Fields of Yellow Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is my contribution to the growing number of pictures of fields of rape present on TE. There are some large areas of rape fields mostly prominent in the soutern part of Sweden, actually only a five minutes drive outside my town, but ironically I took this picture in the outskirts of Lejre a small village situated 7 km south of Roskilde, Denmark.

P-S-I-G, Robbienight, kermit350, mlopes, isabela_sor, weswang, ALIRIZA, robiuk, Tue, Floydian, PixelTerror, Yffic, elihesamian, cengiz, Philippe, aznegrao, Jeppe, asanak, Vagabond has marked this note useful

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P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-05-25 13:47

Hello Christian,
Yes, it is a great shot.
Smart composition with colors.
Welcome in colza producers on TE association ;o)
Best regards,
Fabrice

Robbienight (613) 2006-05-25 13:50

Very attractive image, based on the excellent contrast of colours. Well done.
Good horizontal lines and very intense sky.
I like the yellow dominant.

rhizomes (15325) 2006-05-25 13:55

Hi Christian,
Very nice picture !! I like the different colors and this wonderful dark sky on the background...
Christophe

cherryripe (19237) 2006-05-25 13:58

Hi Christian
I like your simple composition with the big layer of flowers, a thin layer of trees and another of sky. The flowers in the foreground are so sharp.
Regards
Nikki

Johny (142) 2006-05-25 14:06

Hi christian.
Very nice colors. I think it would be better to improve it in photoshop with cutting bottom to make panoramatic picture, and there is still rule of third.I try to photo some rape field here but i didnt find so nice scene as you did.
well done

devimeuxbe (56532) 2006-05-25 14:10

Hi Christian
Welcome in the TE Colza club.
This one is minimalist but the contrast of light and colors is great reall.
Nice composition.
Bertrand

kermit350 (8990) 2006-05-25 14:15

Hello Christian, to be yellow it is quite yellow and on a pretty blue bottom what does not waste anything not doubt what brings closer the countries Europe it is not more Europe, but well colza, sincerely

mlopes (492) 2006-05-25 14:37

Well done, for instances i though "Norbert did it again"... if you don't know Norbert have an infamous photo with over 200 points of a fanstastic field like this

This gets second place because i think it lacks focus a bit in foreground.

Mario

Discaciate (129) 2006-05-25 15:43

Those photos are hard to come right. There is very few things to keep the eyes ocupied, so everything must be right.

And this is the case here. The picture is all about its color. The beauty of the great yellow field is achived by its contrast with the less vivid sky.

The horizont line is perfect, and those trees on the back of the composition are wonderful.

Also I most praise your DOF, it was perfect for that photo. I like how focus is slowly loosed as the picture get's more deph (but just a bit).

Great Shot! Congratulations!

bigtim (3487) 2006-05-25 16:19

une photo simple pleine de jolies couleurs!
Bravo
tiM../.

weswang (18223) 2006-05-25 16:23

Hi Christian, A nice looking of a sea of the yellow flowers. I like the way you played with the DoF to show the clear image of the flowers in the foreground and the fused blur all yellow image with the distance.

Janice (4386) 2006-05-25 16:24

Superb colours Christian. The dark sky emphasises the brilliant of the rape flowers. Well composed, thank you,
Janice

ALIRIZA (16197) 2006-05-25 17:45

Nice shot, marvelous work, Christian. Point of view, colors, light, DOF and framing are excellent. TFS.
Best Regards...
Ali Rıza

avigur_11 (21307) 2006-05-25 18:04

So simple, so colorful, so nice. I would like to break the layers with something - a person, a verhicle, or an animal. But still the amazing yellow wins - nice shot.

robiuk (10763) 2006-05-25 18:18

Wwwooooaaaahhh!!!
Never enough of yellow fields, especially when shot superbly like this one, with an excellent DOF (love these blurred trees behind!) and frightening dark clouds as a backdrop.
Top noch contrast and... congratulations, Christian!
Robi

Tue (25608) 2006-05-25 18:21

Hej Christian,
Great shot of this field! The colour is so good and strong and the contrast to the dark clouds is great too. Very well captured and thanks for sharing!
Hälsningar,
Lars

isabela_sor (42757) 2006-05-26 3:29

A picture full of colors contrasts.
First the contrast on the earth colors, between yellow and green. And then the blue-grey tones of sky!Impressive photo,Christian
All the best
Isabela

Floydian (30970) 2006-05-26 4:28

Hi Christian,
We see a lot of the rapefields these days, but this one has something special.
There are only three colour tones, which ends up with a very strong composition in colours. I like that a lot....great work..!!!
Regards, Henk

PixelTerror (87195) 2006-05-26 4:30

Hej Christian,
So you get into spring flowers business on TE too ?
Nice work on layers and colors, it reminds me one by Jeppe I think that got a lot of success.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Yffic (6106) 2006-05-26 6:06

Very colorful picture.
The contrast is so big !!

I like the simplicity of your composition.

Regards.

Yves

elihesamian (26091) 2006-05-26 7:51

Beautiful one and very attractive for the eyes,Christian,with a frsh yellow tonal range and a superb dark cloudy sky in background that I love always this situation,well worked in a fine moment of the day and very well captured and composed,great one,love it !

Best to You
M

cengiz (3581) 2006-05-27 4:20

very good my friend
compliments
cengiz

kensimage (8543) 2006-05-27 10:34

Very well done, Christian. The dark clouds in the distance, with brighter light in the foreground, is the perfect setting for this. You've created a very nice balance of colors. One of the best things about being in northern Europe at this time of year is seeing these fields from the train or the highway.

The unfortunate name "rapeseed" may be one reason that the oil from these plants is usually sold as "canola oil" (though I think canola is actually just one variety of rapeseed.)

Regards, Ken.

jbweasle (9294) 2006-05-28 5:21

Hello Christian, this is an incredible contrast between the bright yellow plants and the dark, stormy sky. With an impact this strong, the image doesn't need any other subject.

thor68 (5539) 2006-05-28 7:35

wow, it´s the "classic" yellow rapefield,
but in such an excellent composition
with the perfect 1/3 - 2/3 distribution! :-)
there are actually only 3 colors - a bright yellow,
the green of the trees in the middle and the dark
dramatic sky - did you get wet?
well seen & captured, thor.

xavshot (63345) 2006-06-01 15:43

Bonsoir Christian
excellente cette succession des 3 bandes de couleurs. Superbes contrastes entre ces 3 couleurs. Un très bon cadrage. Une belle réalisation
beau travail
Xavier

vascao (192) 2006-06-01 17:29

Oh dear, what a nice compo! The field in focus in first plane and the out of focus second plane (the clouded sky is a bonus!) are perfect! Nicely done, Christian!

Philippe (11791) 2006-06-02 16:15

Hello, Christian. Splendid contrast between the yellow rape and the dark sky. The row of trees in the middle prevents the contrast being too harsh and provides an interesting buffer between the two main parts of the picture.

aznegrao (10246) 2006-06-02 20:46

Hi Christian!!
Que combinação de cores fantastica. lindo lugar, o seu enquadramento de umais vida a esse campo.
Greetings.
aznegrao.

pablominto (41690) 2006-06-04 3:05

Hello Christian,
Simplistic if any!
I'm an admirer of this kind of images, as they look simple and easy to do... When the fact is they are everything but easy to do!
Three simple colour layers, not much in shapes... All put together in a very pleasant way... Well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Jeppe (18623) 2006-06-04 18:30

Hi Christian

Indeed a very fine shot of that cozla field - the dark sky looks great an I can only agree - it gives a good light as well.

asanak (1972) 2006-06-05 14:46

Dear christian,
Nice shot..
Wonderful light effect captured.
Great composition.

Great work done.
TFS, Regards asana.

rajhema (1867) 2006-06-14 17:19

i did similar one in Indiana here http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo397575.htm

you yellow is much distinct.

Good one Christian

peco85 (919) 2006-06-22 15:09

A very special picture Christian:) Really nice lines and colors.. And the massiv amount of rape is impressing. beautiful. Good compo..

PeCO

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arturo (31) 2006-06-30 5:08

Hi Christian,

you brought us another outstanding seasonal shot here...i like the proportions very much, the dark blue sky as a background & the bright almost reflecting light you did capture on those fields...it all made this image standing a way ahead of other colza shots on TE...compliments...cheers, arturo

ben4321 (9809) 2006-07-01 3:57

I've seen a lot (perhaps too many) pictures of yellow fields on TE, but yours is an excellent example of the genre. You've reduced it to two basic elements; land and sky. What makes this a cut above the rest is that dark moody sky, a good contrast with the yellow rape.
Ben

Tracker (1940) 2006-07-14 15:55

HI Christian,
Nice landscape with dominance of two additional colours, it gives the scene some contrast. Regards.

Budapestman (43292) 2006-07-31 12:06

Hi Christian!
Very nice natural photo, beautiful impression! Marvelous colours and lights! Thank you, nice days,
George

IaKoop (819) 2006-09-03 6:08

Woderfully simple. What more can I say?

Vagabond (5797) 2006-10-23 17:27

Very nice picture with a simple but very effective composition in predominantly blue and yellow strong colours ..
Congratulations ..
Rui

maxharter (29) 2006-11-09 5:41

very nice pictures!!The contrast is wonderfull between the yellow and the deep dark of the sky!!
Did you use a polarisant filtre?

Max harter

rui_seabra (205) 2006-11-09 5:59

Hi Christian!

Great colors!... the yellow is really strong and contrasty agains the dark blue sky...

Even so, I think that this photo would be much better is you used a greater depth of field, so that the trees in the horizont line would be in focus... but this is just my oppinion as I know that to many this DOF is good. That's a matter of taste...

TFS
Rui Seabra
Portugal

waseemkhan (1070) 2007-05-09 9:13

Hi Christian,
Very attractive image, based on the excellent contrast of colours. Well done.
Good horizontal lines and very intense sky..
waseem khan

aofl (1085) 2007-12-11 10:56

Nice POV and colour.

Nordavind (628) 2008-03-15 9:10

fantastica mescolanza di colori!!

gurpreet (35) 2008-03-15 9:40

great shot...try this shot with some tree or other object in the foreground in lower left or right part of the frame...

oana79 (99) 2009-01-29 5:26

Hello Christian,

Fantastic view, wonderful contrast of colours and perfect light! One of my favorites :)

Thanks for sharing,
O.