In My Back Pocket - Photography
'It is not what you look at that matters. It's what you see.' – Henry David Thoreau
Bales – Harvest II
More round bales indicate that grains have been taken off a field in harvest and that hay is ready to be gathered for winter cattle feed. These images remind of my cousin baling this summer and his waiting for the right equation of temperature and humidity to produce useful, nutrient rich bales for cattle feed. In the north, where we’ve had a lot of rain some fields’ bales are blackened with hay that been damp either while on the ground or at the time of gathering. Such bales often do not hold shape and erode while still on the field. Bright mustard-copper coloured bales signal perhaps the healthiest bales – the brightest I’ve seen have been on the north approach to the Dunvegan bridge (west side of the highway) in the fields preceding the descent to the bridge that crosses the Peace River. What captivates in these images is bale-within-field colour, the quantity of bales that one field produces and the irregular and, at times, patterned placement of bales within a field.
Listening to – Robbie Robertson’s ‘Sweet Fire of Love,’ Shawn Colvin’s ‘I Don’t Know Why’ and Peter Himmelman’s ‘Impermanent Things.’
Quote to Inspire – “When people ask me what equipment I use – I tell them my eyes.” – Anonymous
In My Back Pocket - Photography 
no. 3 pic my fave and i love your quotes. 🙂
Cool …
I’m going to have to have a look at ‘jump on the bed’ for current work ….
Take good care of your good self. 🙂
and you. 🙂
Love it! What a great image. Scenes like this evoke a peaceful feeling for me.
Hey there, Said-simply …
Thanks for looking in … the day’s drive took me through 800 km of farmland at harvest. This particular field was bountiful in terms of hay bales.
I am happy to read that it connects with you. Good schtuff! 😉
Great quote on this one. I think I like No 6 best, the mix of linear and curved keep it interesting, especially the hard lines of the trestle bridge.
Jim
Hey there, Jim:
I’ve been wondering about the best vantage point to work with this trestle bridge – through the two years it’s received a handful of photos from different angles. The trestle runs for almost a kilometre between two points of valley … this is Sangudo territory … next to the Alaska Highway Construction museum. ‘Eyes’ are definitely the best equipment to use … after that it’s about being present within one’s environs. 😉