Sussex Morning Photo

Photographer’s Note

Early morning mist rises half a mile from Sussex, an agricultural centre in southeastern New Brunswick. Sussex claims to be the dairy capital of the province and lies on the primary highway route between Moncton and Saint John. The farming communities of the Kennebecasis River Valley depend upon Sussex for supplies and much of the landscape remains relatively untouched and pristine since the first major land clearing occurred in the early part of the nineteenth century.

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adamasao1 (466) 2006-12-11 18:53

Hi John
A nice, soft dawn light in this shot. I can't do them here - too early (sun rises at about 430 here in summer;).
There is a nice colour to the shot - did you play with the levels afterwards at all? Having the equipment there adds some interest.
Cheers

m_s_s (1649) 2006-12-11 18:59

Hello John,
interesting image, beautiful postcard with excellent colors and composition. well done.
regards

cessy (13647) 2006-12-11 19:00

Hallo John
beautiful picture, the light is so wonderful
and the additional fog/cloud add the atmosphere nicely
very well taken picture

kodiak11 (527) 2006-12-11 19:01

Hi John,

You captured a great moment....the Province could us that in some of their tourist literature. Good work.

danielswalsh (13320) 2006-12-11 19:08

Hi John,

Another great shot New Brunswick. Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day...
Nice composition, realistic colors, virtually no noise- but I'd be tempted to 'tweak' the levels slightly to boost the highlights and make it a bit more 'punchy'.

All the best,
- Dan (72hrs till departure!)

Robpulp (937) 2006-12-11 19:41

Hey John
Great composition, the colours look perfect for photgraphy so well timed.

Rob

alford (3897) 2006-12-11 19:41

Hi John! Very beautiful landscape...the colors and lighting are excellent...i think you've waited for the right time to capture the right light. The sharpness is also wonderful. I've seen similar landscape in the Alberta prairies during my short visit there, I really like the wide open fileds. rgds.

nikkN6 (328) 2006-12-11 20:04

Beautiful photo John!
Very relaxing landscape with warm and clear colours!

Nikos

emilbo (9347) 2006-12-11 21:38

Allô John!
Excellente photo de campagne et bonne composition. Les tons de vert sont magnifiques et la brume est un ajout qui en fait une superbe photo.
Félicitations!...
Emilius

Cormac (26449) 2006-12-11 21:51

Gorgeous shot John! The lighting is exquisite, and the composition is great too. The farm equipment in the foreground gives a nice sense of depth, and I like the way the sharp lines contrast with the landscape behind it. Excellent!

ribeiroantonio (21895) 2006-12-11 22:01

Very beautiful morning shot. The colours are superb as well as is the composition. Well done.
Antonio

jwmunro (6571) 2006-12-11 22:20

Hello John -

Stunning! Such a blue sky for so early in the morning. The long foreground shadows add depth while the rising fog adds immense interest to this fall image. There is so much detail for the viewer to his/her eyes upon. Well done!

Thank you for sharing

John

Clairedelune (4885) 2006-12-11 22:21

Hi John!
In opening the photo, first thought that came was: This has to be morning! The light is the light of morning. The smell is the smell of morning! ;) Ok, that last part is a bit of a joke, but what I try to convey here is that this picture is so "real" in a way, that it is almost like if I was right there, in that field.
A pleasure to look at this!
I'm always fascinated by these tillage equipment that seems to be forgotten in the middle of nowhere. Why? That is a big mystery that is puzzling me. I guess they are left there for good photographers... ;)
Claire

siolaw (25728) 2006-12-11 22:26

Hi John,
Great lighr and warm colors in this fine country life compo... including the machine gives the final touch
Laurent

InasiaJones (20150) 2006-12-11 23:20

Hi John!

Spectacular view of this «all-canadian» field. Actually, at the first look at thumbnail size, I taught it was a british scene.

The low clouds in the morning light make your image «breath taking». Excellent use of the foreground object.

André

izmirli (3115) 2006-12-12 0:35

merhaba dear john
beautiful light and landscape.wonderful colours.well done my friend.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

dsidwell (9745) 2006-12-12 0:44

Hello John, This is a very pleasant pastoral scene here! The machinery and horizon are well placed, and it is good to see the lovely, saturated colors in land and sky!

jjcordier (24606) 2006-12-12 2:10

Very nice photo, John! Good composition and beautiful light.
Best regards
JJ

P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-12-12 2:12

Hello John,
Lovely colours. I like this sweet light very much.
Excellent sharpness. Well composed with the farm equipment.
Best regards,
Fabrice

anesugur (16826) 2006-12-12 2:34

Hi John,
A lovely shot with nice saturated colours.
Very beautiful misty background.
Excellent work.
Have a nice day. Uğur

Gregtom (7119) 2006-12-12 2:40

Hello, John!
Very nice landscape with beautifully coloured fields, covered by the rest of the morning mists. Nice, still delicate lighting and interesting foreground with an agronomic machine, left on the acre. Nice work!
regards,
Greg

Graal (57821) 2006-12-12 3:10

Hi John,
very nice landscape, good composition and colours. Pleasant morning light. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

Floydian (30970) 2006-12-12 3:25

Hi John,
Beautiful warm color tones but on the other hand strong deep contrast and deep saturation, really amazing how you captured this. The light is absolute stunning. The longs shades in the foreground create perfect depth.
But most of all it are the last remains of the clouds what really lift this picture up to a higher level....wonderful..!!!
Regards, Henk

anjan (1086) 2006-12-12 4:02

Hello John,
I was seeing some of your photos for first time and I liked what I saw. This of English countryside so green and fresh.
Anjan

papagolf21 (56305) 2006-12-12 4:03

Bonjour, mon ami John,
Je suis grand amateur de ce genre de prise de vue. Vous avez parfaitement réussi à saisir ce moment magique de la campagne. Tous les ingrédients sont présents pour une photo très réussie.
Bravo !
Amitiés.
Philippe

fayeulle (26543) 2006-12-12 4:17

Hi John
What a perfect ligth here ! i like the fpggy atmosphere. Good inclusion of the machine as foreground.
Cheers
JP

Muse (30941) 2006-12-12 4:18

Hello John
Très belle photo de cette jolie campagne.
De très jolies couleurs sous un superbe ciel.
Une très bonne gestion de la lumière et un parfait cadrage.
Best regards
Denise

PixelTerror (86060) 2006-12-12 4:33

Hi John,
You nearly fooled me listing here Sussex, I first believed it was a photo from your UK trip earlier ! It's a nice rural image which presents nice alternating tones in the fields and is luminous. I appreciate the use of this device to introduce to the view. This place is some flight hours away from BC, did you fly there for fall colors ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

markstaples (15670) 2006-12-12 4:34

A very beautiful shot with gorgeous lighting and wonderful colours. Well composed with the plough ideally placed on the right hand side of the shot. The mist is the icing on the cake.
Best wishes
Mark

daddo (11328) 2006-12-12 4:38

Hi John. Beautifully composed with the hard metalic subject in the foreground set against the softness of the morning with its gentle light and pleasant colours. Poetic, inspired work. Regards. Klaudio.

ChrisJ (70165) 2006-12-12 4:44

Hi John

A superb pastoral landscape with excellent colour, lighting & sharpness. I like the repetition & placement of the circular shapes of the wheels at right. Tfs!

gypsygirl58 (1329) 2006-12-12 4:56

Hi John,
This is stunning! Lovely composition and the colours are great. Well done and TFS :-)
Cheers Tina

chrisnet (20374) 2006-12-12 4:57

Hello John,
Very nice landscape, I like this country, good light and colors, well done.
Regards
Christian

teutza (10564) 2006-12-12 5:23

HY John,
this is a greaaat image!!the colors are amasing!and that fog is a eal bonus!:)
TFS!
teo

carper (64746) 2006-12-12 5:43

a very nice one again John,
the view is very nice, there is a beautiful atmosphere, good colours, fine details, a good pov, very good job, I like it John.
gr. jaap

Gerrit (35661) 2006-12-12 5:48

Hi John,
delicious light and fog in this charming rural landscape with its interesting foreground element.
Perfect picture.
Regards, Gerrit

imrek (4) 2006-12-12 7:24

Hi John,
a great agriculture picture the managed light and colours are fantastic, good pov and composition...well done!!!!
regards,
imre

feather (49858) 2006-12-12 8:51

Another beauty from you John, taking advantage of the early morning light. The colours are amazing and the light looks so clear and pure, yet there are those wisps of mist as if to belie that. The ancient piece of farming equipment is placed perfectly in the frame.
Kath

riclopes (32973) 2006-12-12 9:23

Olá John, I'll have to check that "grad tint"...The colors are absolutely great here and you also had that mist to enchanting your landscape. The agricultural object, almost an abstract sculpture to the urban citizans like me, is beautiful and you placed it perfectly in the composition. The result is a wonderful painting. Really good capture!
Ricardo

blue-velvet30 (6524) 2006-12-12 9:34

Hi John :)
so beautiful morning ;-) excellent colors, light and perfect POV. I like it! Brawo!
regards
Dorota

Paolo (40700) 2006-12-12 11:06

Hi John, wonderful image! a fantastic morning image with amaizng light and with the fog comin' up to the sky.
fantastic colours and great POV and composition.
thanks, ciao

ndb1958 (9248) 2006-12-12 11:41

Hi John,
such a beautiful morninglight you caught here. Nice subject in the forground and the colourful lanscape behind.
Have a nice evening,
nino

peter1892 (3201) 2006-12-12 11:52

Hi John - another beautiful shot, the early morning light is perfect, and the colours are excellent throughout the scene.

pasternak (13272) 2006-12-12 12:53

Excellent pastoral scene with gentle light well captured, John, I like the morning mist which hasn't dispersed yet, and the agricultural device (I don't know the English word for it) is an eye-catcher.

Cheers
Alexander

Photo65Net (43084) 2006-12-12 12:54

Hi John,
Wow !
This one is a great one, all elements are perfectly framed, and the light is so beautiful.
Of course, the fog texture is perfect.
Again : a great one !
JB.

Fis2 (45725) 2006-12-12 13:08

Witaj John!
Wonderful landscape. Curious agricultural machine. I like the composition and colors. Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2006-12-12 13:52

Hi John,

oh great shot...so good to looks at its bright colours during this bad, grayish and dark weather...well done with good composition!

Take care, Ivana

plimrn (19602) 2006-12-12 13:56

Hi John,
The light in the mist is wonderful. You've done well at avoiding blowing out the detail; a common result I get when shooting scence like this. The framing is great; moving from the shadowed farm tool to the golden field and then to mist tucked along the rolling hills.

I showed this to Larry and he asked, "Where is the ox team?" We did see a working ox team the time we flew to Montreal and drove to NS.
Regards, Pat

Ann75 (0) 2006-12-12 14:27

Hello John,

The whole scene is just absolutely beautiful and the shot is of high quality! I especially love the lighting here and the fog in this scene. The colours and details are amazing as well. Excellent capture, John!

Greetings,
Ann

t0mmm1 (5434) 2006-12-12 14:41

Hi John,
I don't know if it's Canada really such a wonderful place or is it you that are capable to catch the essence of this wonderful place in such a perfect way ;))
Have a nice day,
Tomi

lu_muratori (618) 2006-12-12 14:44

Hi John, great colours and composition.The mist rising at the back gives the shot a wonderfull mood.
Thank you for sharing it,
Luci

Stepan (27175) 2006-12-12 14:56

Beautiful light in a beautiful place produces impressive colors and a great shot. That's well composed with the agricultural item on the foreground. Perfect depth too.
A master realization.
Stéphane

JCG (25263) 2006-12-12 15:39

Hi John,

A fabulous landscape of countryside. I like very much the smoothness of the image which is very pleasant to look at. The management of the light is excellent and these hot colors are very beautiful. A great work, cheer John.

Best regards,

Jean-Charles

jjbach (9101) 2006-12-12 18:25

Hi John,
Amazing shot with wonderful warm colours and fantastic lighting. The way you composed it it's lovely. Splendid work!

Regards John

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-12-13 1:13

Hi John
Beautiful image. Lovely colours, morning light and great composition with this device :).
Regards

bantonbuju (48602) 2006-12-13 2:49

this light!
i am speechless - this is absolutely fantastic, you really show your love for this country and the countryside and nature in particular;
love it,
j.

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-12-13 3:36

This is a very good view with this "fanneuse" in foreground.
This is deep, coloured and lighted. I like your Brunswick serie they have good landscapes and places.
Jean Michel

vincz (19039) 2006-12-13 3:36

Nice, very nice, so soft, with so much light as it is was coming from the ground. Tis is a gorgeous shot, one of the best I have seen recently. Congratulations!

rosaline (0) 2006-12-13 4:51

Hi John
Excellent shot. I love the soft green hues and the nice light shadow. The mist is beautifully captured with the warm light skirting the top of the mist. The inclusion of the agricultural equipment in the foreground is a lovely compositional element. Technically, this has to rate as one of your best. I am proud to witness it. Well done.
Aubrey

besnard (30608) 2006-12-13 5:22

Bonjour John
Je ne l'avais pas vu celle-ci et je la trouve superbe. Les couleurs sont très belles et cet outil agricole au 1er plan capte le regard.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

Cricri (43092) 2006-12-13 12:06

Bonsoir John,
Bon môment ou la lumiére et la brume du matin se mélange, trés jolies couleurs et un bon cadrage
magnifique réalisation
félicitations
amitiés
cricri

jafadabret (39541) 2006-12-13 14:13

John bonsoir.
Une belle lumière du matin, de la brume dans le lointain et un engin agricole au premier plan et tu as une photo superbe.
Jacques

ben4321 (9787) 2006-12-13 15:07

This is a great example of the importance of good light in succesful landscape photography.
The light is simply stunning here, and I love the mist rising over the distant field.
Great composition with a good use of the rusty old piece of farm machinery in the foreground.

Very accomplished and effective work John, well done.

Cheers,
Ben

kermit350 (8988) 2006-12-13 16:10

Hello John, a beautiful photograph of Sussex, we were spoiled this autumn by the sun, j'aime well the position of the harrow, that gives a natural dynamics to l'ensemble, Très beautiful light with varied lightings and good composition of l'image which profits d'une excellent depth, sincerely ............Hello John, une belle photo du Sussex, nous avons été gâtés cet automne par le soleil, j'aime bien la position de la herse, cela donne une dynamique naturelle à l'ensemble, Très belle lumière aux éclairages variés et bonne composition de l'image qui bénéficie d'une excellente profondeur, bien amicalement

nicole80 (2162) 2006-12-14 2:36

Hello john,
Nice composition,with the "engin agricole"; it looks like a painting from JF Millet as l'angélus or les glaneuses.
Good light and atmophere with the mist.
Nicole

AiresSantos (42010) 2006-12-14 3:07

Hi John
Excellent the effect of the fog in this beautiful sunrise composition. Great the light and colours.
Very well done my friend.
Thanks and best wishes,
Aires

hdl (6735) 2006-12-14 7:10

Hi John. Great rural scenery. I love the morning colours and here it has an extra with the fog. The agricultural appliance in front is very well placed. Well done!

capthaddock (28640) 2006-12-14 11:43

Hi John - truly magical moment, the timing and compo are perfect, makes me wonder if you have to tresspass onto private property to capture these delightful farm shots.

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-12-14 12:15

Hi John,
Your landscapes as usual are top notch. The combination of mist and the early morning sunlight is fascinating.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

Didi (36074) 2006-12-14 13:58

Hello John
Very nice country side.
Fantastic side lights who accentuates the brightness of the colors and gives a good relief to the composition decorated by light fog on the background.
Cheers.

gilou530 (35156) 2006-12-14 16:07

salut john
un paysage magnifique ou cette légere brume est du plus bel effet, contraste et lumière sont super
amitiés
gilbert

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1504) 2006-12-14 19:26

Hi John!
Another of your fabulous shots!
Lovely colors with correct saturation and contrast, excellent framing, good luminosity and an interesting foggy element on the back. Good POV, too!
TFS and best regards,
Rosa

bertolucci (11976) 2006-12-15 4:37

I love this almost pastoral scene, John. The colours and the lights are beautiful. And the way you used the gentle undulation of the landscape and this machine is fabulous. The shards of mist add a nice touch of mysticism and the careful framing tops it off. Great and classical work John, I spend some minutes just enjoying it.
Have a fine weekend,
Bert

anavazao (5592) 2006-12-16 17:58

Hi friend,
Everything is spot on in this capture: the focus, the exposure, the POV, the composition, the colors!
A wonderful image! Take care Ana:)

PJE (19423) 2006-12-17 21:01

Well John I will add my two points to round this one up to 150!
A lovely shot capturing the beauty of morning mist in Sussex. Good use of including the raker in the foreground too. It makes a wonderful invitation into the balance of the photo. Excellent work John!

cobraphil8 (11650) 2006-12-23 12:14

Hi John,
excellent landscape, this light is really beautiful.
Great work
Merry Christmas for you and your family
Philippe

mumek (17468) 2006-12-24 12:55

Dear John!
Maybe after 3 years when I will retire, I will have more time to comment great pictures on TE.
Unfortunately last 1. 5 month I was sick and I was not very active. Always is a very big pleasure to look at your fantastic photos like this one with super composition, great light and very interesting and informative notes.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Best regards
ziggy

mortijo (12210) 2007-01-23 6:27

Excellent shot with a nice soft light. The wisps of fog give a special aspect here. Excellent composition.
Greetings
John

ML1905 (0) 2007-01-29 9:40

Hello,
I really like this one. Looks just like everything is in order, composition is great, colours are great. I like te fog in the background and colours of the forest, which are the same mixture as colours of the meadows and fields.
Matej.

SampraS (617) 2007-01-29 10:03

Supreme!

I would only crop grass that is in the shaddow from the bootom

i like POV and composiion

Cheers
Adam

Dyerco (9058) 2007-08-15 9:23

Hi John
Nice warm morning colours and the machinery is well placed in the image. There are some curves in the furrows on the left that compliment the curves in the macinery. The little bit if mist gives us that fall feeling that will soon be upon us here in Canada.

Well done

Phil

eev99 (1198) 2007-08-15 9:49

I don't think I've seen a prettier picture anywhere.

snoopyphoto (44) 2007-08-15 9:51

Incredibly beautiful! I love morning fog and you captured it here so nicely! Great string colours too (gotta love the polarizer ;) ).

This image reminds me I promised myself a trip to NB. Hope to make it there next spring.

pawelx (473) 2008-03-07 8:20

Lovely colours. Cool object in the foreground which kind of adds dimension to the frame.

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droop13400 (113) 2008-08-22 0:53

Que de couleurs encore pour cette photo.
Le cadrage est bon mais le premier plan un peu sombre a mon gout.

encore bravo