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Many older farms in the northeast have hand-built stone fences that separate pastures or mark the borders of a property. These beautiful fences were constructed of local stone and took years (and great skill) to build. Quite a few remain but they're now covered with plant growth or hidden in forests that were once pastures.

Fortunately some of the fences are still maintained. It's awe-inspiring to consider the amount of thought and manual labor that went into building these intricate, elegant and functional works of art.

Post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D and the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens at 24mm, ISO 1000, f/9, shutter 1/400s. Curves adjustments, color balancing.

Thank you for visiting Durham Township!

--Kathleen

Egyptians built pyramids. Irish built fences. Fools run from themselves...and sometimes for office.

You have a recurring habit of "thinking with pictures." Thank you.

I have a great piece of US literature called 'Fences, Gates & Bridges - and how to build them' published in 1900. Chapter Two details the building of stone fences or, as we call them in the UK, dry stone walls.
Love the picture. Very Andrew Wyeth.
You have a great New Year now.

This is another of your most intriguing photos. The color and sky suggest a possible storm,
while the dark figure running in the distance adds an important level of interest to the photo. Without him/her it would be another effectively moody photo with interesting subject matter and lines receding into the horizon.--- Many of your photos are straight forward. Many involve unresovled amabiguities. I am especially attracted by any artistic creation that requires the viewer to use his/her own frame of reference to give meaning . Cetainly this is is one of those for me. Keep on keepin' on.
Dennis

Ah the stone.... A curse when it's in your field yet a thing of function and beauty when it's set in a wall. As is much of life, it's all in your perspective. The action figure adds a lot.

This is a masterfully accomplished composition with all the elements perfectly balanced. The mood is dramatic and the atmosphere perfectly suited to the subject. This is one of those photos that keeps me looking and studying it. For example, I love how the wall runs through the frame to the horizon and follows the direction of the runner, or I should say vice versa.

I was out yesterday in the continuing flat gray weather and was completely uninspired by what I saw around me in my travels. You manage to find magic no matter what the conditions. I envy that.

*sigh* Beauteous!

Made me think of Stardust - the bridge between the two worlds. Great shot.

I saw many of these old stone walls when I lived in New England. I miss them here is PA. Nice to know some exist here.

For some reason, this photo reminds me of a Wyeth painting. The person running completely changes everything. It's great! Thanks for posting it.

Carolyn H.

You bounce between the walls of your mind. An interlocking system that is both sturdy and fragile, painstakingly constructed through years of life and living. Your heart despairs, your mind imprisoned. The trees are bare, the ground is damp and cold, your footing is tenuous and the sky is overcast.

Just keep your head up. Don't run. Be patient. Rebuild the walls as you grow. The trees will bloom, the ground will dry and warm, your footing will return and the sun will shine again. Your heart renewed, your mind freed, you walk out of the maze of your life.

Another fabulous, enriching and intriguing photograph. You inspire me every day. Thanks so much for sharing your artistry with us over the past year.

It took me more than a year but I have finally launched my own photoblog. I hope you will find the time to stop by and take a look.

Best wishes to you and yours for a happy, healthy and peaceful year in 2008!

Peter

'Red: [narrating] I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it's the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.'

This is a great top o the world shot. I have always found these places to be quite remarkable snd occasionaly inspiring.
I wonder if PA stone walls are all built as solidly as this one. In New England they seem to be built of more oddly shaped stones. This one seems clearly designed to stop a tank and to stand forever. Our Wisconsin stone walls are not found everywhere as in New England and they do not have the same aesthetic appeal of those I have seen along the back roads of Western MA. I any case a very interesting and artful photo.
Thanks again for sharing them with us.

Beautiful!

great!!

Your photos always bring me back to my days farming with my dad. You capture not only the detail of the photo, but the wonder of living on a farm.

When I first viewed this, I immediately thought of the English countryside, and wondered how you could have made such a quick round trip across "the pond". It's nice to know that some of these stone walls have been preserved - I absolutely love them!

Nice work. You have a great way of adding a certain amount of "tension" or dynamic to your images. If the man wasn't in the picture would it be as interesting?

Really good stuff.

-Sherman

This photo brings to mind "Cristina's World" by Wyeth. Beautiful.

I thought Wyeth right away and sure enough, the first comment, Wyeth. I enjoy your photos; artistically sound without overt post processing, and taking ordinary and making it more than that.

Back for another study and I'm think'n "Hard Days Night" a bit here.