2023 Visit to the Farm
October 15, 2023
“Last month David and I spent another enchanted time at my friend’s family farmstead in Pennsylvania.” That’s how I started the blog post of October 16, 2022. The same is true this year. And as I’ve written before, it’s getting hard to find subjects I haven’t already photographed. For some reason I haven’t figured out yet, this year many of my photographs came out too noisy to show. I was able to retrieve some of them with Lightroom’s new Denoise feature.
1 Oddly enough, I used a photograph of this tree as the first one in last year’s post about the farm. That one had fog; this one has moss on the large lower limb.
2 I wonder how long the grandfather clock has said seven minutes to 10:00.
3 Another year, another bed. (Compare with the photos I took in 2018.)
4 The wavy old windows are some of the charm in the house.
5 This china cabinet houses some of the more treasured dishware.
6 The basement houses less familiar items. Could the long metal rods have something to do with a long-gone coal furnace?
7 How many generations ago did someone weave this rag rug?
8 Silver and ivory: The downstairs bathroom sink.
Romancing Reality 
Fine set, Linda!
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October 15, 2023 at 3:08 AM
Thanks, Harrie.
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October 15, 2023 at 2:12 PM
I keep seeing the tree in your opening photograph as a person with an upraised arm. The next picture got me wondering why we call that object what we do. According to Britannica, “The name grandfather clock was adopted after the song ‘Grandfather’s Clock,’ written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work, became popular. The first grandfather clocks featured a Classical architectural appearance, but a variety of styles have enjoyed popularity over the years.”
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October 15, 2023 at 8:58 AM
Trust you to add a bit of interesting information, Steve. Thanks. I see a person lurking within that tree, too. So, it seems, does Anonymous. (See below on the page,)
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October 15, 2023 at 2:25 PM
The image of the windows reminds us that old glass keeps the characteristics of liquids forever. It’s why old old windows are thicker at the bottom than the top. Thank you!
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October 15, 2023 at 10:42 AM
Thank you, Kathy. Yes, that thought often comes to mind when I see wavy glass. I don’t know why that pleases me so much. I guess it’s just unexpected.
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October 15, 2023 at 2:28 PM
Excellent series, Linda. The clock photo is wonderful. The bed and window shot is fantastic.
I’ve been using the new Denoise feature in LR and I find it to be one of the most amazing tools they have incorporated.
As for “…hard to find subjects I haven’t already photographed”, I think every photographer has favorite subjects they like to work with. Specialization is one way of becoming good at what you do. It’s especially true for artists. Can you imagine Pavarotti as a baseball player? Or Jimi Hendrix playing the accordion? Don’t sweat the small stuff. Put your heart and soul into your work and nobody can ask for more.
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October 15, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Thank you, Ken. I see that you can’t use both Denoise and Super Resolution on the same image. Wonder if that will ever be possible. (Can’t say that I understand demosaicing.) Still, for now it’s great to have the Denoise option. What you say about favorite subjects is true in my experience, too. And—not putting your foot in the same river twice—some photos that may seem to be alike superficially can have interesting even if minute differences.
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October 15, 2023 at 3:07 PM
I love this tree, raising a hand in greeting wearing a beautiful wooden-box pendant.
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October 15, 2023 at 11:11 AM
Some trees really do call for anthropomorphising, don’t they. This is certainly one of them. Thanks for writing.
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October 15, 2023 at 4:50 PM
I always like your photographs from this place, Linda. They show a quiet simplicity of material belongings that have been cared for without the need to remodel every few years.
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October 15, 2023 at 9:48 PM
Thanks, Mic. I wish more of the photos had turned out, and, as usual, I wish I had taken many more. Next year. I love how the important things are fixed or updated but nothing is changed or replaced gratuitously.
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October 16, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Catching up…I hope you figured out why the photos had so much noise (or the problem disappeared). These are certainly worth adding to your farm photo group. The wavy windows, teacups, rag rug, and sink all appeal to me. You’ve consistently kept all the farm photos to a certain style that makes them work really well together. It’s your eye and choices but it’s more than that. Too hard to put into words – there’s a quiet, contemplative air that goes with the subject matter, as if just entering the space causes you (and the viewer) to slip into a state of reverie/reverence. 🙂
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November 2, 2023 at 1:55 PM
I’m also catching up. I think (hope) the noise problem has disappeared. I should try to figure out why it happened, though, to possibly avert it in the future. I’ve tried to keep the photos simple. That’s the only thing I’m conscious of doing uniformly. When we’re there, all six or eight or however many of us there are are in a relaxed frame of mind. We nap, read, work jigsaw puzzles, play Rummikub, cook, eat, and talk. And that’s it. Even talking about the news seems to be done at a relaxed pace. All that may contribute to the quiet, contemplative air that you see in the photographs. I am relaxed and contemplative as I roam the house looking with the camera for something to take home.
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November 6, 2023 at 12:48 PM