Cropsey Farm

Cropsey, a good name for a farm town.

Admire simple graphic quolity in this shot. Maybe some more sky? Regards. Ilia.

You're right, it takes someone else to point things out sometimes. Usually I get the "too much sky" comment I had a problem with the foreground being out of focus, so I cheated, cropped it out & was left with a horizon right smack in the middle of the image, which is something I try to avoid. Thnaks for the comment, nice to get your input.

lol -- What an amazing capture. No, you don't need more sky you need less. Crop the sky the same distance from the edge of the tree, "his better half" wouldn't allow to be cut to the ground, to the edge of the house and you have the house window and the deep ruts.

The home is clearly empty, hopefully abandoned to the kids in favor of her pride in a solid wind break.

A tripod will allow you to take the longer exposures (f22-f32) to DOF to your liking.

Great image -- I can't wait to see the next!

Best,

john

That's a good critique John. Thanks for that.

the mood captured by this photo is depressing ... it is a damn good pix ... i would cut the sky a litte and the eyes follow the road straight up to the tree and the house. the sky punctuates the mood ( ... but could use a little less so as to avoid drowning of the effects)

 

--osamu

Yes you're right, I've been told that pretty often. I tend to keave too much sky in my pictures, too much negative space at times. Good comment.

You need more sky, you need less sky, what's a man gonna do!? Leave it just the way it is because it's exceptional!!

Thank you Nick, The sky's the limit, or limit the skys? What to do.

this is a great photo.  It shows the vastness and emptiness of the place, yet it's not empty.  It conveys the country feel very well.   Cheers, Micheal

This was one of my favorite drive-bys. I drove by there a few weeks ago & it was gone. Very nice of you to dig into the archives  & make a comment. thanks.