Supper Time: A beautiful Sunday out on the back roads in East Texas. For me it is very reminiscent of afternoons spent with my dad taking care of chores around the barn. I can almost...

kenievans Loc: Dallas

A beautiful Sunday out on the back roads in East Texas. For me it is very reminiscent of afternoons spent with my dad taking care of chores around the barn. I can almost smell the burn pile out back. I was hesitant about leaving the sun flare but I think I like it. Your comments and thoughts are most welcome.

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Dave Chinn

Reminiscing can be a fun and enjoyable moment, but yet sad for days gone past. Nice capture to help you fulfill the memories. I personally think leaving the sun flare was a good choice as I think I would have done the same.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The sun flare is a cool element that helps draw my attention to the round metal object (for holding water?). From there I examine the textures of the barn and note its apparent neglect/dis-use. Because of the structure's condition and absence of animals, I can't make a connection to the title "Supper Time."

From your opening, it sounds like this is a special shot for you for personal reasons. For me, it holds my attention for the architecture and imagined history of better days that are now long past.

kenievans Loc: Dallas

Dave Chinn wrote:

Reminiscing can be a fun and enjoyable moment, but yet sad for days gone past. Nice capture to help you fulfill the memories. I personally think leaving the sun flare was a good choice as I think I would have done the same.

Thanks Dave.

kenievans Loc: Dallas

Linda From Maine wrote:

The sun flare is a cool element that helps draw my... (show quote)

Linda thanks for looking. Yes that is a water trough and the barn is actually still in use. If you look in the front opening there is a silhouette of a horses head with his nose in his feed bucket. If you are not familiar with horses I understand not recognizing it. This was the time of day we would usually feed the horses as well then head into the house for supper. Its a farm thing I guess.

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Alrighty then, I'll be the party pooper. Given what you said about the time of day, the sun flare visually overpowers the important element: the late sun falling on the scene. Also, were it mine, I would have tried to balance the need for shadow with a bit more detail, and de-saturated the blues to go with my memory rather than the limitations of what the camera does.

Thanks for bring back the smells, often better in memory once the tiredness and sweat are gone from the body, eh?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

kenievans wrote:

If you look in the front opening there is a silhouette of a horses head with his nose in his feed bucket.

Oh, I see it now! I rode as much as possible while pre-teen in Maine: a friend's nasty pony that tossed me off regularly, or renting by the hour when the only time you could get the horse to move faster than a walk was when they were headed back towards the barn.

Took some English riding lessons, even owned a horse for six whole months when in my '20's - a high strung thoroughbred gelding that I boarded, since I lived in an apartment in a city. He loved to roll in his muddy paddock, so many of the few precious hours a week we had together were spent grooming. Yep, happy memories

kenievans Loc: Dallas

artBob wrote:

Alrighty then, I'll be the party pooper. Given what you said about the time of day, the sun flare visually overpowers the important element: the late sun falling on the scene. Also, were it mine, I would have tried to balance the need for shadow with a bit more detail, and de-saturated the blues to go with my memory rather than the limitations of what the camera does.

Thanks for bring back the smells, often better in memory once the tiredness and sweat are gone from the body, eh?

Dave I think you a right about desaturating the blue. But I still like the flare. Thanks for commenting.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

kenievans wrote:

A beautiful Sunday out on the back roads in East Texas. For me it is very reminiscent of afternoons spent with my dad taking care of chores around the barn. I can almost smell the burn pile out back. I was hesitant about leaving the sun flare but I think I like it. Your comments and thoughts are most welcome.

The characteristics of this photo that appeal to me immediately are the muted colors and the contrast. I like that we can view through the barn and see some of what is out back. I don't mind the flare; but I'm not convinced that it helps your photo. It would have been hard to pass this one up as a photographer; but it does not really appeal to me on an emotional level. For the third party observer, there is not "wow" from this shot that jumps out at me. That is not to say that the photo does not have appeal. Sometimes our appreciation is muted and less than "wow"; but we still like the photo. I think that sums up my reaction to this lovely scene.
Erich

canadaboy

It obviously has pleasant meanings and memories for you. That's lost on the viewer as it lacks any sort of wow as Erich pointed out. One for the family album and no more. The scene deserves more careful thought and planning to get the great shot which looks as if its there.

kenievans Loc: Dallas

ebrunner wrote:

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Erich I think you summed it up nicely. It's not a spectacular shot and I passed it over several times before I decided to work on it. It's nice but they can't all be knock your socks off prize winners. I probably could have done more with that pass through view in the barn with the horse. Gotta learn to "work" the scene more rather than just taking the first shot I see.

kenievans Loc: Dallas

canadaboy wrote:

It obviously has pleasant meanings and memories for you. That's lost on the viewer as it lacks any sort of wow as Erich pointed out. One for the family album and no more. The scene deserves more careful thought and planning to get the great shot which looks as if its there.

I agree with you and Erich. It's my sisters neighbors barn so I will be back. I think there is potential for some more interesting shots. I appreciate your comments.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

Thanks for reminding me of my youth. I would burn our fallen leaves behind our garage. I still remember that smell. Today burning leaves is a no no. As for the your shot I like it a lot. However for me personally I find the sun flair a distraction. But it is not a game killer.

SoHillGuy Loc: Washington

Would you mind posting the original? I would like to see the rust color of the roofing and the aging wood. I'm wondering if your white balance setting was not set on the daylight setting or if it is your post-processing that has so drastically changed the color balance.

kenievans Loc: Dallas

SoHillGuy wrote:

Would you mind posting the original? I would like to see the rust color of the roofing and the aging wood. I'm wondering if your white balance setting was not set on the daylight setting or if it is your post-processing that has so drastically changed the color balance.

Not a problem. Here you go.

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