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~ Der Sommer zieht über das Land ~

Better in Lightbox on black (please, press L or simply click the image).

 

 

I have to tell you a story about this creation:

 

The grain harvest in my region draws to a close...

 

I always was looking for a nice scene to take a summery picture with bales of straw.

Finally, I found the perfect place. "O wow, That's it!" I thought.

 

 

It was a bright sunny day - but we had some visitors, introducing them the area.

I left my camera at home - knowing that I wouldn't stop taking picures....boring our friends.

 

The next day I went back to this place ( 25 km away), using my bike.

When I arrived there , it was pouring and I faced a heavy thunderstorm.

 

But I didn't give up....Today (warm but cloudy - weather forecast: some rain)

I went on another bike ride to the same place...well knowing that the farmers will bring in the harvest.

 

 

And I was lucky - they just had started to do this..and I could take some images - but not the same ones I would have taken on a sunny day...I will share some of them later on.

So, here's my vision and creation now and I hope you will like it.

I added a soft layer of kk_subtlyyours texture 'Stained Linen' (many thanks to Kim Klassen) and plenty of PSE-work. I was trying to give the image a glimpse of pointilism.

 

Conclusion: Taking pictures can be very sportive!

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Uploaded on August 6, 2011
Taken on August 6, 2011