Farm Equipment Shed in February

farm equipment shed in February

Farm Equipment Shed in February

Sometimes during my walks along trails I find a scene that appeals to me and seems to invite being captured in a photograph, though at the time I am not sure why. I try to define the image afterwards in order to explain to myself its pull upon my attention at the moment the photo was shot. This scenery exhibiting a farm equipment shed in February snow fits into that category.

I had been hiking for a while on a trail that winds its way through a forest and eventually along the edge of an old farmstead. This setting is the first glimpse one gets of the farmland property when emerging from the woods. After traveling a long distance, traversing deep in the woods and moving through a few ravines, the sudden appearance of this evidence indicating a return to human habitation seemed significant.

Upon first glimpse when stepping from the wooded path, the man-made shed nicely blends in one’s sight with a natural foreground of trees. The colors of exposed trunks and thin bare branches offer a perfect accompaniment for the wooden structure they surround. Also, the covering of snow, attaching itself to everything in the image, appears to tie the disparate objects to one another.

In addition, the white coatings of the thin layers of snow accumulating on the red metal of the farm equipment—as well as the definition of the bark or the straight lines of siding on the shed—seem to provide a distinct sense of texture and design to the picture. Indeed, the shed’s support posts with triangular tops display an abstract form that almost replicates the shape of trees, contributing another complementary factor.

Furthermore, the pieces of farm equipment evoke thoughts of their use in summer, while a pale accent of snowfall emphasizes the continuing presence of winter, and the setting again might remind a viewer of the ever-fascinating relationship between seasons, especially on a farm.

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