Show: A subject interpreted multiple ways

[pdk42]

I thought this might be an interesting idea for a thread. The inspiration is that there is a field behind my house that I photograph way more than perhaps it deserves. But the thing is, there's a nice sweep to the field and, thanks to a fortuitously-placed tree, it results in a nicely-balanced composition. So, here are a few pics I've taken of it over the years. There's a bunch more of them in a Flickr gallery you can find here => The Field at the Back

Anyone else want to post something along these lines? I think it's interesting to see the same thing interpreted different ways at different times.

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Daybreak on a Frosty Morn by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Dramatic End to a Perfect Autumn Day by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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First Light on a Frosty Morn by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Wheatfield by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Under the Dome by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Sunset & Rainbow by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Storm Departing by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Winter Sunrise by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

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Sledging by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[Jakob Malm]

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Dramatic End to a Perfect Autumn Day by Paul Kaye, on Flickr


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Sledging by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

These are my favorites. Very nice!

 

[MiguelATF]

A great idea Paul, and a rather wonderful example of how to do it in this thread. What you are suggesting resonates with me on several levels and I'd like to give it some further thought. Looking at your different photographs of the field behind your house, it lends itself to... so many different perspectives and, as you aptly put it, interpretations.

Thanks for starting this thread!

 

[pdk42]

A great idea Paul, and a rather wonderful example of how to do it in this thread. What you are suggesting resonates with me on several levels and I'd like to give it some further thought. Looking at your different photographs of the field behind your house, it lends itself to... so many different perspectives and, as you aptly put it, interpretations.

Thanks for starting this thread!

Thanks Miguel - would be great to see your take on it too.

 

[Jakob Malm]

I played with how to crop this photo tonight and was reminded of this thread and thought it could fit. It's only one point in time, if course, but, to me, the three slightly different ways of cropping produce quite different feelings (when looked at individually, on a landscape-oriented computer monitor -- I don't get write that same feeling on the mobile phone).

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[MountainMan79]

Just a few of the many pictures I’ve taken at my favorite spot on the planet, over the course of 5 visits in about 7-8 years. Same tree, different angles. I think these are chronologically correct…

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Hopefully that’s within the spirit of this thread.

 

[Jakob Malm]

That's a supercool tree! Where is this? I'd love to see a photo that shows more of the surroundings as well.

 

[MountainMan79]

That's a supercool tree! Where is this? I'd love to see a photo that shows more of the surroundings as well.

Isn’t it? It may (or may not) be Methuselah, the oldest tree in the world, but only the park officials know exactly which tree that is. Methuselah grove lies behind it, on the other side of a small hill towards the east. The tree itself sits atop the White Mountains, and looks across the Owens Valley at the Sierra Mountains to the west. This is the view the tree enjoys -

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It’s all apart of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in California.

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Visitor Center · White Mountain Rd, Bishop, CA 93514