Ontario

Amazing field in Roseville, Ontario

I had a pretty good day driving around.  Except it seemed like everyone was tailgating me!   It was like the national sport today.    I even saw a lady tailgating a school bus.  How wrong is that?

 

Here is an image I would like to share.    This is just outside of Roseville, Ontario, which is between Cambridge and Kitchener.   There is something about this field that always catches my breath it is so beautiful.   It’s like the perfect field.   If I am driving north towards Kitchener, then the field rises into view as I drive along the road.   Broad, vast, and it moves upwards in a wave-like motion.  I imagine they use this when the international plowing match is held here.  

Every time I see the field it looks different.  (Today, being late November, it has the silvery-golden look, no, more like a metallic golden look, almost like “white gold”.  It’s a brilliant colour and one I’m not sure the camera picks up.)  You can almost feel the cold air and warm sunshine as your eve moves across the image.  It reminds me of an ocean, with the waves coming in.  Or a ski slope and what fun it would be to ski down across the rises and falls.   Look at the variation in colour.  And how the sunshine and clouds make playful strips of light/ dark across the landscape.   I didn’t plan it this way but I love how the top of the photo is sunlit. The dark green evergreens are a perfect border.  

You will see more of this field in future posts :-)

Until next time.... / Susan

The Making of a Photo - Winter Tree

Many people think photography is an easy form of art but it does take a lot of planning and knowledge of composition and light.

I have driven past this tree many times on the road to Maryhill, Ontario.

It looks different every time!

I am attaching some different angles, taken from different times of year.

Waterloo county landscape photo by Susan Arness

 

Although it looks pretty with colours, it is also a bit cluttered with detail.

Waterloo county landscape photo by Susan Arness

Here we see a different angle.... similar to the above but the composition is different.

Waterloo county landscape photo by Susan Arness

the black and white look ! but also cluttered and not composed correctly.

Waterloo county landscape photo by Susan Arness

and the winter look... but the trees are too far back in the image

Waterloo county landscape photo by Susan Arness

Lastly we have the final and favourite version.  I Love the mist, the snow, the leading lines that the snow makes... the composition is good as the trees fill the frame.  the mist creates an emotional feel.  the grasses below the tree are less noticeable (which allows the trees to stand out).

this was one of my earliest "art photos" - just something I did between work appointments :-)

susan