smoking kills Photo

Photographer’s Note

I pass this tobacco field every morning on my way to work.It`s about one kilometer away from my home.Behind my POV is the road and a supermarket where I go shopping nearly every day.
The church in the background is in the suburb Wallstadt.
About my POV.I did some shots the day before,but the tobacco plants are so tall.Last monday in the evenening we had a grey sky but some gaps in the sky.I came back with a ladder and I had to wait some minutes for sunlight.
Since today ,1st of august 2007 in my state(Baden Würtemberg)smoking is forbidden in public places like restaurants,railwaystations.....
My fast DSL connection is still broken,it`s a Telecom problem.They have money for EPO for their bycicle team,but no time for their customers.....

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jorbe (315) 2007-08-01 9:38

Hi Andreas,

Good compostion, sharpness and colors. Well thats it, good photo.

Regards Jorbe

maria (2712) 2007-08-01 9:39

Excellent POV, beautiful colours, very classy rule of three you have here.
Tfs.
Regards,
Maria

gilou530 (34671) 2007-08-01 9:40

salut léo
superbe perspective de ce cette allée qui dirige l'oeil sur la foret, le ciel orageux donne souvent comme ici une belle lumiére qui éclaire le champs de fleurs, beau post
amitiés
gilbert

Floydian (30970) 2007-08-01 9:44

Hallo Andreas,
Tabacco or EPO...seems a big difference ;-)
Great note, sorry about the connection, must be like stop smoking and don't no what to do in the meantime.
Using a ladder tells me you are dedicated, an extra point for that. It gave you a very good pov. I like the light, who needs a blue sky for such a picture. The church adds a small but very nice detail to it.
Regards, Henk

UnTrained (0) 2007-08-01 9:47

Hallo DSL-Verlustiger,
hoffentlich fühlst Du Dich nach TV- und DSL-Abgang noch der hiesigen Welt zugehörig. Der Aufwand mit der Leiter hat sich gelohnt, sehr kraftvolles Bild durch den hohen Standpunkt und die leuchtenden Farben. Drück Dir mal die Daumen für einen schnellen Störungsdienst.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

pat0500 (21505) 2007-08-01 9:52

Hi Andreas,
Finished the tobacco for me my friend...:o)
Very good framing and very nice perspective on this field..
Good light and colours for me....good shot my friend..!
Well done,
Patrick

Gustaw (21670) 2007-08-01 9:55

Hi, my friend!
It is very nice vacation photo. I very like your composition with long perspective. Nice warm colours. Good light. Specialy I like your sky and beautiful flowers.
Marek

P-S-I-G (24482) 2007-08-01 9:59

Hello Leo,
Good shot with this perspective and the sky behind.
I wish the french TV make like the german TV : stop showing the Tour de France because of the EPO.
Best regards,
Fabrice

dkeus31 (25938) 2007-08-01 10:48

hallo Andreas,
A nice composition with a very good light on this field.
regards
didier

vero07 (1747) 2007-08-01 11:03

Hi Andreas,
Excellent POV capturing this dramatic sky which contrast very well with this the colour of this tobacco field. Suitable framing as well.
Cheers.

IgorDeleze (9247) 2007-08-01 11:04

HEllo Andreas,
Beautiful low pov between the flower.
The light is excellent and the dof impressive.
Greetings.
Igor

ahmetgedikli (21543) 2007-08-01 11:08

Merhaba Leo,
The POV, light and colurs are beautiful. I like your picture.
Have a nice evening.
Ahmet

jurek1951 (25724) 2007-08-01 11:09

Hallo Andreas,
Wonderful landscape. Great composition,Very good colors,light and sharpness.Well done.
Georg

Paolo (40635) 2007-08-01 11:46

Hi Leo, it's the first time that i watch the flowers of the tobacco plant! excellent image, with an amazing persepctvie over the field, with wonderful colours and light.
thanks, ciao

agbonavita (0) 2007-08-01 12:12

Here in Rio many public places are forbidden for smoking too. I love this, because if someone like to smoke the others don't have to like. But I never thought that a thing that kill could have soo pretty plants. The photo has a great depth and good colors. Was nice to see the church tower on the background.
Thanks
Andre

euryan (8345) 2007-08-01 13:19

Very cool idea to use the ladder. I'm impressed. Maybe I'll try taking a ladder with me next time I take photos. It certainly gave you a nice POV over the tops of the tobacco. Great lighting with dark clouds in the background. Smoking sucks, and so does slow internet connections. ;)

belido (16019) 2007-08-01 13:32

Hi Leo,

it's sad that those beautiful plants will be smoked someday and probably someone will be sick for that. But still beautiful. I like the perspective and the flowers color. They contrast well with the background trees and the heavy sky. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

manada (6237) 2007-08-01 13:44

Ciao Leo
Nice Dof and clarity very good.
What a beautiful tobacco flowers!
The last part of your note makes to think....!
Take care, my german friend (my real name source from german name = Manfredi).
Gute Nacht
Freddy

Cormac (26447) 2007-08-01 14:30

Nice shot of the field, with the rows really giving this a sense of direction and also a good sense of depth, as the converging lines lead us right into the scene. I like the dark sky too, which makes this look very dramatic. Well done!

syd1946 (17807) 2007-08-01 15:16

Hi Leo,
Another beautiful idea to compose a lovely image.All these flowers in nice colors are a pleasure for the eyes.I like the hidden in the back of your fine composition!

Wishes,
Thomas

dip (12408) 2007-08-01 15:36

Hallo Andreas,
sehr gute Perspektive und Standpunkt,die Aktion "Leiter" ist Dir gut gelungen.
Ich wünsche Dir noch viel Glück mit Telecom...
Grüße.
Dimitris.

Emile (19785) 2007-08-01 16:34

Hola Lao.
Excellent shot captured from a high POV thanks to the ladder, beautiful flowers colors despite a cloudy evening. Very well captured. Thanks for your note, you have a very nice neighbourhood.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

evarol (192) 2007-08-01 21:52

Hello Andreas,
If anything, this photo is FOR smoking not against it. The way you portrayed tobacco in such a beautiful and glamourous way doesn't deter me from smoking, but makes me want to smoke such beauty. ;-) Also, great composition with the line running through and the little tower to the side. Nice photo.
Regards,
Erdem

Budapestman (40914) 2007-08-02 0:38

Hi Andreas,
Very impressive and spectacular image, perspective is splendid. Colours are very fine, clarity is perfect. Superb shot, indeed. Have a nice day
George

ribeiroantonio (21723) 2007-08-02 0:42

Wow, the second tobacco flowers picture in one week. I also posted one from Indonesia. I am currently on a land job in the Madura Island and the rig site is in the middle of the tobacco fields. The only difference here is that the farmers do not leave the flowers to stay that long. They come and shop off all. I think the procedure is to make the plant to produce bigger leaves.
Your picture is really beautiful and the idea of the ladder is very curious. The layer of pink makes an excellent contrast with the dark sky. Well done.
About smoking laws, in Queensland they have been in place for almost two years. Even at the beach, at the areas under life guard supervision nobody can smoke!
Antonio

Cricri (42773) 2007-08-02 1:08

Hi Andreas,
Ce n'est plus un problèmes pour moi, j'ai arrêter il y a maintenant 15 mois....ouf.
trés joli champ de tabac meme si.....belle perspective, douce lumiére sous le ciel gris, trés jolie
have a nice day
cricri

jrj (34779) 2007-08-02 4:43

Learning all the time - this day of tobacco fileds in Germany - interesting.
Good capture in a perfect light Andreas using well a low pov and the rules of 3 for this compo. Well disposed compo.

Bruno40 (6440) 2007-08-02 6:05

oh, my!
What a result of the effort and dedication of a real pro!
You waited until having a gap in the dark sky to have great light, and managed a good POV.
Fantastic job!! beautiful result!
TFS
jorge

leonorkuhn (13435) 2007-08-02 6:26

Hi Leo,

Very good capture of this flowered field. I like the oblique incidence of the light, the well contrasted colors and the solitary tower in the upper left corner. Great sky too.

Greetings
Leonor

luiscar (3282) 2007-08-02 6:46

Hello Andreas
good low POV with a big result, I like the symmetry dividing with this diagonal, the plantation of tobacco, very good perspective.
good work
a greeting

jwmunro (6728) 2007-08-02 7:18

Hello Andreas -

This is a very nice image, the flowers in the field and the treating sky makes it rather stunning. I am surprised that tobacco has such a nice looking bloom. I have never seen the tobacco plant in bloom it is usually at harvest time that I have seen this plant in numbers getting ready to be hung in the drying sheds. I like your composition with the long dark row as a leading line but I do like the church as an added bonus to the image. Without the church the image would be still a nice image but some of the impact that made it stunning would be lost. Well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John

marclu (0) 2007-08-02 8:57

Hello Leo,
A good composition, leading us deep into your picture. Fine colours, I didn't know tobaco plants lok so nice.
But why are you so cynical about Tcom? Your tobacco plants remind me the colours of your DSl provider :-)
regards,
MArc

john_c (24635) 2007-08-02 9:53

Hi Leo,
Well, your ladder work paid off...The view over the plants is superb, with the shadowy gap taking the eye well into the frame. The lighting is perfect, and there is great depth, with the church in the distance well seen and very much enhancing the scene. This is an inspiring photo. I had no idea that tobacco crops grew in Germany.
John

carper (63998) 2007-08-02 10:34

wauw Leo,
I had almost mis this one, a fantastic perspective shot, the pov is great the balance is good and the quality is super, very good photojob here, I like it . have a nice day.
gr. jaap

Angelillo (9065) 2007-08-02 16:28

Hi Andreas,

Great perspectivem, the depth is amazing. And the dark corridor between the flowers is great, it emphasizes the colors in the flowers, it breaks the scene and it avoid the possible monotony! The sky is wonderful and the church's tower in the horizon line is too a big element! Very nice shot! Thanks.

Regards,
Angel.

Scharan (13951) 2007-08-03 16:40

Olá Andreas!

Belíssima foto e composição deste lindo caminho de flores...não sei onde termina, acho que logo ali, mas meus olhos vão mais adiante, ao encontro igrejinha lá ao fundo. Lindas cores, parabéns!
Grande abraço,
Vera

claudeD (11148) 2007-08-04 11:19

Hallo Andreas,

sehr gute Aufnahme mit tollen Farben und hervorragender Schärfe.Sehr gutes Bild.Bravo.

Mit den besten Grüssen aus Luxemburg

Jean-Claude

josepmarin (33573) 2007-08-05 11:39

Hallo Leo,
Good perspective and depth of image is this composition, because of the lines of the tobacco field, which take the look to us up to the forest and the gray sky.
Good work with the light and the colors, I like the contrast between such a cloudy sky but with the field and the flowers illuminated by the Sun.
Best regards,
Josep

gneufeld (14995) 2007-08-05 16:14

Hi Andreas,
What a wonderful place to live and go by every day on your way to work. I am impressed by your capture and love the rows of colorful flowers that lead to the castle on the left and the distant dark sky. Very striking and thanks for sharing. Gerald

Charo (31651) 2007-08-05 17:19

Hola Andreas,
Me había perdido de ver esta magnífica foto con esas plantas de tabaco.
Excelente composición y colores. Gran Perspectiva.
Bravo!!!
Cordialmente
Charo

AiresSantos (41272) 2007-08-06 1:08

Hi my friend Leo !
Wonderful composition with great colours and magnificent POV. Amazing sharpness and sky.
TFS and have a nice week
Aires

anesugur (16514) 2007-08-06 13:34

Hi Andreas,
Great shot!
Beautiful colors, sharpness and good POV. Nice work.
Have a nice day. Uğur

lilimih33 (9870) 2007-08-10 20:22

Hello Andreas!
Wonderful composition with nice colours and great ligth!
Lovely perspective!
Beautiful pictures in your gallery!
Excellent done!
Best regards!
Lili

bakes888 (18055) 2007-08-11 20:31

Hi Leo. I can’t even get DSL at my house ;-(. Great photo. Wise choice to raise your POV. Excellent colour and interesting sky. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Buin (36830) 2007-08-12 1:53

Hallo Andreas!
Was es in Deutschland nicht alles gibt ...! So etwas habe ich noch nie gesehen - also ein Foto voll im Sinne von TE! Danke für diese Fortbildung!
Abgesehen davon ist es ein wunderschönes Foto mit einer unglaublichen Tiefe und atemberaubender Lichtstimmung. Aber was für Schicksale stecken hinter dieser Schönheit ...
Grüße aus dem warmen und sonnigen Siegen - und einen schönen Sonntag!
Frank

Benedict (7060) 2007-08-17 21:27

hi andreas,
phillip morris will back up that tittle!
i never thought tobacco's blooms are pink (i learned something today, thanks). lighting is well managed.
benedict

Standa (1861) 2007-08-22 12:42

Hi Andreas,
I like this view - the line leads eyes to the horizont and so composed photo makes good depth. I appreciate your light management too.
Regards,
Stanislav

utkue (3420) 2007-08-29 13:27

Hallo Andreas,
Wonderfull composition and great capture.
Rainy clouds, green line and tobacco field with flowers are very excellent.
Cadrage, colours and daylight are very beautiful in this photograph.
Congratulations and best wishes.

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2007-09-11 4:28

Hi Leo!
Super Bild mit tollen gesättigten,aber nicht unrealistischen Farben und fantastischer Tiefe.Die Kirche,die man oben links sieht gibt dem Bild einen Bonus.Mir gefällt der Rahmen und der Kontrat zwischen Himmel und Erde.Gut gemacht!
Grüße,Jonas