Remarkable Images
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FREDERIC HORE
Workshops & Fieldtrips
Ye Old Barn Tour
Returns August 2025 from 6 am to 8 pm
Old Wood Barns
For most people, those three words conjure up images of rustic and aging wood clad structures, with long sloping roofs, massive wood pillars, piles of hay, and perhaps some old farm implements scattered about. These relics from the past were usually built by hand, and erected in the late 19th or early 20th century.
This field trip focuses on three distinctive barns including an abandoned homestead with its two outer buildings in the Lancaster area of Eastern Ontario. Personal one-on-one instruction and assistance will be provided to all participants in several truly unique and unspoiled settings.
Departing from our rendezvous point at 6am, the old homestead (shown above) will be our first destination, bright and early to catch the morning light. Poised in a lovely field of hay and wild flowers, including Black-Eyed Susans, we can easily spend two to three hours here, exploring the interiors and lush exteriors, to create some really atmospheric images. The nearby barn, is clad in various types of rusting tin and corrugated metal - perfect for those seeking that weathered look with distinctive abstract textures and patterns.
Our next destination is a large, massive, hay barn, with light streaming in through shrunken cladding; and a smaller dilapidated shed with character, tilted and leaning to one side, with crooked windows and really weather beaten wood! A truly old barn!
By 11:15 am, we'll probably be thirsty and hungry! We will drive to the Blue Anchor Bar and Grill located next to the St Lawrence Seaway. Here we will recharge and chat.
With a spacious, shaded outdoor deck, a diverse menu and delicious food, it has superb views of the huge ships and lakers that steam past. Refreshing breezes from the river keep you cool. This is a marvellous vantage point to take photos too!
By 2:00 pm, we depart for our last destination, another hidden barn located in a field of corn. It's an open building with farm implements. The afternoon light will work best for this subject. A small tour through historic Williamstown is next enroute to our last destination, "The Cathedral in the Woods." Appropriately named by local farmers, it's a tall, weathered, and superbly restored old barn, nestled in a grove of colourful maple trees.
To round off the day, we will stop for refreshments and munchies at the amiable and bucolic Jack's Pub in Williamstown. Here we will review your images and provide some processing tips using Lightroom Classic, Photoshop Elements and/or Photoshop 2025 depending upon what participants prefer.
A Route Map, itinerary and historical information will be provided to all participants by email and at the Rendezvous point.
Date: August 2025 * To be confirmed.
Workshop location: Lancaster area, Eastern Ontario.
Rendezvous Point: Denny's Restaurant, Flying J Gas station at Exit 814,
on Highway 401 at Lancaster, Ontario.
Rendezvous time: 6:00 AM Allow one hour to drive to Denny's from the Montreal's West Island area.
Maximum participants: 10
Skill level: For all - from Beginner to Advanced
* The workshop may be re-scheduled if heavy rain is forecast.
Suggested Equipment:
- DSLR, Mirrorless or compact cameras such as Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus, etc.
- wide angle zoom lens are great - 24mm or wider suggested for interiors and exteriors.
- telephotos zooms for close-ups and to compress a background
- macro lens for widlflowers, wood and metal textures, etc (if you have one)
- camera tripod
- shutter release cable (can also use the self-timer to trip the shutter- instruction provided)
Reservation, Registration and Confirmation:
To reserve your spot, please email Frederic at fhore@remarkable-images.com
or call 514-403-4044
COST- $120 includes taxes (per person)
(* Note - meals and beverages are not included)
Frederic
Hore
Not to be missed!