PESO: Endangered History

[P. J. Alling]

Around here the farmhouse might be "improved" beyond recognition then 
sold for a premium as an antique.  I think a simple tear down does is 
kinder in some ways. 

Paul Stenquist wrote:
> A sad pic, shot on a gloomy day. This is a farmhouse located about a  
> mile from my house. It was built in 1832, although some additions are  
> more recent. Ever since I lived here, it sat on 27 wooded acres. The  
> property was recently sold to a developer, and the area directly  
> adjacent to the house has been clear cut and bulldozed. I'm sure the  
> developer will leave the rest of the trees because he plans on  
> building 10 houses that will be priced at a couple million each. But  
> unless someone pays to move the farmhouse, he's going to tear it  
> down. The only shot I could really get was this tight crop. Worked on  
> it for quite a while. Don't think it succeeds all that well as a  
> photo, but at least it records part of the building. By the way, the  
> family that built it still owned it when it was sold. I guess they're  
> entitled to cash in, but it's still sad.
> Shot with the DA 16-45, f5.6, on a very dark and gloomy day:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6790967&size=lg
>
> Paul
>
>   


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