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Rural Connecticut Autumnal Scenic

            © Thomas Schoeller Photography, LLC - All rights reserved. 

I found it amusing that - this exact image - and not a different image from my portfolio, was the one that Yankee Magazine chose to feature when they selected "The Litchfield Hills and Kent Ct." as the Top region to view Fall Foliage in New England back in 2010. 

From my own perspective, sure, it's a serene Connecticut pastoral countryside image. I'm not sure what their requirements were, but looking back, I am pleased it was MY work they selected for the article :) 
 
Shortly after the image use agreements were in place, I licensed it to an assortment of major news media outlets including the USA Today, Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronicle.. at least 16 national news media publications in all.

A few notes about the scene.. It's not easily viewable from the rural road that passes by. In fact, it's unrecognizable unless you were to park and enter the property. 

The day I photographed this, the residents (at the time) noticed I was viewing the barn from the pasture, and came out to talk to me. They were so nice and helpful.  I explained that the scene I would love to shoot is impossible (standing) from the ground due to the topography, and that I'd need to be elevated to view the barn above the stone wall and wire fencing. At best, from eye level you could barely view the top half of the barn and roof. 

They welcomed me to drive my 4x4 truck onto the pasture to try and compose the image. I navigated my rig through a narrow opening in the wall, and photographed this from a quickly constructed platform on the back of my pickup truck to get the higher perspective desired.

Taken on: October 9, 2009

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