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Trying to show this in a still image is something I've tried to do on and off for some years on my wanderings around the flatlands.
A rough and ready trial grid.
Boom. Job done.
Edit to add: Although I'd be tempted to put frame 3 next to 5 rather than above it.
The foot's improving slightly. Rest should do the trick.Sorry to hear about your foot Dave, hope it improves soon, the set on your website looks good. Do you mind me asking what website/software you use for that?
I tried going out on my bike but spent more time looking out for pot holes than photos. If you see someone out there with a camera chances are it will be me!Only just seen this, although I've seen one or two on your twitter.
I've been cycling round here twice a week of late, and I always have my iphone on me so have taken a few snaps here and there. I've taken three almost identical ones to some of yours! If I see some one with a camera I'll stop and say hello!
At some point I'll drive back and wander round with a camera. When on my bike I tend to be peddling furiously - but not travelling very quickly - so don't tend to stop much as I lose momentum and the motivation to restart!
Thanks for your comments, Ken.Ed, I'm sorry. I've seen this thread for a while and I've never opened it until now. "Meanygate" has no frame of reference in this Yankee's mind.
I love this kind of photography. The product of our labor. The map is great. I look at maps daily. GPS might be the greatest invention of this generation.
I hear some frustration that you're looking at the same thing over and over. That's a tough nut to crack. Couple of things you might look for.
Look for shadows and put them in play. I see some shadows in most of the shots, so it looks like they're available. Don't be afraid to take them all the way black. When you see the sun, don't turn to the sky. Turn around. Best shots happen in that 180 degree arc away from the sun. And the golden hour is real. Long, deep shadows make the highlights pop. There are times when I'll go out just to find something to put in front of it. Subject is just a supporting role.
Try some tighter shots. You don't always need a whole tractor in a whole field. Try just a hint of tractor, maybe use it as a frame. That also gives you the opportunity to look for a little perspective.
That high angle would drive me nuts faster than anything else. You've been around for a little bit. People have seen you. You could probably get way with putting on a pair of boots and wading down in there with them. Stay out of the way. If they want to talk, they'll come find you. Either way, you'll get an angle with more possibilities.
Took me a while to get here. I'll be back.
Don’t you think it’s probably loss of topsoil which is happening everywhere with intensive/mechanical farming?
See I am paying attention, even after a couple of G&TsAnd just for 'you know who'...
See I am paying attention, even after a couple of G&Ts
Although, that was so yesterday, I'm all about this now
But this adds a new dimension in more than one sense...
Yeah but a whole new untapped seam?I'm not sure that last one really fits the 'set within a set'. But it had to be done!
Possibly. But outside of this project as I doubt I'll find enough different vertical surfaces. I could see it in a more urban setting though. besides, the project is starting to sprawl already. I'm thinking I might have to start splitting the pics into groups/subsets so I can keep track of it.Yeah but a whole new untapped seam?
Thanks for the comments. Nice to hear a farmer's opinion as I'm not involved in farming myself - other than taking photographs of it.Thanks for posting these, they’re really interesting. I’m a farmer by trade but arable rather than veg so it’s fascinating to see a side of the industry that I don’t otherwise get to. As an aside I’m in the process of a similar personal project documenting our farm over the course of the agricultural year from planting to harvest. The intention was to produce a small book purely for the records and hadn’t thought of it being of much interest to anyone else but maybe I should think about starting a similar thread.
Really great shots, thanks again for sharing
Glad you didn't, also this is great:I forgot the most crucial picture.
Glad you didn't...
...also this is great:
Not having seen the others it looks good to me, it's the kind of image that seems to summarise the current state of the weather and may be the project.I'm not sure about that sprinkler pic. I took a few variations and reviewing them I think I missed a better one by a few inches.
The one I 'missed' is almost identical but the sprinkler head could have lined up with a row of OOF veg in the background.Not having seen the others it looks good to me, it's the kind of image that seems to summarise the current state of the weather and may be the project.
Damned inconsiderate of them, stiff letter to the manufacturers is in order I thinkI was slightly miffed that none of the sprinkler heads were dead central between the bracing brackets above them!