Photograph info: This photo was taken last week from the roof of the tool shed at Roger & Jakey's farm. They were reorganizing and getting ready for winter and I was fortunate to get this bird's eye view of the process. Not all of these tractors are used on the farm; Roger repairs and restores older tractors as a hobby. The oldest in this group is from 1928.

Camera settings and post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and the Canon 50mm f/1.2L lens at 50mm, ISO 200, f/8, 1/125s. Camera JPEG file, curves adjustments for contrast.

Thank you for visiting Durham Township!

-- Kathleen

p.s. Here's a great article called "5 Tips to Improve Your Photography without a Camera" -- the best advice I've read in a long time.

thats an imressive collection of tractors! I like your environments. good detail.

I love the composition of this photo and the movement it has!

That is an awesome view from the roof of the shed. Love those old tractors. What a cool collection.

Thanks for the link to that interesting read. Some good ideas to ponder.

this looks kinda nice. It has some aire that makes you feel like you can almost smell the autumnleaves and hear the tractor *bobbing* by, despite the bird eyes view. Like it, nice work

This was worth waiting for. Wonderful composition and colours and I love the white smoke from the tractor.All in all a beautiful farm scene. Thanks also for recommending the very interesting "photography without a camera" article.

From the roof of the tool shed is a crow's view
Of Jakey, Amber and Roger never lacking something to do.
Tractors of yesteryear in a neat row,
Getting a breath of fresh air before into storage they go.
Later in winter when farming is slow out of doors
To their former power and beauty Roger hopefully restores.

A lovely documentary scene

Fantastic collection of tractors. Great point of view!

It's NOT FAIR! They have about a dozen tractors--I don't have ANY! I'm tellin' jus wait! I'll call the Fairness Czar and he'll make those guys give me one of the gray ones, or that one with the adorable bucket stuck on the front....they'll be sorry! Capitalists. Le Bourgeois. (I could use another dog too!)

Got to log off now.....feeling a little green....
..Oh Deere.

Great shot! i love the look of all the Farmall's lined up.

Great shot. I like how they all line up. Great detail and colours too.

Great Pic. Brought back lots of memories.

It is a source of amusement for me that there are often dogs just standing around in your images. Dont get me wrong, they add enormous interest.

Hey there, This picture makes me sad, it makes me sad because I used to live in small town USA - Canton CT and this picture sums up everything I miss about that wonderful place. The fall in CT is amazing and the red barns - oh how I miss them as well as the crisp mornings at this time of of year.

Yes this is a great picture to make me feel all these things from just one viewing.

nice, thanks for sharing

Wonderful shot Kathleen. Love all those tractors.

Yo, Kathleen, ROB makes a good point about all those dogs just standing around. For a long time, I've thought that if you used dogs that could juggle or play the French Horn, you'd have a really popular blog. I just did not want to blurt it out without an apropo segway. Not all at once, you know. Introduce them in small groups, like two or three juggling Dalmatians off to one side, or a Yorkshire on a French Horn in shadow. A since of subtlety and good taste is paramount in these matters.

Your Welcome.