FA31: Triptych in the fields (4imgs)

Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

I visited the French Champagne area again a few weeks ago. This is a recurring annual trip for my wife and I as we go restock our cellar. ;-)

I shot this triptych in the fields near the place we always stay. No vines, just wheat/barley/?? fields.

All three images were shot with the FA31/1.8 limited on my K20D. It had been a while since I used the FA31 (using the DA21 and FA43 combo more recently), but I'm happy I did this time. I hope it will balance out as nicely on the K-7 as it does in the K20D.

Here are the individual images:

Comments are welcome!

Wim

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pschlute · Jun 17, 2009

I like the idea and the pictures.

I would say however I find the third one lacking in punch, maybe more contrast or colour in the lower part of the frame.

As a triptych, i would also move the first one to the middle. The second two photos have a dark/light element that the first doesn't have and i think if it was in the middle it would make the three more balanced ?
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Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

pschlute said:
I like the idea and the pictures.

Thanks Peter!

pschlute said:
I would say however I find the third one lacking in punch, maybe more
contrast or colour in the lower part of the frame.

Indeed, the other two have a point that attracts the attention that this one lacks. But I feel it works as a complement to the other two, even if it doesn't work as well as an individual image.

pschlute said:
As a triptych, i would also move the first one to the middle. The
second two photos have a dark/light element that the first doesn't
have and i think if it was in the middle it would make the three more
balanced ?

Good idea. I'm not sure I tried other combinations when I made the composite 10 days ago, but this happens the be the order I shot the images in so it could be I didn't. I just tried your suggestion but didn't really feel that it worked better. I think I still prefer the order as presented. But tastes differ... ;-)

Wim

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Paul_R_H · Jun 17, 2009

Very, very nice. They work far better as a series than separately. Like the pavements ones in this thread from BrentIris

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=32151342

Paul

RBellavance · Jun 17, 2009

Great work ! The triptych is really nice, but I absolutely love the first shot on its own. The OOF/blurred foreground, the tracks in the middle, and the cloudy sky all just combine in something extremely pleasing to my eyes.

Lance B · Jun 17, 2009

Very nice, mate. I particularly like the first shot! Nice composition.
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huqedato · Jun 17, 2009

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philzucker · Jun 17, 2009

Ahh, only now I understand your comment on my barley pics fully! Missed this before.

The first two show definitely barley, the third one doesn't.

The first one is my favourite, I can sort of feel the field looking at it. The last one has amazing detail. Good use of the FA31!
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Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

Paul_R_H said:
Very, very nice. They work far better as a series than separately.
Like the pavements ones in this thread from BrentIris

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=32151342

Thanks Paul,

I hadn't seen that thread. Indeed, images in series often work differently that presented individually. Often a series can become very suggestive, even completely unrelated images can sometimes tell a story just by putting them together.

Wim

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Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

RBellavance said:
Great work ! The triptych is really nice, but I absolutely love the
first shot on its own. The OOF/blurred foreground, the tracks in the
middle, and the cloudy sky all just combine in something extremely
pleasing to my eyes.

Thanks!

The first one is a favourite indeed, and it took some walking to and fro to get the lines exactly as I wanted them. Glad you like it!

Wim

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Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

Lance B said:
Very nice, mate. I particularly like the first shot! Nice composition.

Thanks mate! For some reason I personally prefer the second, but the first one is a very close second for me.

Wim

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Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

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Ishpuini · Jun 17, 2009

philzucker said:
Ahh, only now I understand your comment on my barley pics fully!
Missed this before.

Hehe, indeed. It was your images that made me remember to post these actually. I had uploaded them onto my gallery close after shooting them, but hadn't gotten round to posting yet.

philzucker said:
The first two show definitely barley, the third one doesn't.

Thanks for pointing out. I believe the third one is wheat, at least that was what I was told by a friend walking with us.

philzucker said:
The first one is my favourite, I can sort of feel the field looking
at it. The last one has amazing detail. Good use of the FA31!

Thanks Phil! As I wrote I personally prefer the second one, but it seems the first one does connect to people more. Goes to show that being too involved in the process of making the images does cloud our judgement...

And that FA31... it will remain one of Pentax's best lenses. I just have to remember to use it frequently enough. Perhaps I'm too spoilt in having the more compact FA43 as well...

Wim

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Cynthia FarrWeinfeld · Jun 17, 2009

Beautiful shots, Wim! I love the first one, like many others--it is very atmospheric and peaceful. But the triptych is great! Looks like a nice trip, too. Cindy
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Johan Josefsson · Jun 17, 2009

I like it a lot, got to try this with some of my old landscape series.

But imho it feels a little bit unbalanced with the two first images showing the sky and then the last one showing just the forest. Hmm, but then you have the theme with only sky - some trees - only trees...

Btw I also think it would look great as a b&w image.

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Ishpuini · Jun 18, 2009

Cynthia FarrWeinfeld said:
Beautiful shots, Wim! I love the first one, like many others--it is
very atmospheric and peaceful. But the triptych is great! Looks
like a nice trip, too. Cindy

Thanks Cindy!

The Champagne area is one of France's many beautiful regions. Landscape, climate and of course the Champagne wine! Us Belgians are fortunate to have this beautiful area only 3 hours driving away.

Wim

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Ishpuini · Jun 18, 2009

Johan Josefsson said:
I like it a lot, got to try this with some of my old landscape series.

Thanks Johan!

Johan Josefsson said:
But imho it feels a little bit unbalanced with the two first images
showing the sky and then the last one showing just the forest. Hmm,
but then you have the theme with only sky - some trees - only trees...

That was the idea indeed. But I see what you mean with the unbalanced feeling. I'll be continuing this project of agriculturescapes, so I'll probably find other images that may suit the series better...

Johan Josefsson said:
Btw I also think it would look great as a b&w image.

I tried it in B&W, but in this particular case the colours added considerably to the atmosphere.

Wim

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balticview · Jun 18, 2009

... I was standing behind you.

Mueritz, Germany, K10 + DA 18-55 II

bview ;-)

Ishpuini · Jun 18, 2009

balticview said:
... I was standing behind you.

Mueritz, Germany, K10 + DA 18-55 II

bview ;-)

LOL! :-D Nice shot bview!

Wim

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