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."
Another veiw of the barn showing gaps left from missing loft ends.
The barn owner stores hay on the premises.
A last look.
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.
Another view of the barn late in the day. The sapling in the foreground is nicely illuminated by the late afternoon sun.
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.
A old Ferguson-Ford tractor is under the shed.
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.
A second view.
