Photography is the art of seeing, and I had passed this barn while driving to my wife’s parents’ house for 44 years. Finally, I noticed the classic red barn with the old oak tree, and turned the car around so that I could get what was a classic picture of a rural farmstead. The red board-and-batten barn is softened by the spreading tree, and the snow simplifies the scene. It may be the best barn picture I have ever taken, and it came unexpectedly, as many fine photographs do.

LIMITED EDITION: This photographic print is part of a limited edition produced by photographer Lee Rentz. The edition consists of 250 prints, which includes all sizes and methods of printing.