Two Rural B&W Shots

[PixelRabbit]

Here are two shots from yesterday, I chose B&W in the first one because it really intrigues me and the sky was pure white (foggy day). The second again, because of the fog it was falling short in colour.
Would love to hear your thoughts, thanks for taking a look!

 

[ronlane]

Hey PixelRabbit, you need to go tell that farmer to move those hay bails into straighter lines. He's causing all kinds of problems. :lmao:

Nice shots, I like them both.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Lol thanks Ron

 

[fjrabon]

mind posting them in original full res color so I can take a stab at editing?

Good shots, btw.

First would probably be better served with the building somewhere else in the frame. The very slightly off center composition rarely works all that well. Centered can work (despite what you will read here) and off center can work, but right on the edge of centered and off centered makes people just think you messed it up.

 

[Derrel]

BOTH COULD BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVED through the inclusion of a few very carefully-positioned compositional devices. I would submit that both these shots would be much,much stronger if you had just taken the time to include what we Americans call high-tension lines, or what you folks north of the 54-40 line call "hydro lines".

 

[ronlane]

BOTH COULD BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVED through the inclusion of a few very carefully-positioned compositional devices. I would submit that both these shots would be much,much stronger if you had just taken the time to include what we Americans call high-tension lines, or what you folks north of the 54-40 line call "hydro lines".

Derrel, as I pointed out any compositional issues with the second one are automatically blamed on the farmer for not getting the leading lines right. He must not be using a John Deere tractor.

 

[PixelRabbit]

mind posting them in original full res color so I can take a stab at editing?

Good shots, btw.

First would probably be better served with the building somewhere else in the frame. The very slightly off center composition rarely works all that well. Centered can work (despite what you will read here) and off center can work, but right on the edge of centered and off centered makes people just think you messed it up.

Thanks Fj I'd be THRILLED to see what you come up with! I uploaded jpegs of the unedited raws to my Flickr Flickr: Judi Smelko's Photostream

BOTH COULD BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVED through the inclusion of a few very carefully-positioned compositional devices. I would submit that both these shots would be much,much stronger if you had just taken the time to include what we Americans call high-tension lines, or what you folks north of the 54-40 line call "hydro lines".

BOTH COULD BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVED through the inclusion of a few very carefully-positioned compositional devices. I would submit that both these shots would be much,much stronger if you had just taken the time to include what we Americans call high-tension lines, or what you folks north of the 54-40 line call "hydro lines".

Derrel, as I pointed out any compositional issues with the second one are automatically blamed on the farmer for not getting the leading lines right. He must not be using a John Deere tractor.

lol you are a couple of funny guys!

 

[Derrel]

BOTH COULD BE TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVED through the inclusion of a few very carefully-positioned compositional devices. I would submit that both these shots would be much,much stronger if you had just taken the time to include what we Americans call high-tension lines, or what you folks north of the 54-40 line call "hydro lines".

Derrel, as I pointed out any compositional issues with the second one are automatically blamed on the farmer for not getting the leading lines right. He must not be using a John Deere tractor.

Ron, your baleful response shows a serious lack of respect for the non-John Deere tractor brands!!!

Looks like the farmer is off the tractor in the second frame because he somehow managed to destroy a 1500-pound 5-tie bale...right? I can't tell exactly WTH he is doing, but it looks like he's got a bucket on the front end of an older Inter-trashional tractor, and he's on the Case there, with a pitchfork, while he decides how best to corral the busted-open bale....

 

[timor]

Isn't Canadian name funny ? Credit to Pixel for skill in avoidance of them.

 

[ronlane]

You're right Derrel. But all of this good ole' American commericalism just has me brain washed that "Nothing runs like a Deere."

 

[PixelRabbit]

Damn, I'd get into the fun but alas we have a 1959 David Brown here at home... I got nothin'

 

[PixelRabbit]

Timor, I should get brownie points for avoiding them IMHO!!

 

[ronlane]

Pixel, you're baking brownies? We'll be right there. Then we can check out this tractor and discuss it over a hot brownie or 10.

 

[Derrel]

Damn, I'd get into the fun but alas we have a 1959 David Brown here at home... I got nothin'

I learned to drive tractor when I was 8 years old, on a 1949 John Deere Model M...and zOMG....this video..the SOUND at startup!!! And him pulling out into the barnyard...I will NEVER forget this sound....full throttle cutting hay with a sickle mower...raking hay with it on July days with an old side-deliver rake...pulling irrigation pipe wagons...pulling hay wagons...heading down the road in top gear headed back to the house (the ONLY time we were ever allowed to use top gear!)

 

[PixelRabbit]

Just heading out the door to pick up a `new old farm truck, I shall check that out when I get home!