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Photographer’s Note

"Farmer's Song"

Well I hate to say the farmer
Was the last of a dying breed
Living off the land
And taking what he needs
Don't say much for the future
When a family can't survive
I'd hate to say the farmer
Was the last of his kind.

In the struggle for parity
Not one man's voice can sound
Cause the foundation
of the conglomerate
Is firmly in the ground.
Yeah, they want to feed the world
But for power and for greed
Then they'll cut off the supply
Until they get what they need.

Well I dreamed I saw a dust bowl
Where the farmers used to live
Earth was flying through the sky
It had nothing left to give
Tractors were burning
On the Whitehouse lawn
Just woke up one morning
And the farmers all were gone

I hate to say the farmer
Was the last of a dying breed
Living off the land
And taking what he needs.
Don't say much for the future
When a family can't survive.
I'd hate to say the farmer
Was the last of his kind.

Don't say much for the future
When a family can't survive.
I'd hate to say the farmer
Was the last of his kind.

By Neil Young

*scanned image*

fabio_ts, ChrisJ, huynt, AnneFrance, feather, stefi, gaby, waysai, Janice, hantulaut, igorw has marked this note useful

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fabio_ts (13672) 2005-09-14 4:03

Straordinari i colori Paolo.. in questa foto dove tutto è al punto giusto.. magnifico!!
..persino la stupenda lirica di farmer's song del grande Neil...
e cosa vuoi di più?...
buona giornata..Fabio.

pnphan (3900) 2005-09-14 4:05

very beautiful and peaceful daily life shot Paolo.

AmiBe (6042) 2005-09-14 4:09

Hi Paolo,
I remember this landscape near Bago, I liked to see the farmers...
The light is very special and beautiful.
Well done

greg64g (11193) 2005-09-14 4:15

Hello Paolo

What a great mood here, did you used a warmer filter here ?
superb pov and great exposuire, i like it a lot.
cheers
greg

Amirsun (2114) 2005-09-14 4:17

What a nice colors Paolo!
Very nice shot and great composition. Nice clouds on the sky and very good element like people in the shot. the details are very good as the colours.
Tanks for sharing.
Regards
Amir

Furachan (0) 2005-09-14 4:18

WHat can I say, Paolo. PAOLO! You've got that beautiful, thick Herzog thing going and then you KILL me with the Neil Yound song that fits the darn thing like a glove... You leave me no choice, no alternative but to say: YES, a lovely , sad, wistful scene lovingly captured in film.
You have your own "look" there and I just know it's you on the page.
Bravo!
Ciao, Francis

msuess (625) 2005-09-14 4:19

Ciao Paolo,
magnificent image! the composition and the colors are very nice. the image is a little soft though.
cheers,
Martin

sarvesh (535) 2005-09-14 4:44

A good shot but picture has strange kind of fuzzyness. The border choice could have been better. I've seen sometimes that adding thick border shrinks the framed picture which renders it with lesser sharpness.

ChrisJ (69464) 2005-09-14 5:02

Hi Paolo

Perhaps I'd add a little cyan & blue to this image. But composition & mood, are superb. A wonderful daily life shot from SEA. Good work!

Haymotion (1793) 2005-09-14 5:08

Belle scène de vie !!
Jolie composition et belles couleurs..
Bravo
Vince

jinju (14265) 2005-09-14 5:35

It sems that you uncovered a treasure in old photos. This one looks much older than 7 years, it kind of reminds me of very old photos of Vietnam or Cambodia from the 1960s and 1970s, thanks I guess to the loss of quality in scanning. The composition itself is very peaceful and very breathtaking due to the immense beauty of the land.

huynt (5077) 2005-09-14 5:48 [Comment]

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Zepi (22848) 2005-09-14 5:51

Hello Paolo,
J’adore ces couleurs bien saturées, ce virage sépia !
Belle composition
Bravo, beau travail
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement,
Sébastien

cmarino (2303) 2005-09-14 7:24

Beautiful shot, Paolo !
A mysterious atmosphere in this well elaborated picture.
I think you've gone a bit too far in the PP. There is a halo around the man's legs and a lack of details. Sharpenning process, I guess.
All by all a good one.
Regards,
Celso

AnneFrance (921) 2005-09-14 8:18

only green and mud, rice, water, working people!
like we say in french "grandiose"!!!!!!!
there is no other word!

aferrao (1074) 2005-09-14 8:26

The light gave this photo a strange atmosphere that I realy like a lot!
The man's presence is a most value to the composition!
Well done!
Greatings, Artur.

feather (49848) 2005-09-14 10:28

I like your composition to show us this capture of daily life. It looks like a stormy atmosphere with the colours and the dark clouds.
KAth

thanx (82) 2005-09-14 12:24

i like everything in this shot
except for one thing, the electric pillar - -"
if take it off this pic may seems more hard life and also seems more rural.

i like the color of this field
it's very nice and fresh.
the wave in the river make this shot very natuaral . i like it ^_^

Graal (57220) 2005-09-14 13:13

Hi Paolo,
good image, it's as painted. I like the unusual colours and good composition. Good job.
Rgs, Aleksander

stefi (1147) 2005-09-14 16:24

Che bella Paolo, una foto che la dice lunga sulla estrema diversità di questo paese dai nostri standard di vita. La foto è semplice, ben composta, con ogni cosa al giusto posto (solo forse avrei tagliato la persona all'estrema sinistra).
Ciao,
Stefano

gaby (19793) 2005-09-15 0:14

Hi Paolo splendide composition très reposante - ces tons anciens sont extras et le cadre très réussi -
une grande image souvenir.
Merci et bonne journée
Gaby

eco (84) 2005-09-15 3:33

Hi Paolo

very intresting scene - perfect title, good colors and view - I like this photo, best regards, rafal

rbcy1974 (20742) 2005-09-15 4:42

Hi Paolo,
Amazing colours, great composition showing this peasant so small against the great wide behind him. Great stormy skyes.
Well seen, bback
Daniel

thaprem (2456) 2005-09-15 18:44

Paolo,
This is Great!...The tone is just right for the Mood...Very poetic indeed...
Kind of tragic..All over the developing countries...
But it is not just way of make living, but a way of life which runs deeper inside...Farmer just doesn`t make a living by tilling...He practies a life...
God!...It churns a lot of nostalgic feelings!...
Thanks for the experience,
Prem.

flydragon (0) 2005-09-16 4:18

hello Paolo
this is beautifull
i love so much your color here
its like a paint
your are a bit far from the guy
but its work also
i love this work
well seen
••simon••

sorry green later

waysai (607) 2005-09-16 21:46

Nice composition and beautiful greenland and peaceful life of farmers. I miss alot of those scenes. The color is a bit overcast or may be the frame color is over powering??? But a good shot for sure.

Janice (4386) 2005-09-22 1:40

Hi Paolo, what a ghreat landscape scene here. The colours are so deep and bright. Well composed too. Very well done.

clodreno (0) 2005-09-26 6:51

a beautiful image Paolo. nice scene, great compo.
I only wish you had a white frame...
colors are so beautiful..

hantulaut (3394) 2005-10-09 3:58

simple shot but look very nice Paolo! TFS

bgladman (1153) 2005-10-28 20:04

i have to say Paolo that you have a very impressive portfolio on Trek Earth. So many good photos! The composition, deep green of the field offset against the overcast sky make this a striking photo. As someone else has pointed out the scan isn't the best quality, however, the photo is still very good i think. Well done