Winter Bales

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• Marioana (1599)
• [2007-07-15 0:53]

Hi Pablo.
Great B&W. Lovely panoramic crop. Great composition. Well done.
Regards, Steve.

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• milas (32833)
• [2007-07-15 1:02]

merhaba myfriend Pablo;
excellent pov and composition
well done
selamlar

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• riverfriends (6972)
• [2007-07-15 1:16]

Hi Pablo:
Excellent B&W and I like the 'landscape'cropping...
I have worked on a farm and driven around for hay bails:) sounds familiar!
TFS
David

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• eyesthetix (8706)
• [2007-07-15 1:36]

hey Pablo :)
this looks really interesting.
Your choice of B&W is, I think very appropriate.
Good range of tones, composition.
Nice crop and format.
Neatly framed too, of course.

Best regards, Daniel

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• rewshearer (20962)
• [2007-07-15 1:46]

Simple but showing a mastery of the medium. :) Well done, good management of light and great composition, although I think I would prefer it in colour: with b&w it's hard to discern any difference between snow and, sand!
Nice work tho'
Rew

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• inaam (1376)
• [2007-07-15 1:53]

Hello Pablo,

The winter picturization of hay stock in monochrome is a unique idea. Panavision in angular light on lateral axes are enhancing the charm of vision, thus, selection of POV was a smart decision. Excellent composition in fine details, well done.

Many thanks for sharing an innovative image.

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• XOTAELE (8728)
• [2007-07-15 2:10]

Hola amigo.
Perfectos los efectos del b/w.
Estupenda presentación con la imagen estirada horizontalmente..
Saludos, JL.

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• jawa (12003)
• [2007-07-15 3:31]

Hi Pablo
Nice bl/w comp.
Good linesworking.
Gr Jos

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• tjutjut (15948)
• [2007-07-15 4:34]

Hi Pablo,

I haven't experienced a winter life, and can't imagine how's the climate and nuance of it. But you did great capturing this picture in B&W, and those shadows, scratches on the ices are very well captured.

Tfs,
Tjutjut

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• wkshelton (8580)
• [2007-07-15 4:40]

Hello Pablo,

I like the choice of B&W, well composed and captured great details I like them, Im going in thr next week to travel around Florida agin looking for fields farms and hay I hope im sucefull as you are well done

TFS Kyle

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• chocolate29 (2697)
• [2007-07-15 4:41]

Hello Pablo - I like the different lines of your composition: the fence, the wheel tracks, the upright bales as well as their shadows. Intersting textures of various surfaces. Well done! - Cordelia :) :)

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• captainsgirl (6928)
• [2007-07-15 6:23]

Hi Pablo! A familar scene for me too. Glad the snow isn't here right now though! Perfect comp for black and white ..I like the fence fading away in the distance and the textures of the snow around the hay bales...looks like you got your share there...:o) TFS
Donna:o)

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• Werewolf (26142)
• [2007-07-15 8:03]

We have some too but presented in longer style. But i don't believe they are so attractive by here. I try an experience and bof... The good old way of ball would be more attractive for me. But here presented in B&W and with the texture of snow finally it have interest! In fact they look like strange enormous marshmallows! :)

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• harpya (9777)
• [2007-07-15 8:34]

Hello Pablo

Interesting visual, seemingly I thought that this picture went of winter. Sells the now I see that the hay bales are wrapped. In fact I have to agree with you, it is a beautiful show.
Congratulations my friend....

Sérgio

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• mvdisco (35588)
• [2007-07-15 8:38]

Bonjour Pablo,
Excellent composition noir & Blanc superbe contraste and lovely picture panoramic, I love the fence and hay bales during the winter. Well done..
Michel

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• eBirdy (1548)
• [2007-07-15 9:37]

Hi Pablo,
Yes, Pablo, cereal bales are so attractive from a photographic POV...
Your picture is a real personal interpretation of it...Very nice, balanced shot in terms of lighting...
Please, if you feel like, see a humble mediterranean version...Regards, Marta

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• NecipP (4722)
• [2007-07-15 10:19]

Hello Pablo perfect sharpness and contrast with excellent BW tones good format and composition tfs rgds Necip

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• Marylou (13268)
• [2007-07-15 13:43]

Hi Pablo :o)
Excellent POV and good choice of B&W. In France too, hay bales are in white plastic :o) TFS
Greetings
Marylou

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• Janone (0)
• [2007-07-15 15:01]

Hello Pablo.
It looks like a picture in a snow landscape.
Very 'apart'. Good result.
Jan

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• Cat_Mouse (3754)
• [2007-07-15 16:17]

Hello Pablo,

Nice composed shot, Dear friend.
Please, don't say to us that it is a current Norway's summer ! :) :)

Malik & Mary.

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2007-07-15 23:56]

Hi Pablo, it does look remarkably like sand. I guess there would be no colour in the coloured version :). Well composed and lovely light and shade. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Happy Birthday Pierre Frigon’

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• Hendrika (19218)
• [2007-07-16 0:48]

Yes Pablo, if there is hardly any colour you better change into B&W.
In Holland they now have plastic wrappings for the hay with paintings of colourful leaves - real funny!
TFS this winter-picture from Norway.
Els

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• gnada (21697)
• [2007-07-16 1:19]

Hi Pablo ...
Excellent winter shot, i like it this colors, sharpness and very beautiful view.
George

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• jone (29106)
• [2007-07-16 2:05]

Hi Pablo my friend ;)
excellent composition, light, shadows and format...TFS
Best regards,
J ;)

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• vandana2923 (22207)
• [2007-07-16 5:26]

Hello Pablo,

This is beautiful BW photo. I liked the composition here. Well controlled light, sharp. TFS

Vandana
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• linus (10767)
• [2007-07-16 5:34]

Hi Pablo,
A rear B&W from you. Nice capture of the shadows on the snow.
Cheers,
Sunil

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• pozaru (19070)
• [2007-07-16 5:49]

Veeeery interesting and beautiful

v

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• letr (6780)
• [2007-07-16 11:08]

Vey well seen Pablo ..the effect of the few colors here is very original ..very well seen and captured !

Leon

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• fkokol (1482)
• [2007-07-16 13:05]

wonderful composition with an excellent POV, sharpness. and also nice texture.
greetings

figen

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• norenastramus (23336)
• [2007-07-16 13:59]

Hi Pablo.
Very beautiful shot winter.Great B&W photo. Looks like a very nice place. Good job in capturing and presenting it.Well done.TFS.
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

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• touristdidi (6469)
• [2007-07-16 22:03]

They look like huge tamales in guacomole, kidding. I like them, pleasant scene.

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• Asharah (272)
• [2007-07-17 0:18]

nice use of B&W. it almost looks as if these bales of hay are blocks of ice. great POV and positioning of the hay.
awesome!
.::asha::.

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• foureur (733)
• [2007-07-17 0:37]
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• Fons (15602)
• [2007-07-17 0:40]

J'aime la photo aussi!

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• copadonat (4408)
• [2007-07-17 8:11]

Saludos Pablo

encantado nostalgico te felicito


Nat

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• SILVA (3917)
• [2007-07-17 11:51]

A great pic with great graphic effects..what a eye you have.Great gallary,congrats my friend

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• boonie (7679)
• [2007-07-17 16:14]

You have done a wonderful job presenting/croppoing the hay bales in this B&W format. The tracks in the snow add to the perspective.

Dan

Additonally thanks for the positive comments on my Lady Bugs - much appreciated.

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• allanbarredo (7765)
• [2007-07-17 21:09]

Hi Pablo,

The composition speaks for the photo, no colors needed. Excellent B/W!
TFS

Allan

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• HappyKitKat (571)
• [2007-07-18 1:01]

An interesting take on hay bales!!
Very true that they often appear in nice summertime shots - I like the way you have flipped that around to show their other side!
I like that you have taken the shot in B&W - i think any colour would have been a distraction.
Love the panoramic cropping :)

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• Photograph2u (0)
• [2007-07-18 5:55]

Hi Pablo, this is a very nice landscape, we cover those bales with the white stuff as well over here in some places.

Very nice b/w image with lots of details and I like the fence line and the round bales, they make very interesting forms to the comp.

My only nit pick would be that the shadows on the right of the bales are complety black. I wonder if it is possible to lighten a bit the shadows so that they are more in the range of dark grey instead of black. What do you think? Just a suggestion to your great photo!

Very well done! Yan :)
ps: many thx for your great words on "Garden Lantern".

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• SkyF (6138)
• [2007-07-18 6:41]

Hi Pablo,
interesting to see those bales in a winter scene.
Very well composed image, the POV and the crop work great in this panorama format.
Excellent B/W tones which brings out the textures on the snow very well.
TFS..Sky

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• wallie (2552)
• [2007-07-18 10:39]

I like this picture in b/w, Pablo. Good composition and the mood is ok. Well doen and I like it.

Best regards,

Don

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• mbasil (2860)
• [2007-07-18 11:00]

Nice B&W Pablo. It seems unusual for you, but a great example of how the shapes and shadows are so critical to a beautiful shot.
Mike

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• hester (9994)
• [2007-07-18 11:18]

Hi Pablo

Very nice composition, I love the sweeping lines. The long shadows look wonderful as well. I like this is B&W

TFS

Karan

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• doganizler (2260)
• [2007-07-18 12:16]

very nice shot...............

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• AleksaSrbin (17763)
• [2007-07-18 12:21]

Hi Pablo!Nice and very interesting composition dear friend!Excellent B&W.Great shot!
Greetings.
A.

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• Viking (4383)
• [2007-07-18 13:43]

Artistic B/W Strong shot
Rob

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• Beger (19910)
• [2007-07-18 19:32]

Hi Pablo,
All elements were there for a very study of B&W and light and shadows indeed! Good range of gray tones. This efficient horizontal frame serves well your beautiful composition! Bravo! Annie

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• kvrnkiran (3285)
• [2007-07-19 2:54]

Hello Pablo,

That is a wonderful capture. B&W giving a very nice mood. I like the lines and curves. TFS.

Kiran.

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• cunejo200 (17499)
• [2007-07-19 6:27]

Hello Pablo, What a lovely addition to your barn and hay collection. When I feel better, I would like to drive around the countryside of Virginia and Maryland to snap photos of barns and farm life. Perhaps I can contribute to your theme. I like how you composed this. Best regards, Danilo

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• asiivalceni (0)
• [2007-07-19 10:48]

Hy Pablo..
Nice Picture and goot SHOT:-)
SUPER JOB..
BRAVO!
Regards,
Ella

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• nadine432 (1568)
• [2007-07-19 13:17]

jolie photo, un beau N&B
de belles lignes géométriques
Nad

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• anavazao (4156)
• [2007-07-19 16:07]

Hi friend,
Wonderful work, splendid! An impressive composition with snow. I like light and the color! Well done my friend...Ana:)

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• JohnTulip (35290)
• [2007-07-20 9:24]

B/W is not realy my best but Pablo.. this is a diffrent story. Strong and well detailed,the repeeting lines enhence the effect!


John

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• krzesz (5455)
• [2007-07-20 13:20]

hi Pablo..
This is really interesting photo..
Thanks..
m..

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• sufi (1336)
• [2007-07-20 13:50]

Merhaba Pablo, my friend...
It's a wonderful point of view and very interesting composition... The ruts on the snow, the silhouettes of the fences and their shadows on the snow are perfect... Your B&W choice is great...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

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• anducina (8229)
• [2007-07-21 9:58]

Great compo, snow texture and light-shadows play. An almost abstract compo.

TFS,

Andreea

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• jasp (3614)
• [2007-07-22 0:43]

nice forms... i like so much the shadows, a pity the bale in the right is with a little shadow. But interesting view Mr Pablo. In Germany too are similar

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• juyona (15443)
• [2007-07-23 6:39]

Hola Pablo,
interesante trabajo,
y formato de presentación...
original disparo rural,
saludos

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• Silvio2006 (42717)
• [2007-07-25 22:41]

Hi Pablo, lovely composition with beautiful balls, great winter view, as you say this is a natural B&W, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• LightTech (668)
• [2007-07-26 0:39]

Interesting way of storing bales outdoor. When I worked as a rancher we would put them in a large shed and we didn't need to put wrapping material around. The black and white and covers thre me off at first. I wasn't sure what I was looking at, but now I know. Well composed in dual colours. Thanks Pablo :-)

Roberto

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• SunToucher (6917)
• [2007-07-28 2:38]

Hi Pablo,
It would have been a completely different photo if they wrapped the hay in black plastic as they do in our country. It does make sence to wrap them in white, it is more astethic when it comes to the view of the landscape.

I really like all the lines in the photo. I mean the tracks, the wired fence the shades from the bales. The all make a very attractive view.

TFS<
Niek

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• shelbeesmom (48082)
• [2007-07-30 7:31]

Very nice Pablo! Here in Texas, they wrap them in a green mesh and just leave them all scattered about. I call them "God's Cheerios" because they look like large pieces of cereal! nice BW shot, works well here!
B-)
Linda

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• vsinopoulos (13115)
• [2007-08-05 7:27]

Hi Pablo,

A truly artistic B&W shot, with a simple subject, but very impressive, because of the excellent use of natural lighting, the great detail and sharpness!
Wonderful photography my friend!
TFS,
Vassilis

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• coasties (5654)
• [2007-08-07 3:23]

Hi Pablo

I really like this shot. Good composition with the shadows and textures well seen and captured. :-)

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• izler (106)
• [2007-08-11 9:53]

selam pablo
i agree with you hay bales are attractive to photography
i like composition, point of view, depth of field, lighting-shadows, choice of B&W, textures of surface and framing
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

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• Urfaust (13105)
• [2007-08-14 19:55]

fantastica!!! b&w makes the rest..
great work Pablo
TFS
Marco

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• Alfonso (3135)
• [2007-08-17 11:52]

Pryvitanne my friend Pablo!
Wery cold photo! Summer know(+33 in Belarus) and I see your cold photo!:D Very beautiful!Good colours!ALL made well!;)
ALiaksandr

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• mrcrow (2712)
• [2007-08-20 0:07]

cool shot boss...
glad to be back again after another bout of the black dog..
you got good modelling light here to emphasise some texture in the ground and fill the right hand trailing edges of the bales with lots of shadow
the fence and wheel tracks hold things together really well
cheers
geof

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• simonfranco (1587)
• [2007-08-26 14:24]

WOW! I'm speachless.


TFS

Simon

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• chrisJ (42349)
• [2007-09-10 0:32]

Hi Pablo

Good tonal range & excellent composition, in this superb pastoral scene. Good fg texture & superb sharpness. Tfs!

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• karatas1999 (425)
• [2007-09-10 4:52]

fantastic light and perpektive ...
I like it

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• kbeall (3580)
• [2007-10-07 6:28]

Hi Pablo,
I like this one very much; even when the subjects don't move, like the hay bales, the shadows and light are constantly changing . . .
I like how the sun is low enough in the sky to make the fence posts rise up over the bales in shadow.
TFS,
Karen

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• jan515 (17484)
• [2007-10-09 13:23]

Amanzing panoramic photo Pablo,
I like the composition and shadows of the fantastic picture.
Greetings.
Janusz

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• dbp (4079)
• [2007-10-20 1:28]

hello guess
great shot
excellent pov and great composition
good crop too
regards
David

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• Hormon_Manyer (2127)
• [2007-10-24 15:06]

Hi Pablo,
The image works in b/w for me. Simple yet nice composition. Perfect. Greetings, László
PS: I think You forgot to add this photo to Your "Three Of A Kind" theme, so I did it. :)

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• fff (2724)
• [2007-10-30 9:43]

Hi Pablo good view of the field nice compo very artistic image tfs bye Shimon

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• k-2 (3541)
• [2007-12-03 19:20]

Very interesting combination of geometries and lines leading the eye over the whole photo. TFS. K2

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• clic (4714)
• [2007-12-14 12:38]

Hello Pablo
Nature and snow machines draw shuffled arabesques that you printed with art on no. 4 photographic paper for much relief in snow!!
How strange it is to observe the absence of snow around hay bales. The same phenomenon shows in my backyard around trees and i can't explain why.
Cheers.
Robert

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• Emma (10151)
• [2008-09-02 4:47]

Hallo Pablo,

Die Komposition ist exzellent. Sehr gute Abbildung der Schatten und Kontrast. Ich noch nie probiert so ähnliches photo zu machen, sehr schöne Idee.
Liebe Grüße aus Germany.
Eva