Weathered Winter Barn
by Tami Quigley
Title
Weathered Winter Barn
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography ~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins.”
~ Gustave Flaubert
~ 1821-1880
A weathered barn still has beauty as it brushes a beautiful pop of red color into the winter landscape just off the Ironton Rail Trail in the painterly HDR image I shot soon after a mid-January snowfall. The trail loops more than nine miles through Whitehall Township, the Borough of Coplay and North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania.
The Ironton Railroad was a shortline railroad in Lehigh County. Originally built in 1861 to haul iron ore and limestone to blast furnaces along the Lehigh River, traffic later shifted to carrying Portland Cement when local iron mining declined in the early 20th century. Much of the railroad had already been abandoned when it became part of Conrail in 1976, and the last of its trackage was removed in 1984.
In 1996, Whitehall Township purchased 9.2 miles of the right-of-way from Conrail, transforming it into the Ironton Rail Trail.
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January 27th, 2022
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Comments (28)
Laurie Search
This is such a beautiful winter photo, Tami, and what a great old barn!!! Wonderful color!!! :)))f
Donna Kennedy
Returning to say Congratulations on your Best of the Best homepage Feature of the Week in WFS!!!..L/F
Hanne Lore Koehler
Beautiful capture and digital creativity to this wonderful old red barn, Tami! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery BEST OF THE BEST special feature! L/F
Gary F Richards
Outstanding winter composition, texture, shading, and artwork! F/L Congratulations on your beautiful Features!
Aurelio Zucco
The contrast of the red of that old barn against the backdrop of a drab winter landscape--it's just so awesome! What a remarkable capture, Tami! L/F
Tami Quigley
Many thanks Nancy Carol for the feature in Art For Passion ~ Passion for Art, much appreciated!
Randy Rosenberger
Dear Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group Member, You are to be congratulated on your achievement of getting your beautiful piece of artwork chosen to be featured in our “Best of the Best” section of our homepage. This is truly an honor to be selected for this special feature. If your works are featured, it is always an honor, but this honor is above and beyond what one sees most of the time. It is excellently done and presented and deserves a special place on our homepage. Happy sales to you till we meet again.
Tami Quigley replied:
Thank you so very much Randy, greatly appreciate the honor, kind words and support!
Tami Quigley
Thanks so very much for the features, greatly appreciated! Nina Prommer ~ ART It Is Good For You; and Dora Sofia Caputo, Winter Wonderland!
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