Ben called to tell me the farmers were combining the field by our (new) house. (This goes to show that the driveways are SOOOO long - and anyway the grove of trees blocks the view - that you can't even see it from the house!) This was important because I wanted to get pictures of them combining, our house in the background, etc. I'm getting into photography a bit lately and I need things to take pictures of. On empty gravel roads running between lonely fields there's usually not much to take pictures of. That is, until harvest! Now there was activity... and I didn't want to miss it! (I was later informed by one of the farmers that it will continue for one to two months - I didn't need to hurry.) However, I didn't want to miss this picture; the combine by OUR house!
So I went out, middle of the day (interrupting my normal schedule for the day - isn't that how it goes when you're a photographer?), direct sunlight of course being the worst type of lighting (as a general rule for photography), to capture a documentary photo. Because under these conditions it wasn't going to be photographically amazing, but it would give a glimpse of life in the country!
Just my luck. The combine was NOT cooperating. Apparently harvesting the beans was of higher priority than being the perfect subject for my Nikon D90. He was at the far end of the field doing a great job of just that - gathering those beans. And totally ignoring me.
*sigh*
Which leads me to a great rule of photography I learned today:
When combines aren't cooperating, become your own model!
Or, find something else.
Direct sunlight is not the best, but this one (below) turned out kind of cool!
Later in the day I happened to be driving by on my way somewhere, and (like every good photographer) had the camera with me, and all the combines were out for the perfect photographs! So in five minutes I got shots I'd been waiting for for over an hour! :P
Pictures of the harvest to come in the next post!
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