Thank you so much, sweetie!!!!!! Glad you enjoyed it … the “bones” of this one kept calling me … I had to take it out and play with it, lol!!!

thanks so much, Dave … I was so disappointed in the light that day … but a little polishing up in PS .. and voila .. a nice sunny day!!! And … sorry … looks like our Beve beat you to it, lol!!!

Hey Wendy … thank you!!!! The sky in the original was one of those washed out white dealies. Even with PS tinkering I couldn’t coax anything interesting out of it. We’d had an incredible could day earlier which I was able to snap, so the combination made sense. Thank heavens for PS!!!

Hi Denis!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

Hi Veikko!!! Thank you … I loved the way the air and light can come through these old tobacco barns .. thought the patterns of light and dark were so interesting!!

Thank you, Pauline!!!! What a lovely thing to say!!

Thanks, Tom!!!

Thanks, sweetie!!!!! Yes, it is a good place to romp here … and boy, did I ever when I was a kid … learned to ride a bike on that dirt road right out there!!!! And yeah, I saw the safe filter … duh … have already taken it off … thanks hon!!!

Hi Lana!!!! Thank you so much, sweetie!!

Thank you, Robin!!!! I just love this time of year and all the colors!!

Thank you so much, Brenda!!! I’ve always loved this kind of shot!! So happy you liked it too!!

LOL … not that I know of … dang … I took it off … grrrrrr … I’ll recheck … THANK you, Jan .. glad you liked it … even without the nude dude!!

LOL!!!! Thanks Richie .. remember I said I LEARNED to ride a bike there … so picture, too, lots of fall-down-go-booms!!!! ROFL!!!

thank you, Kay!!!!!

thanks, Dave .. I was backed up tight against an old trailer as I shot this one, lol!!! But I got the angle!!!

Ric, thanks so much!!!! I always do my everything in the Fine JPEG … the barn part of this is one of the first times I’ve bothered with the RAW. Still don’t see the point since my Photoshop doesn’t process RAW images. Have tried the converter thingies without success (need to upgrade my Photoshop one of these days, I guess) ...

Hi Tulay!!! Thank you!!!

Hey Lynda!!! YAY … I’m so glad you liked it .. it is different, that’s for sure. I’ve got several where I added fill light .. and I liked them too, but somehow the wood textures took away from the scenery.

Gary, thank you so much!!!

Hiii Evita!!!! Thank you, sweetie. I can’t get enough of this particular time of year, lol!!!! Hope I don’t bore everyone to pieces with these shots!!!

Hi Gary!!!! Thank you!!!!! Happy you liked it!!!

Di, you darling girl!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I had a lot of fun on this one today!!

thank you … I dooooo love color, lol!!!!

Terry, thank you so much!!!! The story behind the cloud is … this is a composite, by the way … I was coming out of the grocery store when I saw all these amazing cloud formations. I drove around like a crazy woman, pulling over by the side of the road, jumping out of the car, snapping the clouds, hopping back in … well … you get the picture!!! They were DEFINITELY calling “look at me!!!!

Hiiii Vicki!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you sweetie!!!!

Thank you, Detlef!!!!

thank you!!!

Thanks, Kate!!! When we get a good cloud day I’m like a kid in a candy store … ya never know when those cloud shots will come in handy, lol!!!

Hiiiiii Sandra!!!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you dear girl!!!!!! Happy you liked this one!!!!

Maureen .. thank you!!!!! I guess I’m breaking a thousand photography rules, lol, but oh well!!!! I’m so happy you liked it!!!!!

Hi Andrei!!!! thank you!!!!!

H Daniel!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

Thank you!!!!!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!!

Awww Tara .. thank you so very much!!!

Hi Phillip!!!!! Thank you!!!

Hello, hello Ann!!! Thank you!!!

Hello my dear Clive!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!

Hi Kathy!!! Thank you!!!

Phillip … thank you!!! Just having fun, lol!!!

Thanks, David!!!

Yes!!! That’s how I saw it, too!!!! Thank you!!

Thank you, Lydia!!!!!

Hiiii Elisa!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!

Michael, thank you so much!!!!!!!

Thanks, Luda … was having a bit of fun yesterday, lol!!!!

_laughing Thank you, dear Arvy!!!!! This barn was probably built mid to late 1800s … and when I first saw it … we won’t say how long ago … tobacco farming was still a respected way to earn a living. In fact, the blisters I got “topping tobacco” were my pride and joy one summer!!!! LOL!!!!

Lori, thank you so much, sweetie!!!! I wondered if it weren’t a bit too dramatic … thought maybe I should stick in a scare crow or at least one of those lovely ethereal ladies in their white nighties frolicking thru the golden fields beyond??? LOL!!!

Ahhh TED!!!!!! A “Sweeeeet” from you is worth more than gold!!!! Even in today’s economy!!!!! Thank you, dear!!!!

Sweetie, you are too kind!!!!!! Thank you!!! This was a bit of an experiment … so happy you liked the results!!

thank you so much!!!

Mary, thank you so much!!!

Thank you, Vadim!!!!!

Hiii Bela!!!! Thank you!!!

thank you, Steve!!!

Hi Angel!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Rod thank you so much!!!!! Some years here are more amazing than others … this year was very rainy, but on the few sunny days I was in heaven!!! This was actually shot on a very gray day, but I managed to coax some color out of it!!!

Thanks so much, Bruce!!!

Hi Joanne … thank you, sweetie!!!!!! I’m so thrilled with your note!!!!

Colin, you are a sweetheart. Thank you SO much. I’ll share with you that my ultimate goal is great shots right out of the camera, but it doesn’t happen as much as I’d like. I’m still working on it, though. And in the meantime, I get to play and paint, as I did with this one!!! It’s a bit “out there” even for me … but I’m thrilled that you enjoyed the final product!!!!!! i swear, if everyone could see some of my originals, I’d be booted out of the Bub in a heartbeat, LOL!!!! Thanks again, dear friend!!!!!!

Hi Ron!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! It was such a dull day, that this image truly did take shape in my imagination, lol!!!! The clouds were non-existent … I tried everything to bring them out then just gave up and added a new image. I thought it worked!!!

Thanks so so much, H … I never know if I go too far for everyone else’s tastes, but I guess that’s the essence of this kind of thing. We have to get the first “kick” out of the image ourselves, and if anyone else feels it too, that’s icing on the cake!!!!!

Thank you, sweetie!!!!! i was backed right up to some old farm equipment … lol … even considered hopping on and scootching back farther, but I think I got what I wanted!!!!!!

Hiiii BigD!!!! Thank you!!!

Dave … bless your heart … thank you so much!!!!!!

thank you so much, Scott!!!!!!!

Hi Brandie!!! Thank you!!!!

Hey Steve!!!! Thank you!!!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Alan thank you!!!!! I’m truly honored!!!