My Old Kentucky Barn Canvas Print

canvas prints tree canvas prints old barns canvas prints wood barns canvas prints hay barns canvas prints tobacco barn canvas prints warped wood canvas prints warped boards canvas prints hay bales canvas prints bales of hay canvas prints sunlight canvas prints shadows canvas prints leaves canvas prints green leaves canvas prints green canvas prints farming canvas prints

photographs tree photos old barns photos wood barns photos hay barns photos tobacco barn photos warped wood photos warped boards photos hay bales photos bales of hay photos sunlight photos shadows photos leaves photos green leaves photos green photos farming photos

(Copyright Mel Steinhauer all rights reserved) Back in the day, small family farms needed buildings near their home to store animals, tools, equipment and even some types of harvested crops. These were often simple structures they built on their own with the help of relatives or neighbors. Nowadays they have been replaced with much larger, multi-purpose buildings so these old relics of the past are getting harder to find. I discovered this one near the edge of a country road in Northern Kentucky. Although it looked as if it could fall over any time, I thought it still served a purpose to keep a few bales of hay somewhat dry. I wondered about some stories it held of the people who had built it and wished they would have written a song called... My Old Kentucky Barn.

I created this image from my original photograph taken on location by adding digital enhancements, textures and painterly-style effects. These effects and image details will become more visible by clicking inside the...

My love for photography began as a boy when I was taught the basics by my father. During a tour of duty with an Army Combat K9 unit in Vietnam, I bought a professional model Nikon SLR camera and dreamed of becoming an artistic photographer when I returned home. A family of my own and a new career put that dream on hold for many years, but I had always enjoyed photography as an art form. Then, after surviving another kind of war with cancer back in 1997, I began to really see the beauty in our world. Ever since then I have been inspired with a new awareness of life and an improved photographic vision. This has compelled me to find beautiful scenes wherever I go and to share my favorite creations with others who may not have the time or...