The Homestead
This house was built in 1929 in the Prairie’s of Manitoba…and is of a time almost gone…when every family worked the land to stay alive, well fed, and healthy. From a time when we were forced to reckon with Mother Earth just to survive on a basic level. The Prairie lifestyle is almost lost…being replaced with suburbs and expanding cities. The wildlife forced to retreat or be removed when they are a nuisance. Bears and deer are becoming scarce.Once upon a time the earth was our life and she cries out for repair….with every passing year in the Prairies there are fewer and fewer working the land to survive. A way of life lost….
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My Father In-laws childhood home…I found out last week that this was torn down 2 wks after this shoot…we had no idea this was going to happen…...
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EF Welcome Center and Gaia - The Living PlanetAvailable for sale as Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
fireandice, 6 months ago
Thats sad..
I like this one. It has a lot of depth. Kind of 3D..
camyam73, 6 months ago
This has always been one of my favorites of yours. I was just thinking about it yesterday in fact. It deserves an award of some kind. You should submit this to a magazine (Yes, I am totally serious)
Jaeda DeWalt, 6 months ago
I am sorry to read that your father-in-laws childhood home was torn down 2 weeks after this picture was taken. BUT i am glad you memorialized it. It is an enchanting image. I like the way there is a flash of light on the old white house, calling out like a beacon of hope. And i love the surreal sense that something is brewing in the sky . . .
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Sande Elkins, 6 months ago
Wonderful image but so sad for the memories and heritage lost. I’m glad that you got this exceptional photo.
Andy Gibb, 6 months ago
great perspective, lines, tones and textures…looks like it is brsting out of the bushes at us
Quigi, 6 months ago
Great work! No real other way to put it….just great work.
DarlaReeves, 5 months ago
This is beautiful! Great angle and your colors and lighting are perfect! Very nicely done!
peter hoenderdos, 5 months ago
I’m speechless. wel nearly
andreasphoto, 5 months ago
this picture is creating a mystic atmosphere – awesome
Marny Barnes in reply to andreasphoto’s comment, 5 months ago
thank-you andrea!!!
Marny Barnes in reply to peter hoenderdos’s comment, 4 months ago
long time coming…but that-you for your comment!! so very appreciated.
paulevelin, 4 months ago
superb work