Grounded

hamster · Nov 17, 2007

I hiked into a nature preserve near Livermore, CA because I'd heard there was some old farm equipment in the middle of nowhere. I found it - what do you guys think of this shot? Hope you like it.

nealjpage · Nov 17, 2007

Not bad, Ham. I like the vantage point.

WNK · Nov 17, 2007

Cool!
I love the rustic scenery in the background. Nice composure

doobs · Nov 17, 2007

Very nice. Great colors, great angle!

LaFoto · Nov 17, 2007

Yes. I like it. The colour of the rusty (fallen) wind... erm ... wind ... erm .... ~thing (vane????) and the colour of the grass on which it landed plus the colour of the hills in the background are so complementary to the blue of the sky. It all works very nicely together.

nealjpage · Nov 17, 2007

LaFoto said:
Yes. I like it. The colour of the rusty (fallen) wind... erm ... wind ... erm .... ~thing (vane????)

Windmill.

smcaskil · Nov 17, 2007

Nice picture. Looks like someone found it before you and used it for target practice.

hamster · Nov 17, 2007

Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone.

Alex_B · Nov 17, 2007

i really like the colours here, nice light for tis sort of shot.

Alpha · Nov 17, 2007

Really nice. Great tones.

RKW3 · Nov 17, 2007

rhammitt said:
Nice shot, I really like the colors also. I wonder how it would look if you were back further from the windmill and got a wider view.

Yes I was thinking that same thing when I was looking at this shot. It seems like there should be more scenery in this shot.

Still, this is a really nice shot. It all works well together. :thumbup:

nealjpage · Nov 17, 2007

rhammitt said:
Nice shot, I really like the colors also. I wonder how it would look if you were back further from the windmill and got a wider view.

I pondered that, too. We're looking at the top of the mill; to the upper right should be the tower and to the bottom right-hand corner is the vane. Those might be cool to see, too.

But as it is it's a great shot. Ham, were you crouched down or was that a twelve-foot fan?

hamster · Nov 17, 2007

I was crouched down, and there was a forest of oaks almost directly behind it - so no more room to move back. I don't know what happened to the rest of the windmill... Thanks again, everyone!