Last Load - sunset at country schoolhouse site Canvas Print

Wamduska Square Wagon and schoolhouses. I almost didn't process this image, as the RAW file was exceedingly dark (I way-underexposed to avoid blowing the highlights) and it just didn't look interesting. I'm glad I took a second look, as there was just enough shadow detail to rescue from the murk and offer this moody portrayal of yesteryear. Another image of just the wagon alone is also available.

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...