More than whiskers on kittens or catching snowflakes on my eyelashes are May days like this one when cloud shadows dip and rise and race away south over parklike pasture. Flicker of light and shadow, warm-coolness, earth and sky–a kaleidoscope of energy and mood, color and composition. And not possible to capture in time and two dimensions, a thousand words much better than a picture of a single instant of a single perfect spring day in Floyd County. Click for larger image, as in a thumbnail of a landscape, so much is lost in translation.
Stumble it!
7 responses so far ↓
1 pablo // May 24, 2008 at 6:52 am
I have moments like this, seemingly perfect vignettes, beside Missouri hay fields just after harvest. If I were a painter, they would be my subject.
2 Sally // May 24, 2008 at 8:48 am
Awesome photo and great mood!
3 Peter // May 24, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Floyd County, Ireland? Wow!
4 kenju // May 25, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I thought ….this looks like something out of rural England or Ireland!
5 Beth // May 25, 2008 at 1:46 pm
What a wonderful photograph, Fred! You have captured the feeling of those sun/cloud-shadow days perfectly. I love the way the line of cows follows the line of the hill. How did you get those cows to line up like that?
I really love this shot.
6 jublke // May 25, 2008 at 10:34 pm
You have the soul of a poet, Fred. Thanks for sharing.
7 tracy // May 31, 2008 at 3:59 am
Most Excellent…
as always…
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