Oil seed field in Hertfordshire
Oils seed is common in Hertfordshire and makes a picturesque view in the fields. Last year many of the fields around our house were given over to this crop and with my Sigma 18-125mm fitted to my Pentax K-r I walked the half mile to the closest field one day in May to get some photos.
These pictures are the best of the 10 or so I took that day. As always I shot the series in raw and then post processed in Lightroom, adding quite a boost to the colours to give the punchy, contrasty look you see here.
I have taken pictures of this field at a variety of different times of the year over the past few years and, although I shouldn’t be, when I look at those pictures I’m always staggered how different it looks as the seasons pass. This photo, at the start of summer makes a very dramatic image with the sharp contrast between the blue of the sky and the yellow of the oilseed field. Someone of Google+ commented that it looks like Dell computer wallpaper.
Perhaps I’ll write a post about the changing seasons with the pictures from Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring.
The rest of the pictures I took that day are on my flickr account.
Very nice photos. We have them also in Switzerland and this fields when in flower are a beautiful subject for photographers.
It’s very nice of you to say – thank you. I would love to visit Switzerland one day to find out and take photographs
Well, you are most welcome .
Beautiful capture! The tones and composition are fantastic!
Thank you for the compliment
Beautiful shot!
Thank you
This is really something. What a remarkable shot.
Thanks you very much
Thanks very much
I grew up in Stevenage, well just outside, and it was a pleasant surprise to come across these pictures depicting such a familiar and lovely scene! Very nice indeed!
Thanks