Extraction Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

You may wonder how it comes to be that I described this as a 'decisive moment' well the truth is I was moving at 70 mph down the M1 and had little time to photograph the composition I wanted - I'm rarely a passenger so this was pretty much a first for me.

I liked this contrast between an extraction operation, the forested areas and the cultivation of the oil seed rape - two types of industrial extraction in one scene.

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Furachan (0) 2005-06-28 3:46

It's plenty decisive enough for me, Kev. You managed to get phenomenal colors (in stripes), sharpness and lighting here. Beautifully composed "modern pastoral".
Nice one! Francis

bantonbuju (48556) 2005-06-28 3:53

hi kev, i also like the three things you listed, and i do agree it was a kind of a decisive moment; the picture itself is a sort of surprise - but a nice one - i can't help associating you with daily life, mostly urban, humans in frame, this sort of stuff;
anyhow - i also enjoy this one;
bw, jerzy

Fixfocus (9377) 2005-06-28 10:49

Hi Kev,
A great landscape capture,very different from your latest postings,it shows the wide variety of your Photography.The smoking mill,surrounded by the colorful nature.I like the different patterns from the fields and the lightmood with it´s strong colors.
regards,
hermann

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mouse (0) 2005-06-28 14:59

considering you were in a car at the time and your note implies it was moving, i think this is a great photo and like the way that the extraction operation does not look like it belongs

nerve (10210) 2005-06-29 3:43

Wonderful colours Kev, nothing is dark here this time, lol!
Your composition is just superb.. i really like this image, i think you made it so well.
Congratulations.
cheers.

keribar (42742) 2005-06-29 14:07

Hello Kev,

This picture gains a lot with the strip of yellow that you carefully shot in the foreground, because it completes the composition with harmony. A fine and typical
English landscape. Keep well - Izzet

recepyuksel (17786) 2005-06-29 16:09

I like the two yellow field layers in this compo. Congrats. BW.

jhm (82319) 2005-07-02 13:09

Hello Kev,
I find these one of your most beautiful pictures of you gallery, splendid landscape image, also good composition and colours.
Thanks for sharing,
John.