Robert's Ramblings

A moment earlier this image maker and camera were engrossed in the macro opportunities of a local vineyard.

I had at first planned to capture a candid shot but there is nothing flattering about an image maker, head down and bottom up peering through the viewfinder. I'm glad I got this briefly posed image before she got back to the task at hand.

Among the many things in this image I like in particular is the backlit highlight of the both cobwebs and hair blowing int the late afternoon breeze.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 271 - Image Maker in the Making'. 1/1000s f/3.2 ISO320 200mm

Here's a scene alien to the nature of this land. It is a product of agriculture.

Driving through the outer parts of the Barossa Valley at the moment you will see alternating fields of wheat (deep green), canola (bright yellow) and budding vines (aka vineyards). I love those vantage points along the way where there is a clean transition from one to another. This is by far my favorite visual combination, from blue sky to green wheat to yellow canola.

This image was taken late in the afternoon with the sun to my left. By focusing on the yellow to green transition I have maximized the clarity of the central green band. I would have like to have used a smaller aperture to bring more foreground into focus but as this was a handheld shot I really could not afford too.

Anyway I think I like the soft foreground as it has turned out.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 270 - Rural Flag'. 1/500s f/6.3 ISO320 200mm