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Challenge: Country Life (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Northfield, MI
Date: Jun 21, 2003
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Family, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2003
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This is my second DPC submission (my first was two days ago in the "At Work" challenge, which I submitted because I thought the subject matter was somewhat out of the ordinary). I like this photo a lot more, so I hope it does better... although there are at least 4X as many photographs in this challenge!
Since I live in the city, I went out driving on Saturday morning to try and find something that said "Country Life" to me. I photographed farms, barns, horses, horses and barns, dirt roads, etc. After a few hours, I drove by a farm and saw somebody on a tractor. So I stopped, got up the nerve, and pulled into the farm and asked the woman on the porch if she would mind if I took some pictures of "country life".
I initially took pictures of the two guys loading hay (I think they were father and son), then I went and got pictures of the guy working out in the hay field on a tractor. When I came back, the two little girls were on the back of one of the trailers and I snapped off a couple quick shots. When I got home and looked at the pictures, wouldn't you know those were the ones I liked best?
I have no idea who these people are (I did get their address and said I'd send them a couple prints in the mail). But if it hadn't had been for this challenge, I never would have had the "nerve" to just stop and ask some total strangers if I could photograph them. So even if my submissions here don't score well, at least I'm learning more about being a "photographer", and I think that is what this site is all about.
Now if I only I had my flash on the camera for some fill... |
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08/27/2003 01:21:39 PM |
| The only reason I can guess this one didn't do better is because there's so much going on in it. People like one thing to concentrate on. Great portrayal of country life though! |
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07/07/2003 03:08:12 PM |
This was one of my highest votes cast in this challenge. I thought it had country written all over it. Maybe if you had sepia toned it; that seems to be what makes winners here of late. I'm kidding of course about the sepia. It's a beautiful shot as is.
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07/01/2003 11:31:45 PM |
| Country life in action! Well done. Holds the viewers interest, and communicates day to day life in the country perfectly. Nice colour range, and choice of subject(s). Good luck. |
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07/01/2003 11:18:33 PM |
| This photo is awesome! I love your title! Definitly a #10! |
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07/01/2003 08:24:05 PM |
| This does say country to me. |
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07/01/2003 12:28:09 PM |
| Very Nice-- tells a good story-- 9 |
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06/30/2003 12:21:30 PM |
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06/30/2003 11:01:38 AM |
| Good composition and subject matter. |
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06/30/2003 10:47:07 AM |
| clever title...nice image |
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06/28/2003 09:33:13 AM |
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06/28/2003 07:54:08 AM |
| ribbon possible :) Love the clarity and the colours. |
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06/27/2003 09:08:48 AM |
| this really says "country life" to me more than any other photo for the challenge. The picture itself is very good but nothing too amazing. It's a bit dull and could use some help in terms of composition, as it seems weighted to the right, and the light is a little bit harsh. Still, I'm going to give this a high score for being the best representation of the challenge ideals. Nice work. |
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06/26/2003 06:50:02 PM |
| Lol....cute. I've worked at haying...tough, tough job! It's hot, and itchy, and pity anyone who has an allergy... You captured a very country scene...very real. Good luck! :-) |
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06/26/2003 02:43:27 AM |
| I love this photo. Perfect for the catagory of country life. Composition is right on target!! Colors, shadows, light and clarity are great. |
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06/25/2003 02:28:49 PM |
| given the title, i understand why you've included everyone, but i think there's too much going on. it'd be nice if there was one center of focus. the little girls get lost in the image. |
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06/25/2003 11:21:09 AM |
| This picture says a thousand words. |
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06/25/2003 03:51:01 AM |
| This is a great depiction of country life. Well done! |
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06/25/2003 02:42:56 AM |
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06/25/2003 01:30:01 AM |
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06/25/2003 12:36:34 AM |
| Great shot really depicting country life. The title is wonderful and the detail of the photo is equally good. I hope you offered these people a copy of the shot. |
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