deep south cotton field

i took the back roads on a business trip. i love driving through the cane and cotton fields.

thank you for any comments or critiques.

Excellent composition and tonality,i like the clouds on the sky...perfect background!

This is pretty neat Linda, The DOF for this picture is perfect for me. I remember the first time I saw a cotton field. It was in Louisiana & I couldn't get over it. How can that puffy stuff grow on plants?

Sophia, thank you! i thought the soft cottony clouds made a bretty good background for the cotton.

 

Mike, this is Louisiana. when and where were you here? i grew up in Michigan, but love this strange and fascinating state.

You're right - cotton against cottony clouds. They make for lovely images ... but I can't imagine having to tend these plants! Do you have this in color also? I think that B&W is the right choice for this shot ... it's just that I'm curious as to the look of the color.

Lou Ann, here is the color version. i like it too, but i thought the black and white worked best here.

I agree that the B&W is better. I was just curious... Thank you for posting it! :-)

Wonderful shot. Perfect in B&W.

thanks Jack!

Yes, the black and white has more impact that the color version. I also applaud your decision not to make the sky all dark and brooding, it wouldn't add anything and it's been done so much it smacks of gimmick unless very artfully used. I would consider bringing the highlight values up quite a bit so the cotton really shines, and perhaps see if you can get it sharper since there is so much detail in the stalks. Really nice shot just the same.

 

- Randy

Good choice in B&W. My Daddy was a cotton farmer, but by the time I came along he was doing vegetables and orchards instead, happy for me. I never had to work in a cotton field! Beautiful image, Linda.

 

Best regards,

Tammy