Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Looking For A Needle . . .

What photographer has not tried a "Haystacks" shot with visions of Van Gogh in mind ? I was hoping that day back last Summer for a ray of golden sunshine to set things on fire here, but the sky remained obstinately overcast. So I took the picture anyway. . . sometimes we take what we are handed in life I suppose. . . the golden needle is often elusive. . .
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16 comments:

  1. That is the chickenMay 27, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    It's true you don't always find the golden needle...but maybe the smell of hay was the silver lining?

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  2. Margaret PangertMay 27, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    This is a beautiful photograph! I wonder if they still make the vertical haystacks, though, that Van Gogh was so fond of painting. Probably not.

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  3. jooMay 27, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    o it's very familiar again! It's like my childhood and holiday in the village. Is it really France?

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  4. LaurieMay 27, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Gosh, Owen. Vous avez certainement empilées dans le plus possible dans cette photographie. C'est fantastique la manière dont le spectateur est aspiré dans l'image à l'horizon lointain.
    Laurie

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  5. SteveMay 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    Actually the overcast sky gives an incredible feeling of depth, space and distance... which really works for me.

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  6. LydiaMay 27, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    I love this! When I lived in Nevada as a kid/young adult the ranchers all made big square blocks of hay. The same shape was used here in Oregon when I moved here and for years afterward. The first round hay bales I ever saw were outside Calgary, Canada, and I was absolutely enchanted. I had terrible light as it was nearly evening but I stopped the car to get a shot.....nothing as good as this one.
    Now, in Oregon, I see a mixture of the square and round bales. The round bales are so much more picturesque.

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  7. Batteson.IndMay 27, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    a-hem... not to be a pain in the arse.. but not only did the sun not shine for you, but you actually photographed straw. Not hay.... It's a nice non-predictable hay bale picture though:-D

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  8. ladydiMay 27, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    Not a sight I can picture coming from France - it's something I see here all the time. I hope the hay inside the rolls stayed dry when those clouds let loose.

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  9. Lynne with an eMay 27, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    I watched the needle
    take another man
    Gone, gone, the damage done...

    I've seen the needle
    and the damage done,
    A little part of it in everyone
    But every junkie's
    like a setting sun

    Neil Young-Needle & The Damage Done

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  10. Blind Fly TheaterMay 27, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    I still love the photo, Owen!

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  11. AnonymousMay 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    I love this photo Owen, it reminds me of home. Home to me is farmland near the ocean...I've seen this scene many times on my vacations to Prince Edward Island, my future home. I like the sky that way actually!

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  12. becomingkateMay 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    Gorgeous! I love the depth and how the field just goes on and on.

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  13. jeffMay 27, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    Toâ quand tu tonds le jardin tu rigoles pas !...
    Van Gogh, tu lui aurait pas un peu coupé ses blés à ce brave peintre que j'adore ?...
    Ta photo est tout de même bien envoyée ! J'aimerais bien voir l'original !...
    A plus MagiclanternshOwen !...

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  14. Unseen India ToursMay 28, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    All What I Can Say Is Great Shot !!

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  15. LoulouMay 28, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    Grey sky is something missing over here... but monsoon is coming shortly and all will be just fine.
    Very beautiful shot Owen, see you

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  16. MixMaxMay 31, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    beautiful, not a lot of details, yet, it tempts me to keep looking in the different angels of the image.

    So beautiful

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