Abandoned farm, Young County, Texas... Kowa 2x Bell & Howell anamorphic
Located three miles east of RT 79 outside Olney, here's a cluster of abandoned farm buildings on the north side of the road. I've been visiting this location for a number of years, always shooting from the roadside. This pic was taken as I was leaning against the fence (carefully avoiding the barbs). One building appears to have been cut in half and the sections moved apart. The long shed has definitely been taking a beating from the wind, with sheets of metal peeled back.
Next time I'm in the area I'll ask a few neighbors where I might get permission to photograph around the old sheds. Looking the place over through binoculars I can see a ton of interesting stuff to shoot. This is in a very "snakey" area, plus there are a million places that might hide Africanized Bees, so any hiking around will have to be done VERY carefully.
This was taken early in the afternoon of June 27, 2022, a bright sunny day with the temperature a "relatively cool" 90 degrees. We had been baking for several weeks on this trip to Texas, with most days well over 100 degrees, the worst being an afternoon spent at Peacock with our truck thermometer indicating 112.
Taken with a Nikon D80, Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AI-S lens, with a Kowa 2x Bell & Howell anamorphic lens. This anamorphic requires synchronous focusing of it and the primary lens, where with my Iscorama you leave the camera lens set at infinity and focus with the Iscorama.
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Abandoned farm, Young County, Texas... Kowa 2x Bell & Howell anamorphic
Located three miles east of RT 79 outside Olney, here's a cluster of abandoned farm buildings on the north side of the road. I've been visiting this location for a number of years, always shooting from the roadside. This pic was taken as I was leaning against the fence (carefully avoiding the barbs). One building appears to have been cut in half and the sections moved apart. The long shed has definitely been taking a beating from the wind, with sheets of metal peeled back.
Next time I'm in the area I'll ask a few neighbors where I might get permission to photograph around the old sheds. Looking the place over through binoculars I can see a ton of interesting stuff to shoot. This is in a very "snakey" area, plus there are a million places that might hide Africanized Bees, so any hiking around will have to be done VERY carefully.
This was taken early in the afternoon of June 27, 2022, a bright sunny day with the temperature a "relatively cool" 90 degrees. We had been baking for several weeks on this trip to Texas, with most days well over 100 degrees, the worst being an afternoon spent at Peacock with our truck thermometer indicating 112.
Taken with a Nikon D80, Nikon 50mm f/1.8 AI-S lens, with a Kowa 2x Bell & Howell anamorphic lens. This anamorphic requires synchronous focusing of it and the primary lens, where with my Iscorama you leave the camera lens set at infinity and focus with the Iscorama.
DSC-0281 WSK2x