Spring greens and yellows

We still don't have too much of this up in the hills but it sure looks nice down in the valleys. I found this pastoral scene along a back road while on my way to Little Rock yesterday.

Beautiful image, Tim. I have been looking for a good scene with cows or horses in a field of those little flowers for several years now. I would have settled for something half as nice as your shot.

Very nice Tim, beautiful greens and yellow. From the shadows it looks as if the sun was pretty high, the tone is really good considering that. Has a nice almost soft look to it, which I think is very appealing.

Brad

Very tranquil Tim, nice find. I'll bet this one will generate some interest from the buyers of Tim Ernst art.

John:

Me too, but I went ahead and settled for this one instead!

Brad:

Yup, I hardly ever shoot during midday sun but the dynamic range on this medium-format back I'm using is just so wide I can often get away with stuff like this. Plus it has a little double-exposure-blur added, then backed off.

Wayne:

Of course, that is what I was after! Is there another reason to shoot?

I heard a rumor that some people shoot for themselves! So far the IRS doesn't know what the heck it is I'm doing .... come to think of it, neither do I!

Very nice, Tim. I do love big beautiful trees. I like the way the limbs hang down on each side of the close one. I like the way the elements are placed at different distances to give that depth. The colors are nice too. It just lowers my BP to look at it.
Glenn

Hey Glenn, it's early - what is your BP?

Gorgeous shot Tim. Nice pastoral peacefulness feel to it. I'd settle for that anytime of the day - let alone mid-day.

Tim - you really have a way of making incredible images from seemingly ordinary scenes. This is another great example. But I am curious about how you are getting those farm animals into just the right position... You must be carrying a sack of apples and grain with you these days...

Funny you should mention the farm animals Bill. While I was shooting this scene a pair of cowboy dudes rode by along a dirt road in the background (they worked for WinRock Farms) - I thought a pair of cowboy dudes on horseback grazing in this scene would have been very nice. I briskly hiked about a half mile to where they had stopped to talk to some other folks (they were actually just a short distance away but I had to go around a fence and down a driveway to get to them). For the first time in my 33-year photo career, I was turned down when I asked if they would mind posing for a photo. The one dude was kind of rude and the other dude never said a word, but everyone else in the group looked kind of stunned that the guy refused to pose - not sure if he was a criminal or was just having a bad day. Turns out I didn't need the cowboy dude anyway. As far as it being an ordinary scene, heck fire it stopped me in my tracks while driving 60mph so I knew there was something interesting about it, even before the cowboys arrived. It is generally great light that makes great scenes in nature. You are correct though, I could have used some apples and grain - I was starving!