In a message dated 2/4/2005 7:36:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/farm2.htm > > Comments welcome, naturally. >
I like it a lot. The way the old tree frames the hill, the way the fence-line bisects the hill, the little orchard on the right. The hill is so smooth, surprisingly verdant given that the trees are bare (maybe a California thing?). Everything in the photo looks so ancient, as if man's been in the space for hundreds of years, and now has again left nature to it's own devices. Lovely, somewhat muted colours, well suited to the subject matter. Great stuff. cheers, frank ======== Most of the hills around here are bare. They have Oaks on them, but in clusters. I got some hills too. It's hard to get them without electrical poles or telephone poles. One shot, the scene is so muted I wasn't sure to post it. It pleases me, but it's just nothing but rolling hills. Plus I have to crop off the freeway at the bottom. :-) I may try again and post one someday. I keep trying to get a good one of rolling hills and shadows. (Without houses, etc. These are the shots you can see from the freeway, but never find when you pull off.) The verdant green will only last, probably, another month. In fact, the green may already be disappearing, so I have to shoot out there again PDQ. >From about Nov-end of Feb. approx. the hills are very green (our rainy season), then they brown quickly, and turn golden. They are golden most of the year. There are also inbetween times, when they are a combination of both. California is dryer than a lot realize. But it's green for a while. Oak trees can dig down deep to the water tables, and can withstand drought as well. Walnut trees were once planted all through this area as crop. They could do the same as Oaks and even though the area is no longer agricultural (those farms are cattle and horses, mainly), there are still plenty of Walnut trees around. (I am actually not sure what trees there are in that orchard, I didn't get close enough to see. And not sure I would know. But it appears to be a small working orchard.) Thanks, frank! Marnie aka Doe :-)
