Island in The Corn

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted February 28, 20072,030 views10 comments

Ythan Wells, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire.
Wide open rural landscapes with rolling hills characterise this place. I was captivated by the small island of trees beneath a tumultuous sky nestling between fields of alternating yellow and green. The scene struck me as reminiscent of a flag from a foreign country.

My kids on the other hand see a big hairy caterpillar out for a stroll in the sunshine, well they're three and five, which do you prefer?

Scale is something of an issue in this picture but if you look very carefully in the right hand green field those little specks of white are actually sheep grazing.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 1, 2007 at 1:59 AM

Ian,

Wow! What a sky! How did you take this. Where were you shooting from?

At first I did not realize that clump of dark was trees.

The only thing that bothers me about this photo is that it appears to be on a slant as opposed to level.

Carol Hyman
http://hy-tec-training.com

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Stacey on March 1, 2007 at 5:24 AM

Patchwork sky and earth. All fits well indeed. Dreamy and almost abstract. Very well done Ian.

Registered on February 7, 2007, 93 Posts, 297 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Cameron on March 1, 2007 at 5:29 AM

Hi Carol, it is truly just the way of this particular section of land. It is perhaps unfortunate there is no point of reference but this is a particularly rolling section of hills. I promise you it is level.

Contax ST, 28 - 85mm lens taken to exclude the foreground and realise the patchwork patterns as well as to make the most of that very big and stormy sky.

Registered on August 6, 2004, 1125 Posts, 3318 Comments

Comment posted by beth summer on March 1, 2007 at 12:58 PM

Definitely a caterpillar creeping long the patchwork of fields trying to get out from the impending storm!!!

Love it, Ian...colors of the field and the sky are vibrant and strong and the stormy clouds are terrific.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 437 Posts, 5220 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Hudon on March 1, 2007 at 11:48 PM

Great colors and graphic, Ian. Is the corner of the brown field a little bit below the edge of the frame? I think I'd have liked to see that.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 315 Posts, 2246 Comments

Comment posted by Harsi S. Parker on March 2, 2007 at 1:24 PM

Ian, you weren't kidding about the scale being deceptive...had no idea that the scene was so expansive! So...um...I see a big hairy caterpillar crawling across a flag from a foreign country...does that help? (LOL) I really *do* like this! It looks like classic surreal art -- Magritte comes immediately to my mind.

Registered on January 27, 2007, 8 Posts, 360 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Veltri on March 2, 2007 at 9:11 PM

Great shot Ian, love the hudge sky in this image it works well with the hills.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 51 Posts, 1077 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 2, 2007 at 11:43 PM

Extraordinary collection of colours. The yellow really stands out against the green which reminds me a lot of one of Charlie Waite's most famous shots actually, although the 2 shots are completely different in mood.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 6, 2007 at 1:17 PM

Just great, Ian. I like the graphic nature of this image, and it's very colorful. Congats on EP!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on March 6, 2007 at 4:23 PM

well seen and captured Ian

Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments