Near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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June 27/09 - evening. Prairie fence at night, Rosefield Grid, near Val Marie, Saskatchewan.
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The old grain elevator has lost its roof. Sad to see these prairie sentinels falling apart; they are emblematic of a significant era in prairie agriculture that is now fading from memory.
I used the Rokinon 8 mm fisheye for this. Rather than combine multiple exposures, I bracketed and then chose the best one that would allow me to retain both highlight and shadow detail. Lots of dodging and burning - just like the old darkroom days!
Photographed at Dorothy, Alberta, Canada. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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On the way home from Swift Current (see yesterday's post), I braked for these horses. Some days they are present, other times not. I hope they have a warm stable to retreat to when the temperature drops even further; that day it was about -25°C but it can get down into the minus forties (although we have not seen that this winter). Six months from now they'll be swishing their tails in the heat, trying to keep the flies off. Meanwhile those corral fences serve as a windbreak.
When I slowed down for this photo - shot from my car - I was looking at not only the horses but the background. I do the same thing with birds on fences. No only am I judging how close I can come without spooking them into flight, but I'm also lining up the background elements and trying to stop at the very best spot for a decent composition. Backgrounds are as important as subject matter. In fact, everything in the frame must count: each element must work to support the overall composition, and if it doesn't contribute this way, it detracts.
Some adjustments can be made in post processing, of course. I cropped most of the white sky out, because there was too much of it. I thought about cropping out the blue shed at the upper left, to maintain the original proportions, but in the end decided I liked it in. It suggests a sheltered place for the horses, and panoramic crops do work well in this place of boundless horizons.
Photographed south of Cadillac, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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On a bitterly cold day in January, I stopped to photograph this little wire fence. My friends Pam and Bob live on the other side of it. Val Marie, Saskatchewan.
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