Knee-High...4th of July [Contest Finalists August 2009]
Uploaded: August 09, 2009 03:11:12
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Lancaster County, PA, July 4, 2009
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There is no denying the sheer beauty of an Amish farm.
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With the abundance (to understate) of rain that has deluged Eastern Pennsylvania this past Spring and Summer, the corn was more accurately characterized as "shoulder high" this Independence Day.
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I photographed a lot of farms, and surprisingly, have spent many hours cloning away the obvious signs of modernity....TONS of electric and telephone wires connecting to the majority of the farm buildings and homes that I saw!!
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Raw. F11, ISO:125, 1/250s, 50mm
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Travel and Place
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Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Lynne Morris August 09, 2009
Wow Michelle, this is absolutely gorgeous, wonderful colours and great composition. #1165906Stan J. Bendkowski August 09, 2009
Beautiful balanced photo. Nice colours, dof and composition, Michelle! #7831495Kerry Hill August 09, 2009
Beautiful image Michelle, lovely colours and composition!! #7831500Renee Doyle August 09, 2009
I love your pov and comp Michelle!!!! Beautiful capture!!! #7831504MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 09, 2009
Oh My Mickey!!Douglas Pignet August 09, 2009
Very kewl capture here Michelle,well done. #7831537MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 09, 2009
Oh MyPaul E. Earl August 09, 2009
Fabulous rural scene! Great cloning work, I am amazed that they were there. #7831544Michael Khoury August 09, 2009
Nice work on this rural scene Michelle...I especially like the atmosphere which that silvery light conveys.Aimee S. McMaster August 09, 2009
....wonderful shot Michelle...excellent pov & details....Aimee #7831582Erin Appelbaum August 09, 2009
Outstanding clarity, composition, color and lighting Michelle. Peter #7831600Gord MacEachern August 09, 2009
Outstanding rural farmscape Michelle,everything is right about this one! #7831643Ron McEwan August 09, 2009
Great color, love the sky. Superb dof. A picture right out of a story book, beautiful image. #7831753Monnie Ryan August 09, 2009
Gorgeous, Michelle -- we live near a huge population of Amish in Ohio, and these farms are just lovely. This scene is postcard perfect! #7831878Deb Koskovich August 09, 2009
Wow! Your clarity is AMAZING, and I love the corn in the front! We used to go down to Berlin OH quite often to see sights like this...I think we need to go back!(BTW, I posted my story in today's image!) #7831922
Nancyj E. Hovey
August 09, 2009
Kaye Burazin August 09, 2009
BEAUTIFUL, now this is God's country. #7831996Sam Britt August 09, 2009
Beautiful scene, great composition, detail & color, Michelle. #7832078Chua Wee Boo August 09, 2009
Such a beautiful scene & capture,Michelle! #7832206
Mitch Spence
August 09, 2009
Bill Houghton August 09, 2009
Michelle, this is such a beautiful farm scene. Great shot. Have a great weekend, BillCheck out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography #7832331
Tiia Vissak August 09, 2009
a lovely view! #7832375Tiia Vissak August 09, 2009
Beautiful composition, colours and clarity! #7832487Jyri Vissak August 09, 2009
Sorry! The last comment was mine. #7832499Courtenay Vanderbilt August 09, 2009
Oh, Michelle, we know how you LOVE power lines! You've certainly done this farm justice by removing them, however tedious it was! This is a simply beautiful image, with all the right elements! #7832702Anita Hogue August 09, 2009
A gorgeous farm capture Michelle! #7832855
Kay E. Mahoney
August 09, 2009
James Quantz Jr. August 09, 2009
Very crisp scene, Michelle! #7832958Michael Umbreit August 09, 2009
Michelle - Wonderful clarity, colors and clouds! - Mike #7833195
Claudia Kuhn
August 09, 2009
Patrick Rouzes
August 09, 2009
Gerri R. Jones August 09, 2009
Gorgeous rural scenic Michelle! Pure Americana at its best!!!!! #7833416Elena F. Wyatt August 09, 2009
beautiful place to unwind. seeing this photo makes me wanna go home to our farm. wonderful capture Michelle. #7833529Tommy E. Burgess August 10, 2009
Very beautiful rural capture Michelle!! Beautiful colors and excellent detail, light and composition!! #7833601Nadya Johnson August 10, 2009
Beautiful, Michelle! If I didn't know better, I would think you took down the road from me... there are no Amish farms that I know of in the area, but this definitely represents the landscape here in northwest Illinois.I HOPE this corn is being raised for food! Here, they're raising most of it for ethanol. It sounds Green ... I however, question the wisdom of using food crops for fuel when there are many other, non-food crops to use. In fact it seems insane! However, I can't blame the farmers as they get more money if the crops go for ethanol. I rather hope the Amish haven't jumped on the bandwagon... don't really know.
In the meantime, a beautiful shot! I tend to leave the power-lines in (most of the time) but I have to admit, it's prettier without them! #7834526
Kay Beausoleil August 10, 2009
Great atmosphere, Michelle, with a lovely mix of peaceful colours.Before computers, we all dreamed about a powerline filter. Sometimes they add to the composition, but if not, wires be gone! #7834979
Stefania Barbier
August 10, 2009
A P August 10, 2009
Michelle it was well worth the cloning time. This is just stunning my dear. What worries me is what is in those Amish barns. Lots are puppy mills and that just breaks my heart! #7836005Lou Taylor August 10, 2009
Nice composition on this peaceful and beautiful scene. #7836360ALLEN O. HOWARD August 11, 2009
Simply B*E*A*U*T*I*F*U*L composition with fantastic depth of field! #7839635Joseph N. DiGilio August 11, 2009
WOW! Now this is razor sharp and the color is superb. This will be hard to top. Excellent work Michelle. #7839739Patti Coblentz August 11, 2009
So fresh and clean...gorgeous colors and scene...I love the corn in the foreground. They don't really have puppy mills in those barns, do they?Anita Bower August 12, 2009
Lovely capture. I love the corn in the foreground. Your cloning was worth it! #7841465
Lisa J. Boulden
August 14, 2009
Janet Daniel August 15, 2009
Spectacular farm capture, Michelle! Excellent PP work! Love it! #7849779Connie J. Bagot August 16, 2009
Love the way the many layers give this photo dimension---great sky and beautiful colors. #7853230Alex T. Mizuno August 16, 2009
I've never seen an Amish county but it certainly is a beautiful place! Great depth and the deep blue sky and the green corn leaves make a wonderful combo for this image. Excellent work Michelle!!! #7854165Howard B. Cheek August 18, 2009
Excellent comp, colors, and clarity Michelle. Love the sky with those ranks of fair weather cumulous as well..Colleen Farrell August 22, 2009
Gorgeous country scene, Michelle! #7877730
Teresa Burnett
September 20, 2009
Alex T. Mizuno September 20, 2009
Congratulations on your Finalist Michelle!!! #7957591Tommy E. Burgess September 20, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist Michelle!! Best of luck in the next round! #7957600Barbara Waldoch September 20, 2009
Congratulations again, Michelle! #7957671
Stefania Barbier
September 20, 2009
Deborah Lewinson
September 20, 2009
Congratulatios on yor finalist!
Debby #7958373
Janet Daniel September 20, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Michelle! #7959361Christian Rosito September 20, 2009
So well deserved, beutiful, Congratulations!! #7959510Amy M. Wilson September 20, 2009
Big congrats on this fantastic Finalist, Michelle!!! #7959522Lauren P. Krajenta September 20, 2009
Beautiful shot Michelle...great colors, image, pov, comp!! Congrats!! :) #7959795Courtenay Vanderbilt September 20, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS on this beauty, Michelle! Hope to see it again! #7959948Cyn Valentine September 20, 2009
So beautiful Michelle..congratulations!! #7959954
Nancyj E. Hovey
September 20, 2009
Kaye Burazin September 20, 2009
Yipee, glad to see you here. A heartfelt congrats and best of luck in the next round Michelle #7960418Dawn M. Schneider September 20, 2009
LOVE THIS ONE!! CONGRATULATIONS on ALL your Finalists!!! #7960441Gord MacEachern September 20, 2009
Very well deserved finalist Michelle,love it! #7961107Jeana Clark September 20, 2009
~J~ #7961115
Nadya Johnson September 20, 2009
Congrats again Michelle on another fabulous finalist! #7961161Lynne Morris September 20, 2009
Huge Congratulations on this awesome finalist Michelle. #7961947Mike F. Anderson September 20, 2009
Congratulations again on your finalist, Michelle! #7962141Ken Jarvis September 20, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist! #7962745
Ann Coates
September 20, 2009
Sue Marshall September 20, 2009
Congratulations, Michelle on your beautiful Finalist! :-) #7963650ALLEN O. HOWARD September 20, 2009
Speaking of fields, the depth of field is amazing!!! Congratulations again, Michelle! #7964034Marijana Fajgl September 21, 2009
Another fantastic finalist, Michelle! Huge congratulations! #7967400
Mitch Spence
September 21, 2009
Tiia Vissak September 21, 2009
Congratulations! #7967741frank w. degenhardt September 21, 2009
Beautiful picture. Congratulations for the Finalist my friend. #7967763Anita Hogue September 21, 2009
A beautiful farm scene Michelle!C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
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Marilyn K. Lincecum
September 21, 2009
Marilyn K. Lincecum
September 21, 2009
Erica Murphy
September 22, 2009
Susana Ms Heide September 22, 2009
Many CONGRATS Michelle on this beautiful finalist! The corn in the foregorund adds so much depth to the image! #7971324
Leland N. Saunders
September 24, 2009
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Graeme yew Chow September 25, 2009
What a great scenery and super composition. Congratulations Michelle. By the way your focusing started at the corns? The house behind was so sharp too. #7983946Josie Detmers February 04, 2010
I really like this photo...and the title, Michelle!! It truly speaks of "summer"! #8355560Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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