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Just a Memory

© Cheryl E. Davis

Just a Memory

Uploaded: September 08, 2007 05:58:51

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This is a shot I took in 2005. This was taken on a local farm in Smyrna, TN. The farm has been sold and is no longer there. New development in the area has destroyed the beauty that was once there. At this time, the farm is used for parking excavating equipment. This shot is now just a memory.

This is a repost without the buzz effect. I added a little blur to the background.
Tripod, FL 68mm, f/8, exp. 1/1250, AP Mode.

Comments

Cyn Valentine September 08, 2007

Beautiful image with great effects..we're having the same problem here..all the beautiful pastures have disappeared. #733365

Sam Britt September 08, 2007

Beautifully captured horse, great color, lighting & effects. #4763439

Susan M. Hembree September 08, 2007

Very beautiful, Cheryl. I love the details in the horse and the lovely saturation in colors. It is indeed sad how things are changing so rapidly. The area I live in, people tell me, 10 years ago was mainly farmlands. Now it's all about shopping. I guess the priority has gone from running in the fields to running down the ailses with a credit card. Sigh. #4763453

Nikki McDonald level-classic September 08, 2007

Beautifully composed, Cheryl, and the light and effects are perfect. I love the tiny yellow flowers in the foreground and the bluish color of the tub. Don't even get me started on the most recent large shopping mall in our town! #4763487

Michelle L. Frick September 08, 2007

Beautiful image Cheryl! This is happening a ton in my area, and I miss the horses - they are so much more fun to look at than buildings! #4763519

Cheryl E. Davis September 08, 2007

Thank you, Cyn, Sam, Susan and Nikki for your nice comments.

I drive by this old farm all the time and I think about how it used to be. I always enjoyed watching the horses running across the pasture of wild flowers. I'm glad I met the owner before the farm was sold. He took me on a tour of the farm and let me take photos. The trees are being cut down and the road in front of the farm is being widened. The old barn on this farm is still standing, but there is lots of equipment parked in front of it. #4763521

Cheryl E. Davis September 08, 2007

Thanks, Michelle, for your nice comment. I guess it is a common thing in a lot of areas. Seems it is happening everywhere. The area is just growing so fast. #4763527

Allison Gaulin September 08, 2007

This is so beautiful, Cheryl! How sad that it is no more! #4763613

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe September 08, 2007

Beautiful scene and great capture, Cheryl! Great composition and colors! #4763717

Amber Kennedy September 08, 2007

Beautiful color, beautiful comp...beautiful capture! #4763795

Joy Rector September 08, 2007

love this shot #4763797

Daniella Puente September 08, 2007

...A very beautiful memory, I'm sorry for what happens... #4763830

Melissa G. Meiselman September 08, 2007

Yes I agree, it is sad how things change in the name of progress! This is a gorgeous capture of this beautiful horse, with great detail on both the horse and those beautiful yellow flowers, with great lighting and beautiful composition, Cheryl! #4763951

Dr Silly level-classic September 08, 2007

Wonderful capture. And Susan is right about the malls. :O)
#4764150

Les Rhoades level-classic September 08, 2007

I love trhe soft BG. Perfect DOF for this shot. It has everything a winnig photo needs. #4764172

Paul Goodman September 08, 2007

great capture, love the softness almost dreamy.. great comp, color def. wone that should go on the wall.. #4765525

Cheryl E. Davis September 08, 2007

Thank you, Allison, Mike, Amber, Joy, Danietta, Melissa, Doc, Les and Paul! #4765535

Susan M. Campbell September 09, 2007

What a shame it's no longer there. This is a wonderful shot Cheryl. It brought a smile to my face. The buzz and blur worked well. #4768741

Mary K. Robison September 15, 2007

This is a really gorgeous capture, Cheryl, with great colors and composition. The subtle effect is perfect here.
So sad that "progress" takes such scenes away forever. I've lived three miles from Disneyland for more than 30 years, and you can imagine the wide open spaces that used to be, versus the amount of concrete, asphalt, etc., that's been spread year after year. "They paved Paradise, and put up a parking lot." #4793121

John Caruso October 24, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist for this one Cheryl! Well done! #4974604

Michelle L. Frick October 24, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist Cheryl! #4974693

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe October 24, 2007

Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Cheryl! #4975304

Sylvia Rossler October 24, 2007

Big congrats on your beautiful finalist Cheryl :O) #4975353

Mary K. Robison October 24, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS on your lovely finalist, Cheryl, and best of luck to you in the next round with this beautiful image! #4975476

Pat Gamwell October 24, 2007

WoooHoo! WTG, girl! Well deserved Finalist! #4975577

Les Rhoades level-classic October 24, 2007

On 9/08 I said this photo has everything needed to be a winner.
Cheryl, Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round!
I love it.....
#4976093

Paul Goodman October 25, 2007

congrats on you finalist, well deserved.. #4977365

Cheryl E. Davis October 25, 2007

Thanks so much everyone, I'm so excited! Les, you did, you picked this one! #4978514

Susan Fox October 25, 2007

A big congrats on this gorgeous finalist. I really do hope it makes it to the next round. It's wonderfully done Cheryl!!!! #4979678

Sam Britt October 25, 2007

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Cheryl! #4980569

Carol Teal October 25, 2007

I know what you mean about development Cheryl. It is happening all around us here in FL. I can't even find an old barn to shoot! Beautiful image and congrats on your finalist! #4981261

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic October 25, 2007

Big Congratulations Cheryl!,
Amalia #4981331

Cassie L. Woodlee October 27, 2007

Congratulations, Cheryl!!!!!! #4990468

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