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Bales of hay

Discussion in 'Landscapes, Architecture, and Cityscapes' started by Rapman1959, Jun 19, 2005.

  1. Rapman1959

    Rapman1959

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    May 7, 2005
    Dubois PA
    I know the subject sounds boring but as I was driving to see my daughter ride (horses, she does Hunter /Jumper) I saw this fairly fresh cut field with some really interesting colors and patterns. The real kicker is that I had decided to only bring my 200-400mm lens. I wanted to practice with this lens so I could get some shots at her next show. It was tough getting images that I thought gave the scene some justice. I would have killed for the 12-24mm or even my 85mm. Anyways here are a couple of the ones I liked.


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    Some others are here if anyone is interested

    http://obdoc.smugmug.com/gallery/604725/1/25496652

    I hope you liked these, the scene itself was ver cool.
    Adolfo
     
    Rapman1959, Jun 19, 2005
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  2. Simon

    Simon

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    Apr 30, 2005
    Sydney, Australia
    Arrh - yes, great subject matter and pity abot the lens !

    The shapes, colours and composition possibilities of baled hay is always a wonderful source.

    The 12-24 would have been great. Isnt it a bit early in your summer to bale yet (I thought is came in late summer)
     
    Simon, Jun 20, 2005
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  3. dmwphoto

    dmwphoto

    22,474
    Mar 18, 2005
    Richmond, Va
    actually this can be a great subjet. Enjoyed the pics. It would have been good to have a wider view. murphey's law!
     
    dmwphoto, Jun 20, 2005
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  4. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

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    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Hi Adolfo,

    Being raised on a farm your images have special significance to me. I do have a suggestion that will make the image display better and that would be to boost the EV a little and also increase the contrast. I took the liberty of doing that on your second image. I hope that is OK.

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    greyflash, Jun 20, 2005
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  5. Scott Sherman

    Scott Sherman

    1,275
    Mar 24, 2005
    Bainbridge Island, Washington
    Hi Adolfo,
    Nice pix of the bales. I think they make a great subject because of the perspective of depth and contrast.

    Here is one I took when I was touring Canada just for fun.

    http://interactivephotos.com/frame_page.html

    Click the link that says "more Canada" and then the bales image to enlarge it.
     
    Scott Sherman, Jun 20, 2005
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  6. Rapman1959

    Rapman1959

    160
    May 7, 2005
    Dubois PA

    Gordon, Thanks for the comments. I have no problems with anyone trying to improve my images. I'm a novice. Took up photography about a year and a half ago and have been learning a lot. The contrast on the the prints I made looks a lot better than the web pics. I'm going to try Srgb as well and see if that makes a difference.

    Scott, love your bale of hay. lots of contrasting colors that are very rich. As mentioned above the prints look better but still this scene was more shades of green without any really deep green.

    Simon, Yes I think it is a bit early but then again what do I know, Hay is just another expense for the upkeep of my daughters horse LOL. But she loves it .

    Adolfo
     
    Rapman1959, Jun 20, 2005
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