Foto-Friday: Walks in the Country

Thanks Mrs. D! Number 3 is sort of addicting. I don't have any idea why I like it. LOL:)

PS: Did you sleep OK last night? Hoping you are fully recovered from the spider mishap:)

LOL, I'm sorry, Mrs. D, but I have to agree with Anna -- it was funny, if only because I think A. Mac was so surprised to see that spider:) I mean, surely, he would NEVER put it there on purpose... *grins*

Thanks Anna! Some days, I can't pick favorites either:)

I wrote my response before I saw your article -- I had no trouble picking a favorite from your article today:)

LMAO!

We'll do our best to protect you, Mrs. D, even if we're laughing while we take away the evil S:)

(((((Mrs. D)))))

Thanks Hiram!

Glad you enjoyed them, Felicity! I'm a big fan of our mini trips via the Vine:)

Thanks. Tzia! Some are from our farm, and some aren't. The first was taken in the middle of the road -- probably not a good idea - LOL:)

Thanks, Vlad! I was afraid that picture was sort of boring. It looked stunning in person, yet the picture didn't seem to reflect what I saw. I was convinced last night in the Virtual Meeting to post it:)

For scenes like this one, I tend to prefer portrait shots, but I can't make them fit properly in an NV article. And yet, this one had lots of horozontal lines as well, so maybe that helped in this style. I'll try to remember to ask at virtual meet, how to reduce portraits to fit properly on NV, and then I can post some of the comparison shots. There were so many lines in this particular scene to play with:)

Actually, Minnie, number 11 is the view from the living room window, though I moved slightly to the right to avoid a big box bush. I still wonder what my Dad was thinking when he planted that bush there:)

NVP is the only photography group I belong to:) I'm happy that people on the Vine enjoy the photos:)

Thanks, Kavika! Glad you enjoyed them:)

Thanks Mal! Number 8 was a topic of discussion last night at the meeting. I cropped out some of the grass on the bottom of the photo, to better address the rule of thirds, but the slant is natural, and the way the field is in real life. I was debating using the straightening feature, but Fletch pointed out that the corn stalks wouldn't be straight then - LOL:)

The farm is very rolly, as we are in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. I contemplating straightening number 11 as well, but left it. I did play with the colors of that one in PSE -- not very successfully, and I actually meant to not include it in this article, but I was rushed and not paying attention. I still haven't mastered the feathering feature, but at least you can see that I'm practising:)

Number 12 and 13 were both straightened. The farm is so rolly, it's nearly impossible to get a straight looking shot, especially when I include a fence line.

Absolutely! I'm a slow learner:)

LOL! Glad it's not just me:)

Says the lady, who took out the lights on her first try...

[etva still trying to stamp out phone wires]

:-)

Thanks Holly! I tried to incorporate the suggestions from last night:)

Thanks Jackie! The field shots are from my family's farm, and we do indeed take alot of walks, especially in the fall when it's cooler. I've been playing with fence shots in my photos - often difficult, since there are so many hills, it often leaves the photo looking crooked. Still, I like the lines:)

Damn it, BF, I just snorted soda all over the place! Hate it when that happens!

You know, there were quite a few pine cones on the ground under the wires in photo number 3. I had no idea that was you tied up there. I promise I'll let you loose next time you get caught:)

Thanks BH! Word is, tomorrow it will all be white! I just brought in the rest of my green tomatoes, just in case:-)

Oops. Only a little white stuff in my area. I hope it's not too painful for y'all!

Thanks Soovi! I'm glad that one worked for you. I was afraid it was too simple to be appealing.

*grins* It's said that we'll have white stuff tomorrow. I think it will probably melt before I get out with a camera, but I'll be looking for that shot:) Thanks GH and sorry about the vertigo!

Thanks DTH! Fall seems to be the time of year that I'm inspired to play with fences. The dark lines contrast so well with the fall colors:)

Thanks CT! I like the road shots as well, and have several locations that I play with every year -- the first picture being one of them. Unfortunately, it's not always safe to stop with a camera -- and it drives my kids nuts! LOL:)

Thanks Jobs! I seem to have developed an obsession with that pine cone. I photograph it constantly from all directions:)

Thanks Fletch:)