Harvest Time + rp

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted October 25, 2015157 views6 comments

These dried corn stalks were used for decoration during Columbia's annual Harvest Festival earlier this month. I really liked the soft morning light that was illuminating them against the dark background.

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor 16-85mm
TK's Masks
10/25/2015

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 26, 2015 at 5:06 PM

This one is growing on me as I look at it more. Kind of like a weird crusty zig-zag flower pot with a dried arrangement in it. I would be inclined to crop off the red door wood and hing on the right.I find it pulls my attention out of the image.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 26, 2015 at 6:16 PM

Thanks, Harley! I like the crop idea...

...So, here it is.

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ps: I also cropped a bit from the left side and punched the curve upward some.
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Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on October 27, 2015 at 9:50 AM

Prteston, the repost is the right idea. I like the crop and the boost in curve too. If these were used throughout town for the festival, this spot seems very natural, not sure what other locales would work as well. The aged wood seems to fit the look as a perfect frame around the stalk.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on October 31, 2015 at 4:47 PM

The crop is better but it got a little brighter in the repost and I just recalibrated my monitor. Between the 2 for brightness...
I like the fall feeling Preston.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 8, 2015 at 10:33 PM

Preston,
I love your work. It is distinctive and always has a theme. Keep it up!

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on November 11, 2015 at 2:49 AM

Lovely image, Preston. The light is awesome and so is this subject. The wall in the back serves as the perfect backdrop.

While I like the added light in the repost, I'd have to say that I prefer the original composition. The revised version seems too clean IMHO. I wish you'll keep the original framing. :-)

Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments