This Old Barn Door
by Kathy Kelly
Title
This Old Barn Door
Artist
Kathy Kelly
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This color photograph by Kathy Kelly is of an old country barn door. The barn is located in Montgomery County, Maryland. Once used for storage and small livestock, it now stands empty and abandoned.
Photographed in April, this weathered gray structure made an interesting contrast to the bright green leaves of early spring.
Montgomery County Maryland is historically known for agriculture. In the 1600's slaves and tenant farmers came to this area to grow tobacco. This one crop dominated much of the landscape until the mid 1880's when the soil had become so depleted, that one fifth of the county's population left in search of greener pastures. The Quakers of Sandy Spring, however, stayed and experimented with crop rotation and fertilizer.
By the late 1800's and early 1900's agriculture was once again thriving in Montgomery County thanks, in part, to the opening of a new shipping lane - the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal.
By the 20th century, dairy and horse farms had taken over much of the county's farmland and within the past 35 years, many of the county's larger farms have turned into historical preservation sites, private homes, and places for entertainment and tourism.
This work has been featured in the following FAA Groups and Contests.
Groups:
Barns Big and Small
Life After Humans Photography
Wheels or Rusty Items in Photography
2016 Contests:
Abandoned Structures - First Place Winner
The Consequences Of Austerity - First Place Winner
Wood all Media Welcome - Tied for First Place
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May 5th, 2016
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Comments (25)
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Love the faded blues and textures Kathy! Congrats on your Feature in Barns Big and Small. We also added our like. Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Kathy Kelly replied:
Thanks Debra and Dave. I appreciate and am a big fan of your photography work. :-)