Hurdegaryp: landscape

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 10 March 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.

The green, green grass of home!

March moves its tail ("Maart roert zijn staart")
Dutch proverb, meaning that in March you can expect any kind of weather, especially chilly, stormy an rainy weather types.

This is awesome photo-weather, but you need to be very quick in getting the camera, switching it on and tuning it in, because every ten seconds the light and sky and the landscape are different. I already made a couple of failed attempts that day, all between the normal activities.

I'm not 100% satisfied because I had to sharpen up the image a bit, but on the other hand it looks like a 17th century painting, so too much crisp isn't good either.

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Comments (19)

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

very nice shot. lovely composition, vivid colors & ... Excellent :)

10 Mar 2008 1:53am

@Saeed: Thanks Saeed, I appreciate compliments from people living in such an amazingly beautiful country like Iran!

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Lovely composition and particularly like the tree on the top left against this stormy sky. Well done!

10 Mar 2008 2:44am

@ManuelaR: Danke schön, Manuela! Nur Schade dass es keine Kühe gab, man wagt es nicht sie draussen zu lassen wegen Krankheiten die sie bedrohen.

Helma from Tehran, Iran

nice composition and nice framed ! well done , thanks.

10 Mar 2008 4:46am

@Helma: Ah! If only we would be able to visit each other's beautiful places then we would swop and come to your splendid landscape scenes

vu@granby - Wolfgang Prigge from Canada

I love the green pastures and the sky, the landscape looks like the area around Münster in Westphalia...

10 Mar 2008 6:22am

@vu@granby - Wolfgang Prigge: Danke schön, Wolfgang, ich liebe auch die Westphalische Würste, dort gibt es vielleicht noch Kühe auf den Wiesen, hier sind sie selten draussen wegen die Krankheiten die sie bedrohen :(

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A lovely composition Erik, I really love the fresh spring green fields with the sheep enjoying the lush grass. A beauitful landscape.

10 Mar 2008 7:13am

@MaryB: Thanks MaryB, I'd rather like to see some cows here, but the farmers are afraid of all kinds of diseases and many don't dare let them in the meadows anymore :(

kairospix from Singapore, Singapore

beautiful shot!

yes it's always great to have good company to visit to share beautiful shots and peace!

tks for dropping my pblog today!

10 Mar 2008 7:29am

@kairospix: You are so right Kairospix, see my answer to GJC. Thanks.

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

I love this, and you're right, it looks like an old Dutch painting. I particularly like that branch in the upper left. Beautiful colors, too!

10 Mar 2008 8:10am

@GJC: Thanks GJC! It's a miracle how Internet can teach us a lot about each other's beautiful countries!

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

It is very nicely composed....just as you intended it to look, like a canvas....if it weren't for those electric wires!!! I know.....the tribute we pay for civilization! (We'd get crazy WITHOUT all the gadgets!)

10 Mar 2008 10:26am

@Japanalia: Thanks Japanalia, I don't worry so much about the wires, one way or another they also fit into the composition aligning the rythm of the shapes.

Hinah from Karachi, Pakistan

perfect! :) i would really like to visit this place.

10 Mar 2008 11:37am

@Hinah: Ah! If only we would be able to visit each other's beautiful places then we would swop and come to your splendid landscape scenes!

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Lovely! Like the open spaces... great colors!

10 Mar 2008 12:21pm

@Ina: Baie dank, Ina, ik kom vaker langs jou want je staat onder mijn blog watch, jammer dat er geen koeien waren.

the lightwriter from oosterwolde, Netherlands

Hi iluci! Nice view! you make me happy with the grey and the blue and the white of the sky. I don't know what i have tothink of the electricity cables. They are part of this era and at the same time they annoy me.

10 Mar 2008 1:41pm

@the lightwriter: Thanks Peter! I could remove them with my new program, but that takes lots of time. PLease don't let yourself be annoyed by it, one way or another the cables have a function in the picture, following the rythm of the composition like music lines :)

Eleftheria, 9 years old, from Athens, Greece

I love this green so much! Very nice!

10 Mar 2008 2:56pm

@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thanks Eleftheria, I've put you in my blog watch so I'll visit you more often!

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Très belle composition. L'éclairage est magique!

10 Mar 2008 3:56pm

@standley: Merci bien, Standley, mon plaisir ( don't know if this is good French but I like the words)!

Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary

Oh yes, it is very green, like in the legendary Scotland!
I like hte clouds!

10 Mar 2008 5:44pm

@Porcsin: Thanks Porcsin!

Sujit Sudhi from Hyderabad, India

This is AWESOME. So beautiful. Its a scene waiting to be painted. The clouds are so dramatic. I don't mind the electric cables. They somehow seem to be part of the scene - also from a compositional point of view, add interest to the lower portion of the sky.

10 Mar 2008 9:03pm

@Sujit Sudhi: Thank you Sujit! I'm also happy with the picture, and I agree about the cables.