A Glimpse Back - view through broken window of abandoned ND farmstead Metal Print

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A Glimpse Back"
This scene at an abandoned farmhouse near Brinsmade ND is captured just exactly as I found it, including the crock pot sporting matching tones to the couch and the window sill paint. When I first shot this scene, I did so handheld and in a hurry. When I reviewed it, I really liked the potential, but was annoyed by blurry interior (not enough depth of field) so went back a couple days later when it was dead calm (otherwise curtains flutter and blur) and re-shot it with tripod and several technical methods to maximize sharpness and depth of field (focus depth).

Image captured Jan 13, 2020 with Pentax K-1 and DFA28-105 lens using Pixelshift mode

Peter Herman was born and raised on a farm in North Dakota. He first became interested in photography during high-school, and after acquiring a Pentax SLR, began taking photos for the school yearbook and developing/printing B&W images in school darkroom. He continued shooting through college, taking portraits, group pictures, weddings, but after beginning his engineering career at Cummins, he let his photography interests go dormant until about 2005 when he acquired his first DSLR and started shooting scenic landscapes from around the US, but concentrating especially on rural areas in ND and WI. Many of his images were encountered while riding motorcycle down random backroads during "golden hour", searching for that magic light...