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Down on the farm


Down on the farm
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Copyright: Dawn McKenzie Wykes (Dawn) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1139 W: 100 N: 3357] (17508)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-27
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-85 f/4-5.6 IS USM, Heliopan UV
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1600 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-11-02 22:58
Viewed: 291
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
While we were away in September in the Taranaki region of the North Island, of New Zealand, I took a few hours away from "everybody" and took off by myself..(which I love to do at times)especially down here.

Here I am at Kaupokanui...about 20 km from where we were staying.

I stopped when I saw this colour of the field, which had recently been sprayed to kill off the grass, for some new growing (I think)..anyway the colours grabbed my attention..and I always like things like this to take photos of, with rust on them..and something different.

Taranaki is about a 5.5 hour drive from my house.

So here we have "Down on the farm"...in Kaupokanui.

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  • Great 
  • rigz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 159 W: 0 N: 85] (1066)
  • [2008-11-03 0:08]

Hi Dawn,

For your creatives idea and great shot..I give you 2 ponit. Well done!

TFS,
Geoffrey bin Ramji

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3266 W: 267 N: 7731] (32972)
  • [2008-11-03 1:05]

So there you are: "Dawn on the farm"...in Kaupokanui.
Kaupokanui - never forget this place. . .
Trust you to stop to take photos of posts and rusty wire. . .
I do like your compo Dawn, and how the colourful field / paddock changes colour over the wire. . . Well seen and captured
Good DOF too
Janice

hi Dawn
very nicely composed shot this unusall subject that you have captured well
regards bryan

hi dawn, nice shot, excellent use of dof here, i always like these types of shots as we can still see whats in the background yet we focus on the foreground, i would say the exact focus point is on the barbwire/backwheel and my eye wants it to be on the front wheels (but thats just me being picky!)
great job with this,
tfs,
scott

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1717 W: 16 N: 840] (15143)
  • [2008-11-04 4:30]

I'm very impressed with this picture. The colors and detail are awesome and a very nice blurred bg. TFS

Hello Dawn.
Ik looks they keep you very tight, right ?
Sure you will not break out, cos of the spiderweb, haha
Good composition. Lets call "Artistic".
Being a nice person today.
Kiao ora, and a good wake up.
Jan

Awesome! I've never seen one of these on our barbed wire! We call them "Cone-a-longs" and they are separate. Used to tighten the wire! Nice work! Looks like the spiders have taken over! Looks like you can also use it to TWIST the wire! Nice shot, really cool!
B-)
Linda
***Thanks so much for standing with me!

Hi Dawn,
Excellent presentation and composition of the wire
and fence, great sharpness and excellent POV . good focus and details. colours great too.
my compliments.
Michel

Hi Dawn,

Taking off by yourself is indeed great, then you have time to stop and think about what you see, like this fence and wooden pole.
I probably would have cropped the picture in half, then you still have the colour of the grass but the focus stays on that rusty element (is that to get electricity on the wire?) and spiderweb.

TFS
Els

Hi Dawn,
Only 5,5 hours from your home? Great when I'm driving 5,5 hours I'm or in Paris, or 100km away due the traffic :-)
Great experiment, like the DOF here. Not sure about the pole on the left side.I would rather have seen it "complete". Anyway you show the courage to make a special picture and I love it!
Hans

Hi Dawn, Very interesting close up set against the strongly coloured b/g. Creative use of DOF. I agree it is nice to go roaming on your own at times.
Cheers, Pat.

  • Great 
  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2008-11-10 8:15]

Hi Dawn
So simply but so beautiful.
Gr Jos

Must have sprayed prior to planting a summer crop of some sort Dawn. Nice focus on the tortioner and good tones and textures in the post,
David

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1407 W: 130 N: 3826] (15902)
  • [2008-11-12 9:28]

Hey Dawn
I love that you show us the wonderful field in the BG.. Perfect DOF... Tricia

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  • iso Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1119 W: 62 N: 167] (27913)
  • [2008-11-23 16:02]

I really liked very much those details in our surrounding, you got it nicelr Dawn. I appreciated the clearness.

Iso.

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