Arty Wood by farmreporter

Arty Wood

I am starting - FINALLY - to go completely - totally manual on my camera. So - I was pleasantly surprised to get a decent shot of this drift wood in a relatively dark spot in the underbrush.
It is a rather mundane shot - but an accomplishment for me!
Great detail, and lots of depth I find.
I know this comment drives some people nuts but I am so sorry but I am so proud that it's SOOC!
Well done Wendy......I have chickened out of manual completely so am very impressed. Looks perfect to me & you got that dark corner in excellent light.
August 21st, 2014  
@happypat Thanks, Pat! Welcome home!
August 21st, 2014  
Hi Wendy, just read the gp 199 comments. I was shocked, its the first time I'd seen such judgemental & unnecessary comments on this site.

I really hope its not put you off posting or being part of gp. I'm in two minds about posting a comment into the 199 thread, as I sort of feel both Northy and yourself have dealt with it & its settled; and at the same time wanting to say you are not the only ones that think it was out of order & running the risk of setting things off again.

There is nowhere for private messaging, or I'd have done that. Let me know if you want me to delete this comment from this photo once you've read it & I will. I tried to put it far back in time ;-)
May 20th, 2016  
@lizhammond No - it's okay. Thank you so much for your support. I truly appreciate it. (BTW - I gained two followers immediately after that post -LOL!)

And no, I enjoy the gp challenge most of all challenges and won't be dropping out with just one mean comment. No fear of that.

Yes, I was surprised - and hurt - when I saw her comment because, to tell the truth, it never occurred to me that people could be so absolutely ill-informed on the realities of farming.

She made it sound as if farmers were heartless and cruel, blithely going about the business of making meat as if it was a product manufactured in factories and not the living, breathing creatures that they are.

I have witnessed tears in the eyes of many a beef farmer's wives on the days the calves are shipped out. And, selling the 4-H calf is one of the hardest lessons learned by farm kids who have loved and trained their ward.

Yes, it is a bittersweet moment when the lambs go. You can't help but fall in love with any being that you feed, water, and shelter on a daily basis. They become like your kids ...

You should Google Paul Harvey "God made a farmer". I've been thinking of doing something the same on 365 since that comment was made.
May 20th, 2016  
Thanks Wendy, I will drop it. Very glad its not discouraged you & perhaps it will act as a creative spur.

I took a look at the Superbowl advert done along to the Paul Harvey speech.

Its one of the biggest differences I find between the UK and the USA; in the USA people talk about faith. god and belief very openly and matter-of-factly. In the UK people tend to think you are a bit weird if you do that! If an advert like that came out here I think it would create a media storm.
I don't have faith so it doesn't impact me either way. However it is a very strong speech that makes an important point. Those most connected to the earth are most likely to take good care of it. We need that more now than ever. I really hope that you can find a way through a photo, or more likely a series of photos to bring home that message, it would be a very positive outcome from an unpleasant incident.

Unfortunately I think the industrialisation of farming & some of the horrible things that happen as a consequence have done a lot of damage. Perhaps your photos could tell a different story. And of course there are those who just don't approve of the killing of animals at all, I'd hope though that everybody could be open minded enough to respect that we all have different views about this & not just throw insults.

Saw that you have opened up a discussion thread on it to so hopefully that will get people talking.
May 22nd, 2016  
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.