Weekly Grist Gallery, April 22, 2012
Looking at "been-gone"barns
n a recent day-trip, I went by a barn that had lingered in my crainial crosshairs far too long. The location is a "been-gone." Translated from Southern, "been-gone" means something I have been going to do: “I been-gone do that for quite a spell." Today was the day to shoot. The barn, south of Benton, Arkansas on Arkansas Highway 5 is a favorite of photographers — and barn-lookers for that matter. Since it sits behind a forbiding "bob-wahr" fence, it is necessary to park in the drive to the barn, walk south and shoot it from the shoulder of the road, not the safest of conditions. Fortunately, I completed the shoot unscathed by passing traffic. As the trip home continued, I recalled other been-gone barns that needed a good shooting. Today was the day. See the stories that go with these pictures at Corncancer dot-com and Weekly Grist for the Eyes and Mind.
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This barn on Arkansas Highway 5 south of Benton, Arkansas is a favorite among die-hard barn aficionados. Scads of friends have told me, "Joe, you need to shewt that barn."
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Another veiw of the barn showing gaps left from missing loft ends.
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The barn owner stores hay on the premises.
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A last look.
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Another been-gone project. Though the building is not as old as many barns you see, it incorporates the color and shape barn lovers admire. South of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Another view of the barn late in the day. The sapling in the foreground is nicely illuminated by the late afternoon sun.
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This was not a been-gone. It is a neighbor to the previous red barn. I noticed it for the first time on this trip.
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A old Ferguson-Ford tractor is under the shed.
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Plainly visible from the road, this barn is south of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. There are no shoulders on the road, so this is a "from the cab" shot. A crew of turkeys and guineas call the neighborhood home.
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A second view.