Sea of Yellow by alophoto

Sea of Yellow

Today is chilly and gray. I had to go pick up my photo from the recent art exhibit/photo contest. It didn't sell, which was a tad disappointing, but now I have a lovely new piece of art for my home. Art that I created myself, which is pretty cool!

On the way, I noticed these lovely fields of swaying yellow flowers. The expanse of yellow was so happy and incredible, like a joyful sea of color on a dismal day. It made me smile to see it. I stopped for a few photos of them on the way home. This doesn't show you the expanse of it as much as I had wanted, but I do like that the farmhouse made it in the shot.

I also heard this song today in the car and it made me tap my toes, sing along and smile, too: http://www.lyricsboy.com/d/darius-rucker/darius-rucker-wagon-wheel-lyrics-official-video/

Funny side note: While driving, my newly 4 year old pipes up with: "Look at that pretty scene, Mommy!" She was pointing to some rolling hills in a field. That's my girl!:)

Wishing you all a marvelous Monday!
Such a cheery shot on this grey day.
April 29th, 2013  
Spectacular! This looks like rapeseed/canola - stunning!!!
April 29th, 2013  
loving all that yellow!
April 29th, 2013  
Wow, such a gorgeous colour.
April 29th, 2013  
Beautiful yellow sea.
April 29th, 2013  
just so beautiful! love the yellow and great composition! amazing shot!
April 29th, 2013  
Fun song! And he mentions dogwoods! :-)
April 29th, 2013  
Last year the valley here was awash with fields of oilseed rape and I always photographed it against grey sky : this is a superb image and I am envious as we have no rape due to the flooding ! Superb
April 29th, 2013  
Stunning- !!---feel like running in that field in a slow MO !---and sing a Julie Andrews song---:)
April 29th, 2013  
@jodimuli The HILLS ARE ALIVE!!! I would have, too, had I not had my kid in the car. You are so funny!
April 29th, 2013  
Lovely shot.
April 29th, 2013  
I love all the yellow...so pretty!!
April 29th, 2013  
This is beautiful! Nice shot for a gray rainy day here.
April 29th, 2013  
Lovely cheery expanse of wonderful yellow!
April 29th, 2013  
This field of yellow made me smile too. I love the little farm house, it's just perfect. Hope you are having a wonderful Monday too.
April 29th, 2013  
You wouldn't tell from this picture it was a gray and chilly day :-)
April 29th, 2013  
lovely shot
April 29th, 2013  
Really great shot and love those colors. She's got an eye like her mother's!
April 29th, 2013  
Kev
Lovely colour and nice focus.
April 29th, 2013  
Excellent POV!
April 30th, 2013  
Beautiful!
April 30th, 2013  
Pretty shot
April 30th, 2013  
awww, that is your girl! that is so cool......she is developing an eye for the beauty in the world around her, and that is fabulous!
and she was right, very pretty indeed!
April 30th, 2013  
Wow Amanda. This is awesome.
April 30th, 2013  
Such a beautiful, cheerful color. Nice.
April 30th, 2013  
Wonderful capture, must be spring time.
April 30th, 2013  
Beautiful bright field! Sounds like you have a mini-365er in the back too - how long before she gets her own camera? :)
April 30th, 2013  
JH
Lovely cheery shot :-)
April 30th, 2013  
beautiful
April 30th, 2013  
@nadaa Thanks so much, Nada!

@bpaquette My mom called it wild mustard. I was thinking Canola, too. Thanks, lady!

@katiebrenkert Thanks, Miss Katie. Hey, ice cream on Friday if the weather is nice?

@danitech Thank you, Danielle!

@anazad511 Thank you, Ana. It was cool to see the sea:).

@wind_of_the_sothern_sea Thanks so much, Arefin!

@m9f9l I can't stop listening to it and still loving all the dogwoods that I see. Their aren't too many here.

@paul2782 Thanks, Paul. It was my first spring seeing it, being new to my area. Hope that you get a bumper crop of it next year!

@keppelj Thank you, Justin!

@kwind Thanks so much, Kim!
May 1st, 2013  
amazing!!! so many of those!!!
May 1st, 2013  
@mariyakey There were way more than I could even shot in the photo. I wanted the expanse of it. I need a wider angle lens!:) Thanks, lady!
May 1st, 2013  
Gray days can make for some pretty spectacular photo ops. Nice one, Amanda.
May 1st, 2013  
@barbsmith Thanks so much, sweet lady!

@rishi You are sweet. Thanks, lady!!

@happysnap I loved it. Thanks, Linda!!

@masosy Thanks so much, my friend. You are kind. Glad it made you happy:)!
May 1st, 2013  
@3sixty5 I tried to focus on the yellow rather than the gray. Thanks, lady!!

@mgozzard Thank you, Margaret!!

@archaeofrog Love that she sees beauty more now, too. Thanks, my friend!

@snaggy Thank you, Kev without a z;-).

@httpgeffed Thanks so much, sweet lady!!

@paulavdmerwe Thank you!!

@soboy5 Thank you, Danny!

@paula365 I love that she is...and is so much like me. Thanks, lady!!

@edie Thank you, my friend. It was so great to see it. So much bigger than I could capture here. I need a wide angle lens!!!

@cathieg Thanks so much, lady!!
May 1st, 2013  
@tonydebont I love that it's spring finally! Thanks, Tony!

@alia_801 Another few years yet. My son just got one for his 8th birthday. He and I still need a photo date. Thanks, lady!!

@jewelsandbinoculars Thanks so much, JH!:)

@alisonp Thanks, lady!!
May 1st, 2013  
Beautiful! Love the sea of yellow!
May 2nd, 2013  
@pflaume I wish I could have shown it better...all of it. Must get a wide angle lens someday!
May 2nd, 2013  
It's wonderful! We have several fields like that and I find it so hard to really capture their beauty. You did a great job in this - I love how those few stick out above the rest.
May 2nd, 2013  
@emrob Aw, thanks sweet lady!! I only wish I could have shot wider.
May 2nd, 2013  
Such beautiful colour, and I too like the farmhouse in the distance. Seems like you have influenced your daughter in a good way, lovely.
May 3rd, 2013  
@denidouble I sure hope so. It makes me smile when it seems like it...especially when it is in a positive way;-). Thank you, Deni!
May 3rd, 2013  
The yellow is beautiful. Great find and shot. My four year old took the Lily of the Valley flower and made an arrangement on the table with candles and pine cones and insisted I take a photo and make it my photo for the day. It's lovely when they understand what you enjoy doing and want to be a part of it :)
May 4th, 2013  
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