Time to rest...

An old abandoned mowing machine rests along the edge of a field in

rural upstate New York. Comments and critiques are always welcomed.

Thanks...Bill

You photographed it in situ, against a rather messy background it's getting lost in. This is essentially a snapshot, and if you'd like something more, it would be the first in a series of exposures from various viewpoints in which you struggle to bring out the particular qualities of interest to you.

Charles, the point of this photo was to show this tired old implement exactly as it is and also where it is--forgotten in a "messy" field, as you put it. In my work, I shoot "environmental" photos all the time--it may be a guy on a production line or a woman at work in a lab. I never clean up the surroundings, and I wouldn't dream of doing so for this noble mowing machine. It is what it is and where it is. As for the photo being a "snapshot"--of course it is. In the past 40 years, I've taken hundreds of thousands of "snapshots," some, perhaps, better than others. Enough said; thanks for looking. Cheers...Bill

I looked at your black-and-white portfolio, and they're not snapshots, they're pictures. You used to relate visual elements in a disciplined fashion. No reason you can't do it now.