My situation is somewhere in the cracks I'm afraid. I was driving in a rural area and spotted a really interesting home and snapped some shots as I drove by. It was not particularly close to the road, and had no fences or visual obstructions. I was not in a position to stop, and being a nervous type I am not sure I would be comfortable even approaching such a rural home, set back from the road.( I am a
city slicker, driving a city car, in a very unfamiliar place)
The photos are more than a year old now, and I do not remember what exact road I was on, just the general vicinity. When I took the pictures my first thought was I would post them online and try to fish for the owner to get their comments, but decided not to do that after thinking about it. I thought there would be more people out there who would feel violated than people who would be flattered by finding a photo of their stuff.
If I did not live so far away from the area I would attempt to find it again and catch the owner out and try to approach, like you suggest john. I bet this person would be excited to know their house was
that interesting to others.