an eye for beauty
Bygone Barns of Loudoun
by sophie Kidd
Roger Lancaster first encountered photography as a child , photography , and the way you can
purist ,” he said .“ I believe in digital
learning the ropes from his process photos today compared to grandfather who worked as a photojournalist . However , it wasn ’ t until rience . I actually enjoy the process-
before just simply adds to the expe- his retirement in 2008 that Lancaster homed in on his artistic pursuits . a picture because it tends to allow
ing of the photos as much as taking
“ As I tell people , it ’ s a hobby that me to bring out a lot more of my got out of control ,” he said . creative side .” Today , Lancaster works with a Lancaster ’ s latest project , digital camera , a far cry from his featured here , revolves around the grandfather ’ s old foldout camera barns of Loudoun . In such a historically preserved area , it may he learned to shoot on .“ I ’ m not a come as a surprise that there are very few barns remaining from before the Civil War . After General Sheridan burned many of the buildings , a group of German carpenters in the area rebuilt the barns .
“ They used the same designs and built the barns on the original foundations , so a lot of them look the same ,” Lancaster said .
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