Barns, Doors, and Junk

I had a few minutes to shoot today. I was waiting for Dad to get the baler down there. It was fun. I walked over to a junk pile and did some shooting there. I'm curious to see how some of those come out for my Nature Reclaims portfolio. As I was shooting I was wondering what attracts people to paint/draw/photography/sculpt what amounts to JUNK. I love it! I know there are large amounts of art done in this vein, but I can't help myself. Old rusted out items always remind me that someone was there before. Someone who cared, who put large amounts of effort into survival, and for one reason or another, a one time useful item was left to rest and rot away.

After shooting most of a roll at the junk pile, I migrated over to explore the barn. There are always amazing treasures in barns. I'm not sure what it is that attracts people to barns either. There are loads of pictures of barns, new and old. Kids love to play in barns. Even most adults have total respect for a barn. So what is it? While I was wandering around the loft of this particular barn, I took notice of the doors. There are three doors in the loft of this barn. And you know what? I couldn't help but open every single door and see what I could see. Doors are like barns and junk. They stimulate the imagination. You can't help but wonder what is hidden behind the door. Those "Authorized Personnel Only" doors always get me. Or the ropes that go across the doorway prohibiting people from entry like at the capitol building. Come on-Admit it. You want to jump that rope and see what there is to see just as much as I do.