Returning To The Barn
May be purchased at www.robertcarterphotography.com under "Grand Teton National Park" . . .
I had been out cutting hay all morning . . . was rather exhausted actually . . . had hay dust everywhere including my eyes. As I rode back to the barn for some lunch, I stopped my team of horses and hopped off the wagon to grab this shot . . . I always have my camera with me in a plastic bag when I am out working.
Alright, alright . . . I may have taken a bit too much poetic license here. The fact is that while at the Grand Tetons National Park the Park Service had a bulldozer parked next to the Moulton Barn . . . it was a totally unfortunate distraction. It forced me to look for different POV's. In this image, the weeds hide the dozer. In the end, I was happy that I found this angle, but unfortunately, I was shooting into a bright sun at about 45-degrees to the left. God willing, I will return to The Grand Teton National Park in the future with more time to spend here. This barn, in its setting, must surely be one of the greatest architectural structures in the world.
[Located in Grand Teton National Park, The historic TA Moulton barn is over 100 years old.
Started out of necessity to shelter his horses against the harsh winters of the Tetons and Jackson Hole, Thomas Alma Moulton didn’t know he was building a future landmark to a nation and mecca for photographers to come to. He and his two sons, Clark and Harley worked the land to provide for their families. They worked together along with their neighbors to carve out a meager existance along what was known as Mormon Row. Started in 1913, it took many years for the Grand Teton barn to be in its current form. First built as a square box, later on the peak and one lean to side was added. Later, when more room was needed, the other lean to side was added. This was a functional working barn. It was never intended to be the most photographed barn in America.
Two brothers, Thomas, John filed on their 160 acre homesteads in of 1907. A third brother, Wallace filed a year later. They had learned of the rich soil from other Mormon homesteaders who had filed before them. He first built a small cabin to live in during the summer while working the land and building on his barn. In 1912 Alma and Lucile and baby Clark, moved from Idaho to the homestead into a cabin with a dirt floor and not much more.
Up until 1961, the family worked the ranch to support themselves and help the community survive.] . . . {{{This information taken from www.themoultonbarn.com}}}
Returning To The Barn
May be purchased at www.robertcarterphotography.com under "Grand Teton National Park" . . .
I had been out cutting hay all morning . . . was rather exhausted actually . . . had hay dust everywhere including my eyes. As I rode back to the barn for some lunch, I stopped my team of horses and hopped off the wagon to grab this shot . . . I always have my camera with me in a plastic bag when I am out working.
Alright, alright . . . I may have taken a bit too much poetic license here. The fact is that while at the Grand Tetons National Park the Park Service had a bulldozer parked next to the Moulton Barn . . . it was a totally unfortunate distraction. It forced me to look for different POV's. In this image, the weeds hide the dozer. In the end, I was happy that I found this angle, but unfortunately, I was shooting into a bright sun at about 45-degrees to the left. God willing, I will return to The Grand Teton National Park in the future with more time to spend here. This barn, in its setting, must surely be one of the greatest architectural structures in the world.
[Located in Grand Teton National Park, The historic TA Moulton barn is over 100 years old.
Started out of necessity to shelter his horses against the harsh winters of the Tetons and Jackson Hole, Thomas Alma Moulton didn’t know he was building a future landmark to a nation and mecca for photographers to come to. He and his two sons, Clark and Harley worked the land to provide for their families. They worked together along with their neighbors to carve out a meager existance along what was known as Mormon Row. Started in 1913, it took many years for the Grand Teton barn to be in its current form. First built as a square box, later on the peak and one lean to side was added. Later, when more room was needed, the other lean to side was added. This was a functional working barn. It was never intended to be the most photographed barn in America.
Two brothers, Thomas, John filed on their 160 acre homesteads in of 1907. A third brother, Wallace filed a year later. They had learned of the rich soil from other Mormon homesteaders who had filed before them. He first built a small cabin to live in during the summer while working the land and building on his barn. In 1912 Alma and Lucile and baby Clark, moved from Idaho to the homestead into a cabin with a dirt floor and not much more.
Up until 1961, the family worked the ranch to support themselves and help the community survive.] . . . {{{This information taken from www.themoultonbarn.com}}}