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File:Field with mixed intercropping of oat and rye.jpg, featured[edit]

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Field with mixed intercropping of oat and rye
  • On the right side is the mixed oat and rye field. There was very little wind that evening but we sometimes get hazy evenings anyway due to the proximity to the sea. That evening, the hazy light was almost magical as you might see in this photo, not sure the ambience I felt then comes across in these photos taken from the same spot. (The photo with the golden dry grass is fonder for me, but I don't see it as having a chance here since I put the focus on the grass instead of the rest of the scene since the landscape was hazy anyway. Such artistic choices are usually not well received. ;) ) --Cart (talk) 00:34, 10 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment First of all it is a matter of personal taste. I love photos with distinct presentation of foreground-middleground-background and the road just leads the eye from near to far. The bended road devides the image into two halves and gives the picture certain dynamics. The low standing sun models the objects by the shadows and gives nice contrasts. The decent colors of green on the left side and the yellow-green on the right half give joy to my eye. As I mentioned above, it gives me good vibes; but that is a my personal point of view. DE GUSTIBUS NON DISPUTANDUM. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:44, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment Btw, Cart is a an artist with her camera, just to repeat her own words: "Such artistic choices are usually not well received." I do receive them very well. Cart, you visualize the spirit (peaceful Scandinavia) of the landscape. Thanks for contributing delicate photos to QIC like this. -- Johann Jaritz (talk) 03:54, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Comment - Thank you. My feeling is that this is indeed a good picture, for the reasons you state. It really doesn't feel like an FP to me, but I also feel a bit reluctant to oppose, because I, too, respect the artistry that went into it and like the long sight lines. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:40, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • But rule of thirds is automatically recognised by a human eye like "pleasant". It is a matter of how our brains is used to look at reality. Yes, you can avoid using the rule of thirds but must find something extremely interesting to brek the rules. Actually rule of thirds is one of the few and basic rules which is tought in any photographic lessons, even the basic ones. Try to imagine your picture with more sky and less crops; try to imagine moving yourself a bit on the left and shoot from a different angle and you might see a much better result, Cyan dull skies are never photogenic (usually a wrong set camera, with too much cyan); trees on the horizon always make the horizon look tilted; a road making a curve always needs a subject in it, even someone walking, an animal, a bicycle, whatever. This picture is an empty frame; some ignetting would have added some little more interest.Paolobon140 (talk) 20:09, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • I love it: it is a very balanced composition, with brillant tones and the curve of the road ends in the bottom right corner of the photograph, escaping from the composition. Pity for those white buildings in the background. Vignetting adds much giving depth to the view, rule of thirds adds dynamicity to a very static composition. I wonder if you could wait for sometone to pass on the road and shoor when he was in some interesting position on the right bottom part of the photograph. It would add more dynamicity. Those clouds on the top left part are perfectly placed (who knows if the were on the right part to balance the trees?) I would suggest to burn parts of the clouds to make them a bit whiter. Thank you for the interesting conevrstaion.Paolobon140 (talk) 08:24, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • It is always amusing reading certain writers. I have even read an american historician who wrote a book where he swears that the ancient egiptian pyramids were built by extraterrestrials, but it remains his own point ov view. Caravaggio used the rules of thirds constantly, for example here. No, I will not consider that writer. The rules has been used for centuries by painters and has been adopted by photographers. You can give a look at the figures here: you will find nice ways to use the rule of thirds also in portraits.Paolobon140 (talk) 11:37, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • My father, who was a well-known painter in his day, taught me a lot about how to read space, perceive a linear arabesque and lots of other aspects of visual arts. He never once mentioned a "rule of thirds" to me. And in the 21st century, after we've gone through over a century of avant-garde art and come out the other side, to insist robotically on a "rule" is IMO inane and contemptible. Just look at the photo and judge it by how it strikes you! -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 21:30, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Considering that the "Rule of Thirds" was invented by an Englishman several centuries after Caravaggio, the Italian painter was not even aware of this "rule" and certainly couldn't have consciously applied it. Not one notable painter or photographer has ever claimed to have composed their work according to this so-called "rule". Paolobon140, the image you linked is notable for having no key features on any of the "rule of thirds" lines or intersections, nor on the Golden Ratio either. It does have the face on a "rule of fourths" intersection, but that's a "rule" I just made up. -- Colin (talk) 21:47, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • The only significant composition element in old-school painting that has the number "3" in it is the triangular composition. Well, after that, the next number up was "4" for cubism. --Cart (talk) 22:20, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's a telecom mast, probably the one at (58.410864|11.518983). I honestly hadn't noticed it and I have no idea why it seems a bit crooked. Thanks for pointing it out, I'll fix it later tonight at home. --Cart (talk) 14:55, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fixed Mast is now ok plus a small perspective correction. I must have accidentally nudged the mast when I was de-bugging the photo. There were a lot of creatures of all sizes out flying that warm evening. --Cart (talk) 18:50, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Confirmed results:
Result: 8 support, 4 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--MZaplotnik(talk) 21:06, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Places#Sweden
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