We recently went on a tour at Gibbett Hill Farm in Groton. Our local farm owns some cattle there, and they hosted a tour to let the customers see the cows and how they are raised. (To “meet the meat”, if you will.) It was great to see that all the cows are completely free range, eating grass from the fields just like a cow was meant to be doing. We’ve always been advocates of locally-grown and locally raised, but after seeing documentaries like Food, Inc we are even stronger believers of knowing where our food comes from.
Anyway, this one field was almost completely filled with giant buttercup flowers. The kids picked several handfuls each to give to Mom. I tried a few different perspectives on the flowers looking for a nice shot. They were pretty, but this photo tells more of the story than any of them. It was a beautiful day to be out, and the group really enjoyed being out in the fields. The cows, bye the way, are hanging out the shade over the hill to the left.
If you remove all the people except the kid in the foreground. What a photo this will make.
Thanks Jim. Yes, that would be a great photograph. Maybe one day when I have Photoshop with that new intelligent deletion feature I can create that. I have others from this field that I may revisit as well.
It’s just my own opinion, but I think the kid in the foreground is actually a nice balance, visually. Ok, maybe not a tie-dye shirt, heh. But it’s not only is the photo about the vast expanse of nature – cow living-environment as well as natural beauty – but about the people there to learn and participate, most-especially the children. That’s what I got from your explanation. So I think it’s appropriate. Otherwise, the message is lost with all the people are far and removed from the scene. This kid catches your eye, but the people right behind him draw it up the right side and the people even further draw it out to the left in the distance where you sense the expanse of sky above and field below. Then the solid mass of yellow flowers catch your eye and draw it back down to the front. It gives it a great sense of depth that makes me feel as if I am standing there.
Oh, I got the other comment backward, haha. But still, that’s the way I feel about the composition and statement of the photo.