Rape Sway

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 8, 20071,793 views16 comments

Would impressionist painters have thrown away their brushes if they had known of ND filters? I know I cant paint anyway...

EOS 5D, 24-105 f4L 0.9ND ISO 50 f16 for 1 sec.

Someone said recently of this picture they couldnt understand why the mid is sharp and the foreground soft considering the movement, well the wind was in gusts right along the front of the field where I was standing, then everything would be still. I pressed the shutter as a blast occured.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on May 8, 2007 at 2:42 PM

Well done, I like the combination of blurred and sharp flowers.

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Troy Gizzi on May 8, 2007 at 2:58 PM

Neat motion effect. I like the gradient blue of the sky, and the placement of the two trees in the frame.

Registered on January 8, 2007, 53 Posts, 617 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Carroll on May 8, 2007 at 5:14 PM

It will be a while before we see canola (rape) fields looking like that over here David. I can't wait

Registered on August 19, 2005, 132 Posts, 983 Comments

Comment posted by Kent Staubus on May 8, 2007 at 8:59 PM

Instead of trying to fight the wind to get a sharp photo, you went the other way and got a great photo. That's what I call going with the flow! Canola used to be called rape seed, but ag marketing people decided it sounded much nicer to call it "canola oil". True story. Canola is typically grown in places that have a growing season too short for much else. You won't find it in Missouri, but will find it in North Dakota! Where you find one canola field there should be plenty of others nearby. It's only planted where there is an oil production facility nearby, from what I've seen. The flowers are very pretty.

Kent in SD

Registered on November 11, 2003, 121 Posts, 2098 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 8, 2007 at 9:56 PM

Wonderfully creative vision and execution. I like the end result.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by William Vrolyk on May 8, 2007 at 11:53 PM

You let the wind work for you. Very nice.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Registered on November 1, 2003, 278 Posts, 3524 Comments

Comment posted by Robert N Covell on May 9, 2007 at 3:26 PM

I agree with all the others. This is very cool.

Bob

Registered on November 8, 2006, 17 Posts, 104 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 9, 2007 at 5:41 PM

David: Neat effect and a very dynamic image. Well conceived and presented. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by INGOMA on May 14, 2007 at 8:01 PM

David,

Congrat's on the editor's pick. And rightly so! That movement in the flowers sets the photo apart.

Regards,
Christoph

Registered on July 2, 2004, 231 Posts, 3110 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 16, 2007 at 2:03 AM

This is great! You really captured an element of nature (wind) beautifully. I've been working on similar interpretations. Hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.

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

Comment posted by Darien Chin on May 16, 2007 at 7:51 PM

Sweeeet!!! Very artistic.

Registered on July 22, 2006, 13 Posts, 55 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Wilson on May 18, 2007 at 9:27 PM

The motion really makes this image!

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Comment posted by Brian Rasmussen on May 19, 2007 at 2:31 PM

Great stuff!

Registered on July 26, 2005, 121 Posts, 1884 Comments

Comment posted by Carsten Ranke on June 1, 2007 at 11:25 AM

It is not easy to get a decent rapeseed shot, this is really good. I`ve dabbled in long exposures myself, and am quite impressed, just the right balance of blur and sharp detail. The background trees are just right. Congrats to EP

Registered on May 31, 2007, 20 Posts, 411 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Kuglin on June 1, 2007 at 5:45 PM

David,
Very creative and I really enjoy the color, perspective and composition. Not sure I understand your title though...

Registered on April 19, 2004, 68 Posts, 389 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Cartamil on July 1, 2009 at 1:47 AM

Uh, like, thats cool or something. The immediate foreground is a sweet piece of real estate...

Registered on November 15, 2007, 50 Posts, 601 Comments