The Barn Dance Begins

I have been blessed with the task of scanning/editing/digitizing my parents' collections of snapshots. Bearing in mind that they were both born amid the Great Depression, and that Pop took more than just the usual "these are my kids on vacation" shots, this means they've amassed a rather substantial pile of images with which I will be working. And, because of the sheer number of photos he's handed me, my editing will initially be fairly basic (e.g., color correction, haze reduction, and contrast adjustment – I can leave scratches and flecks for later).

For now, I'm going through the past 2 1/2 decades' worth of his interest in documenting the barns of our region. Some of the structures he's photographed, being already roughly a century old and in disuse, no longer stand (thereby reinforcing his reasons for the visual archive).

The majority of his photos were taken in Warren County, Illinois, with occasional jaunts into the surrounding counties. It's our own cozy corner of Forgottonia, and worthy of sharing with anyone who enjoys a bit of 'Murica, so I aim to post some of my favorites here, as I go through the stacks.

We hope you appreciate it.

If you'd like to see more of Pop's pix (with whatever information Pop included about location/camera settings, etc.), you can check out our album on Flickr.