capture.
UnEasy
Congrats Joanne – and what can I add to the plethora of kudos – but to say Stunning, beautiful.
maxy
Yes! Let’s have a hoe-down!!! What a cool old barn! Excellent shot!