River Flats by maggiemae

River Flats

Today was a Field Day on the farm of the couple who won the Winter Crop Competition when I was inveigled into being the photographer without being prepared! I was this time and used several settings to get a photo which I entitled, “Knee deep in Fodder Beet” Will post this too. This shot is looking west from their farm and the lime green fields with the high mountains at the back took my eye. These fields must have been just cropped.

Three good things;
1. Stuck my camera on a very available fence post for this shot.
2. Good hot dog and chips from the Lions’ catering caravan.
3. Wonderful Skype from son in Vancouver - where to live… where to bring up children…in Canada. He’s over 40 but never settled down!
LOVE the scene colors and layers of differing textures in this interesting shot. Very nice work!!!
May 22nd, 2015  
Great scene
May 22nd, 2015  
Love the backdrop to this great composition.
May 22nd, 2015  
Beautiful
May 22nd, 2015  
Beautiful scene
May 22nd, 2015  
@amandal the autumn colours on the line of trees helped with the contrasting colours, Amanda!
May 22nd, 2015  
What lovely colours and textures.
May 22nd, 2015  
Love the hills in the background
May 22nd, 2015  
Brian & Lesley were looking forward to the Field days when the got back.....I hope they have time to go ....both kids coming down your way & new staff to welcome in. Lovely yellows greens & a beautiful rich golden back drop.
May 22nd, 2015  
Amazing contours on those mountains too!
May 22nd, 2015  
@happypat They are high mountains here - on the other side of the Waitaki River - not far from where Will will be working! Only a touch of snow on them so far.. Mt Cook is just a bit further up!
May 22nd, 2015  
The colours of autumn. Oh I love this time of year. A beautiful farm scene.
May 22nd, 2015  
Love the colors and layers in this shot, Maggie!
May 22nd, 2015  
Beautiful capture
May 22nd, 2015  
Fabulous composition and impressive colours. Awesome hills.
May 23rd, 2015  
Pretty amazing to have this as a daily view - I'd never get anything done as I would want to stand, look and dream all day. Nice work.
May 23rd, 2015  
Such beautiful landscape
May 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful capture of beautiful country scenery fav
May 23rd, 2015  
A lot of really beautiful colors in this scene.
May 23rd, 2015  
Magnificent scenery Maggie! Fav!
May 23rd, 2015  
@maggiemae Alex set off for her first job today......she has a job at the place she milked at when at uni in Lincoln. She is itching to get back there even though it's before the 1st June he has work for her. William starts on the usual day so will be going down next weekend. The fire officer from the nearest town rang him the other day so that was nice.
May 23rd, 2015  
@happypat Thank you for this, Pat! Now get back to bed!
May 23rd, 2015  
@maggiemae Ha ha yes I will....just coming light here! Three breakfasts to do at 8.30am. If I wake up I find it hard to get back to sleep.....just had a cup of tea & off upstairs again now. X
May 23rd, 2015  
The layers of colour are stunning
May 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful! Lots of layers, gorgeous colors, and textures!
May 23rd, 2015  
This is just gorgeous - very well done. fav
May 23rd, 2015  
The lime green of the fields is just stunning! And I love the texture in the contours of the hills. Beautiful!
May 23rd, 2015  
Stunning colours Maggie. Such beautiful countryside. I would spend far too much time looking at the view if i lived there!!
May 23rd, 2015  
Gorgeous shot - beautiful colours. I like the framing from the bushes in the foreground.
May 23rd, 2015  
Gorgeous shot and view. The colours are fantastic.
May 23rd, 2015  
beautiful crisp late autumn day
May 23rd, 2015  
super-color.
May 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful intense colors and a lovely composition !
May 23rd, 2015  
so lovely and lush...what a view
May 23rd, 2015  
Better on black! Wonderful, rich colors and contours of the mountains. I really like the yellow/green against the burnt colors of the foliage behind the fields. Lots of complexity and beauty here... nice job!
May 23rd, 2015  
Nice view! I like those folds in the blue mountains - or are they green? - no blue. Hey what do I know about colours?
May 23rd, 2015  
Very nice capture!
May 23rd, 2015  
@yrhenwr The high mountains always seem to look blue at this time of the year, David but there are some green slopes in them!
May 23rd, 2015  
Such lot of wonderful colours in this. Quite beautiful.
May 23rd, 2015  
Beautiful composition and lovely colours. I love those tall trees (poplars?) in the background against the autumn-coloured ones. Fav.
May 24th, 2015  
@tristansmum Thanks Stephanie for your nice comment! Those are poplars and even look as if they still have leaves on! There are a lot of poplars around here.
May 24th, 2015  
I love the layers of colours in this photo. Fav!
May 24th, 2015  
Fabulous landscape. Love the layers of colours.
May 24th, 2015  
Great pastoral scene -- lovely composition and colors
May 24th, 2015  
Lovely colours.
May 25th, 2015  
Great landscape shot
May 25th, 2015  
Beautiful colors and framing!
May 26th, 2015  
Stunning shot with the green fields up against the mountains. It' like a painting.
June 8th, 2015  
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