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WC #377 Homestead

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted April 23, 2009921 views15 comments

I took this image last summer just before the wheat harvest outside the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. This is a place I will visit with the change of seasons. This year the fields are fallow, so I need to wait for my green-field summer image. I couldn't get any closer, since this old homestead is on private property.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on April 23, 2009 at 11:46 AM

Oh man, what a gold mine!! I look forward to seeing more images from here and wish I could find such a place to play at!

I like the comp, but feel it may have been a little stronger had you moved to the left a bit to include more of the tree and shorten the distance between the tree and house just a little. I bet this would make a very cool twilight light painted image!

Wayne

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 23, 2009 at 12:04 PM

Great light, David! Ordinarily i might agree with Wayne's critique, but here i think the seperation is actually useful since it isolates the house even more, improves the sense of isolation/abandonement. Nice shot!

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Comment posted by David Cobb on April 23, 2009 at 12:06 PM

Thanks for the comment Wayne. I've gone back to experiment with different comps during the fallow season. During this particular shot I was getting some pretty heavy shadow to the left (from a hill) and there is also a telephone pole just outside the left area of the frame.

I'll get there a bit earlier next time and see how your suggestion works in 2010.

David

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Comment posted by Robert Costall on April 23, 2009 at 2:33 PM

Nicely done David. I like the shadow from the hill and I like the separation of the house. My suggestion would be to crop out the shadowed area in the fg.

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Comment posted by Marc Ward on April 23, 2009 at 6:53 PM

David,
Great light in this image! And, what a great old house. I might offer a free print to the owner to get permission to get closer and compose the image as you see fit... it's a great subject in a great setting. Well done.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 23, 2009 at 9:50 PM

This looks straight out of a movie -- excellent composition

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Comment posted by David Cobb on April 24, 2009 at 12:58 AM

I got that movie feeling too Luke, maybe "Grapes of Wrath," or possibly "Giant."

David

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM

I like the comp, colors, and warm light. The tree, wagon, house, and fields all look abandoned.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on April 25, 2009 at 1:54 AM

Nice find and an excellent shot, David. Love the warm light. I also think it would look very nice as somewhat of a panorama with most of the shaded grass on the bottom removed.

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Comment posted by Kelly Black on April 25, 2009 at 1:59 AM

I, too, like this comp, as I think it contributes to the abandoned feel to the house. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 27, 2009 at 11:12 PM

David: Marvelous capture of a fantastic scene. Certainly worth multiple visits. Congrats on the EP! >=))>

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on April 28, 2009 at 11:58 AM

Beautiful light and composition. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on April 28, 2009 at 11:20 PM

Congrats on the well deserved EP, David.

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Comment posted by Amy Lindsey on September 9, 2009 at 10:31 PM

VERY cool image David!! This gives me such a feeling of nostalgia.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 10, 2011 at 12:55 PM

This is a wonderful shot David. Beautiful light, wonderful color and a great mode.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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