Oh for a hill by judithg

Oh for a hill

Head north of Cambridge and the farmland is flat, flat, flat. Huge fields are the order of the day with no boundaries other than ditches and discarded farm machinery, and only the odd row of poplars to tease a Northerly wind. You pass the occasional bungalow with mandatory Rottweiller and that's it. I'm afraid I come away from a walk around here feeling a bit depressed. Sorry for the boring pic but that's all there is to see!
It doesn't look depressing.
October 21st, 2011  
I rather like this, Judith. The composition is very appealing with the mowed path curving away in the distance and the row of trees.
October 21st, 2011  
I love the way the track in the grass leads you into the those line of trees. wonderful shot!! It;s not boring at all.
October 21st, 2011  
Oddly I like it. very fond of poplars aswere patrt of mt childhood.
The little house makes a perfect full stop to the path.
October 21st, 2011  
nice composition - and you could come south - although it's still East Anglia for ages
October 21st, 2011  
I'm not bored, its good to see everyday stuff from different photographers.
October 21st, 2011  
nice lead in line to the populars judith.....gosh they soon dropped their leaves :(

October 21st, 2011  
Love that wind break of poplars and the green trail through the field...nothing boring here. :)
October 21st, 2011  
I think it's a lovely autumn stroll...I wonder what the line is halfway up the poplars?
October 21st, 2011  
The spikey line of trees look good.
October 21st, 2011  
@bpaquette This lot have been pollarded Barbara - the trunks have been chopped off half way up. There were lots of lines of poplars around there and the others weren't pollarded. There is an orchard on the other side - I presume these are there as a wind break.
October 21st, 2011  
Doesn't look too bad to me... tho know what you mean about flat landscapes... same here in the part of Essex where I live.. I work near Poplar in East London which was apparently so named cos of the amount of trees planted as wind breaks when the docks were first built...
October 21st, 2011  
Love the tree lines in the distance. Adds to the interest of the shot.
October 21st, 2011  
i really like how you composed it and the "graphic" landscape
October 21st, 2011  
This looks good dog walking country & this is a lovely green path towards those poplars...rather French looking I think ! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder & this is lovely in a sparse sort of way !
October 21st, 2011  
@happypat Actually we were saying it has a French look. But not as lovely as a rolling hill with cows and a decent hedge - or sheep and a nice stone wall. I was thinking about what you said about arable farmers and hedges - and pursing my lips because their idea of a boundary is a rusty old beet harvester and a couple of empty barrels - slovenly in my book!!!!
October 21st, 2011  
great line of the trees! also in addition with the rounded path there, very nicely done!
October 22nd, 2011  
Love the tones and line of trees is that a wind break or boundary?
October 22nd, 2011  
Not boring at all!
October 22nd, 2011  
looks good. great job!
October 22nd, 2011  
WOW - this is wonderful
October 22nd, 2011  
The composition is definitely pleasing with the path leading into the picture :).
October 22nd, 2011  
Its flat as a pancake here too, the reason why this years rainy season has managed to flood 3/4 of the countries provinces. Its funny when we go on holiday I often look for a cooler climate and a more rugged terrain.
October 23rd, 2011  
Wow, look at those trees. No, this is not boring at all. Beautiful composition!
October 23rd, 2011  
Oh! I agree - about the lack of hills in Cambridgeshire. You've really captured it beautifully here!
October 27th, 2011  
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