End of the Line Photo

Photographer’s Note

HAPPY CANADA DAY everyone. July 1st is offically Canada Day where we celebrate our birth as an independent nation (1867). I thought this scan from a slide was an appropriate image as it is a reminder of all the settlers and homesteaders who came before us. Their resolve was incredible as they endured many hardships to make a living in the new land. This image was taken near Mankota in southern Saskatchewan and it shows the prairie grasses perhaps as they were before the Europeans arrived.

Well I am back from our jaunt to Oregon and Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island but my participation in TE will be short and sweet as I am busy with other things. I will try and respond to a few of my TE friends in the next little while. Well it is summer time and who wants to sit in front of the computer when summer beckons.

Thanks for looking.

dareco, lrw1966, Floydian, fulvio52, gneufeld, Atousa, gunbud, denisn72, feather, daddo, mikeo, Charo has marked this note useful

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dareco (17104) 2008-07-01 7:50

Hey! Good to see you! A beautiful post today, this old wagon wheel. Very nice colors and detail, a lovely scene. TFS and have a great day!

Birdy1 (43) 2008-07-01 8:01

Hi Phil,

Happy Canada day to you, and thank you for this beautifull image, that give some spririt of the days. Lots of people has to work extremely hard to build this country and your photography recall its people with this coils cart.

Nice mood, we feel the wind on grass, clear and sharp !

regard

Fred :)

lrw1966 (1632) 2008-07-01 9:50

Phil Hi:
Welcome back. Happy Canada Day, we will have our Holiday on Friday. I am very glad you are back and have missed your wonderful images, hope your trip was amazing. This presentation is just right for Canada Day, it has excellent POV, colors and clarity. Excellent note, as well. Congratulations, very well done. Looking forward to more of your amazing compositions very soon.
Larry
USA-tfs

Floydian (30970) 2008-07-01 11:14

Hi Phil,
So simple, but very effective in the landscape. We don't see things like this lying in the landscape, here they would clean it right away....there goes my composition ;-)
An oldie from the box, but still going strong in colour and made by excellent scanning...good work.
Regards, Henk

Valerka (8159) 2008-07-01 11:24

Hi,Phil,
Well, a simple but nice shot implying a long story and a long trail.
Well, the day was declared without pts but the day's gone, so we'll declared it with pts again:)))
This weel has lots of secrets to reveal to the keen observer:)
TFS
Valerka:)

PJE (19527) 2008-07-01 12:16

Hello Phil. I am staying in Sask this week and have been having a wonderful time. The scenery is grand and the time of relaxation wonderful. Thank you for posting a photo from Sask. I enjoyed your comments on not being able to spend time in front of a pc when you can be outside. Its always sunny here..I love it...I am heading outside to get more Sask sun! Thanks for sharing and take care!

jonathan_hart (22627) 2008-07-01 13:21

well framed and composed, fine sharpness,
regards
jo

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-07-01 15:40

Hi Phil,
your scannings are all pretty damn exceptional and this one is no exception.
A simple yet extremely effective composition (simplicity is an art in itself!), perfectly framed, sharp, colorful, highly atmospheric.
At first glance I thought this was Wyoming...
Great shot and great editing.
Have a wonderful day, I'll see ya soon.
Cheers,
Fulvio.

gneufeld (15235) 2008-07-01 19:29

Hi Phil,
A fine prairie image and yes, a reminder of the past. I like the perspective, good colors, and fine details and sharpness. Good work and TFS. Gerald

Atousa (3466) 2008-07-01 20:25

Salam Phil,
Welcome back!..I like the atmosphere of this shot ; it reveals oldness ..tfs
All the best, Atousa

gunbud (28163) 2008-07-01 21:19

Hi Phil,
Fine historical shot that in a simple but effective way shows the tremendous hardship of those who came west.
Love contrast between the long green grass and the pale blue sky. Fine details to this old wagon wheel.
Happy Canaday Day to you and all the Trek neighbors to the north.
Regards, Tom

eev99 (1198) 2008-07-01 21:46

A truly poetic composition all in pastel shades. It almost screams old right back at us. The composition is everything here.

brandstaetter (14420) 2008-07-02 3:12

Hi Phil,
your continent couldn´t be better represented than with this one...
today, no points, but I´ll come back tomorrow, because I like it :)
Cheers Christian

denisn72 (7077) 2008-07-03 5:02

Hi Phil
Your choice is very good for the event. That wooden old lonely wheel fits perfectly in that field. Excellent details and colours. You chose a very good point of view. Well done!
Best regards
Denis!

feather (50154) 2008-07-03 8:52

Excellent image which has stood the test of time and the scanning process very well. I like the way the grass is blowing in the same direction as the old wheel is leaning. Well done
Kath

trewheeler (1707) 2008-07-03 12:40

Happy Canada Day to you too Phil! Nice choice of shot accompanied by a good note. Regards, TW

daddo (11557) 2008-07-05 3:26

Hi phil. Nice to have you back, but first and foremost enjoy the summer and all its delights. Also, a belated happy Canada day.Nice dedication to the early settlers and also an added thought of how it all was before the Europeans came and changed the continent. Regards. Klaudio.

mikeo (12117) 2008-07-06 13:08

Hi Phil!

You had very good eye to find this old wreck in grass:) Very nice composition with cool effect of blurred grass! Very like it, so cool job!

greetings from Poland,

mikeo

mumek (17506) 2008-07-07 3:41

Hi Phil!
Fantastic, artistic composition from the Saskatchewan. Very beautiful capture of the old whell in the grass. Impressive work.
best regards
ziggy

Charo (31811) 2008-07-28 14:04

Hello Phil,
Excellent composition very unique and great details and colors. Well seen.
Best regards,
Charo

Royaldevon (5944) 2008-07-31 12:49

Hello Phil,

I picked this out of your gallery as being an image that had a clear message and had great visual impact! It is simple but utterly stunning! The wheel is in exactly the correct place in the frame and dominates it!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)