Ladder to the Moon

Photographer:

Evie Carrier

Selected by:

Russ Barneveld

Why I liked the image.

I absolutely love this! As soon as I saw the image, I created a little story in my mind. “So this is what cows do when they become too old to “Jump over the Moon”, they use a ladder?” This piece is a very creative and whimsical way to portray the assigned subject “barns”. The distortion in the barn creates a compelling center of interest. The composition in the image leads your eye directly to the barn. I can imagine cows walking on the ladder to reach the warm inviting interior of the barn. – Russ

About my image.

When I heard that the new group assignment was to involve a barn, my first thought was to do something whimsical--perhaps quasi-magical. Through the years I have shot a lot of barns; so, I had a substantial inventory to work with. Of course, while reviewing my barn images, I ran across a large number of cow and buffalo shots. Since the whole barn concept speaks to the notion of "domestic," and cattle reflect that idea better than buffalos, I thought the long-haired mini highland cows would help me to pull it off best. The mountain came with the barn, and the "magical" sense would have to be conjured up using the moon. The whole inspiration in matching up colors, shadows and lights turned out to be a labor of love. I want to thank the group for making my "Moon Shot" the image of the month. – Evie

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