A late summer's evening in the fields.

thebigsky

I can't resist these circular hay bales when I see them, I love the way the low sun catches them.



Thanks for looking.

Charlie

leaforte

I like the star, and the lean of the fence compared to the lean of the bale.

Awais Yaqub

Wow this is amazing !
loved that star

thebigsky

Thanks guys, I like the sun star although I know it's not to everyone's tastes, I tried the image without it and I prefer it included.

Charlie

schmoo

Charlie!!

What? Who doesn't love Muench stars? :toni

That's a great shot, lovely colors! I bet it looks even better bigger!

Travis

Great image Charlie. I think the star works in this photo. The composition is perfect.

thebigsky

schmoo wrote:

Charlie!!

What? Who doesn't love Muench stars? :toni

That's a great shot, lovely colors! I bet it looks even better bigger!

Thanks Schmoo, I think the friend of my sister's hairdresser's uncle's window cleaner once said their nephew's plumber's father-in-law wasn't keen on Muench Stars, hard to believe I know D

I have to confess it does look rather nice larger but I can never decide whether to watermark and post bigger or just post small, since Sid Saw his piccie in a movie... without permission I'm too paranoid to post anything of useable resolution.

Charlie

thebigsky

Travis wrote:

Great image Charlie. I think the star works in this photo. The composition is perfect.

Thanks Travis

I shot this with the intention of cropping 2:1 or 10:4, 2:1 worked for me, I like the overall balance.

Charlie

jeffmeyers

Travis wrote:

Great image Charlie. I think the star works in this photo. The composition is perfect.

Very nice work!

thebigsky

jeffmeyers wrote:

Very nice work!

Cheers Jeff!

Charlie

Fred W

Hay now:D , Charlie, the star definately enhances the scene. Good job !!!

BBiggs

Excellent Image! The lighting is brilliant! I love how the field falls off into the horizon in your composition, for it makes the image interesting to me!

coscorrosa

Sweet! I like the composition and post-processing on this one. The only time I see these hay bales they're covered (I guess to protect them from getting rained on). I drove by a field of these today that had faces painted on them (country-style graffiti).

thebigsky

Fred W wrote:

Hay now:D , Charlie, the star definately enhances the scene. Good job !!!

Cheers Fred!!

Charlie

thebigsky

BBiggs wrote:

Excellent Image! The lighting is brilliant! I love how the field falls off into the horizon in your composition, for it makes the image interesting to me!

Thanks, I do love the evening sun, although I must haul myself out of bed one morning and see what the dawn brings.

Charlie

thebigsky

coscorrosa wrote:

Sweet! I like the composition and post-processing on this one. The only time I see these hay bales they're covered (I guess to protect them from getting rained on). I drove by a field of these today that had faces painted on them (country-style graffiti).

Thanks very much, yes there seems to be more and more of them now covered in black plastic and it's really not very photogenic, the face painting sounds interesting thought, did you stop to take a pic?

Charlie

coscorrosa

thebigsky wrote:

Thanks very much, yes there seems to be more and more of them now covered in black plastic and it's really not very photogenic, the face painting sounds interesting thought, did you stop to take a pic?

Charlie

Nope, I had just finished doing an 8-mile hike in the sun with no water (d'oh) and was racing to a gas station to get something to drink