Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Gates, Carmarthenshire
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For those who don't know Carmarthenshie (where I live) it is quite a large county with the extremes of the Brecon beacons on its Northern, and low-lying sandy beaches on its Southern, borders. The rest of it looks very much like this. Rolling hills and river valleys with quite a lot of woodland. After a very wet summer the water is still lying here in the gateway resembling more a winter scene. The flowering bramble gives away the season.
The fields are small but their ever wider gates allow in huge silage-making machinery. So this is very much a photo of this county.
Full marks to Matt for spotting the v of blue!
I am still not sure what there is about this image that I find unsettlying. As I use my hand to crop out the various elements, it appears that I have a little trouble "reading" the image center with the clash of the lines by the two steel gates. I do like the earthy colors and hint of big clouds.
I've looked at this several times now, and it grows on me. Seems an "ordinary" scene, but I get a less than ordinary feeling of familiarity from it, considering I've never been there.
I stuck on the top of the front gate where it crosses and partially obscures the horizon at first viewing, but now all those lines not quite lining up keep it interesting. The sky is lovely.
Sorry, not working for me. Difficult to put my finger on exactly why but I find all the inter-crossing lines a little unsettling. Also that little growth on top of the front gate is troubling me a tad.
Quite a lot of unsettling here for a snap of a gate :-)
I went through the same thoughts as Christina has described - I have another composition in the same location, but that one just manages to be ordinary ordinary. There was something about the lines in this one that made me keep coming back to it.
The colour of the mud, btw, is fairly accurate. Red sandstone. Not quite as vivid as Devon red, but close enough to be reminiscent for me. And as John said, very wet this year.
Thanks to John for being host for a day. Carmarthenshire - well worth visiting, even if, like me, you can't say any of the place names.
I have struggled to comment on this image.
These gates are ubiquitous in the countryside. There is nothing romantic about them, they are utilitarian.
So I am left with a feeling of ordinariness. Was that the intention?
Rex, not an intention exactly, but I understand the point of view.
I've had greatly different responses to this picture in different places. From 'why?' at one end to 'really enjoyed' at the other.
For me, the pic captures what that part of Carmarthenshire looked like this summer.
I'm struck by your choice of words. On the whole I'm more interested in the utilitarian than I am the romantic. So, thank you for commenting despite the struggle.
Gates can be beautiful too :-)
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The fields are small but their ever wider gates allow in huge silage-making machinery. So this is very much a photo of this county.
Full marks to Matt for spotting the v of blue!
I stuck on the top of the front gate where it crosses and partially obscures the horizon at first viewing, but now all those lines not quite lining up keep it interesting. The sky is lovely.
I went through the same thoughts as Christina has described - I have another composition in the same location, but that one just manages to be ordinary ordinary. There was something about the lines in this one that made me keep coming back to it.
The colour of the mud, btw, is fairly accurate. Red sandstone. Not quite as vivid as Devon red, but close enough to be reminiscent for me. And as John said, very wet this year.
Thanks to John for being host for a day. Carmarthenshire - well worth visiting, even if, like me, you can't say any of the place names.
These gates are ubiquitous in the countryside. There is nothing romantic about them, they are utilitarian.
So I am left with a feeling of ordinariness. Was that the intention?
I've had greatly different responses to this picture in different places. From 'why?' at one end to 'really enjoyed' at the other.
For me, the pic captures what that part of Carmarthenshire looked like this summer.
I'm struck by your choice of words. On the whole I'm more interested in the utilitarian than I am the romantic. So, thank you for commenting despite the struggle.
Gates can be beautiful too :-)