ABANDONED FARM WINDOWS IN BLACK & WHITE

Several years ago I spotted an abandoned dairy farm a few miles north of our home and have photographed it a number of times.  Recently, I have noticed an abundance of "No Trespassing" and "Keep Out" signs at the entrance to the property (four signs by my count) which have kept me from venturing onto the property.  Regardless, last Sunday afternoon I decided I could chance a return to the property with my camera.

Here, first, is a photo of the farmhouse, which I have shot many times previously.  You get the idea.

But I spent the rest of my time in the barn, looking into or out of windows.

The window that most caught my eye was one whose window had somehow undergone a wrenching distortion.  Here, first, is how it looked from the exterior.

But I found it more interesting from the interior.  I tried a number of versions for this shot.  One version was focused on the farmhouse in the background, which left the window itself out of focus.  I did not think that that version worked.  Here is a cropped shot through the window that has the house in focus.

The shot with the window and frame in focus and with the house out of focus, worked better, I thought.

My one regret: I should have centered the house vertically, so that there was sky above the roof that was visible through the window.  Next time.

John