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Prairie Shadows

© Mitch Spence

Prairie Shadows

Uploaded: October 10, 2007

Description

The "Omaha Barn," taken late in the afternoon. Submitted for the PG101 negative space theme.

Exif: F Number: 16, Exposure Bias Value: -2/6, Exposure Time: 1/200, Flash: flash did not fire, ISO: 200, White Balance: auto white balance, Focal Length: 28mm, Camera Model: NIKON D80

Comments

Kara L. Hendricks October 10, 2007

Gorgeous Mitch!!! Love this!!

Happy Theme Day!!! #758466

Duane Carter October 10, 2007

Very beautiful, perfect sky for this composition!!! #4907670

Les Rhoades level-classic October 10, 2007

LOvE the sky. Nicely composed Mitch #4907725

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna October 10, 2007

WOWEEEEEE, Mitch!!!!! That sky is awesome!!!! Love the warm lighting on the barn and the greens!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!! ♫ k #4907984

Dr Silly level-classic October 10, 2007

Beautiful. :O)
#4907991

Joy Rector October 10, 2007

awesome #4908191

Corinne M. Thompson October 10, 2007

Lovely scenic Mitch with great colors! #4908418

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic October 10, 2007

Beautiful composition and lighting Mitch!,
Amalia #4908435

Susie Peek-Swint October 10, 2007

Beautiful scene Mitch! #4908595

Daniella Puente October 10, 2007

Neat capture Mitch, great and deep colors on this composition!!! #4908704

Judy A. Lawhon October 10, 2007

I love the large expanse of sky....terrific capture!! #4908770

Dianna Hauf October 10, 2007

GORGEOUS sky!! Perfect 'negative' space! Love the lone barn and the tree too! Great color capture, Mitch! #4908789

Michelle L. Frick October 10, 2007

Gorgeous colors and sky Mitch! Fabulous theme entry!

Happy Theme Day! #4908841

Amy JACKSON October 10, 2007

Beautiful image, Mitch! #4908847

Steve M. Harrington October 10, 2007

This is a wonderful image, Mitch! I like the positive space. :)
Steve #4909020

Sharon Seaward October 10, 2007

Beautiful lighting and I love the simplicity of the image! #4909039

Sandra R. Alvey October 10, 2007

Mitch this is SO wonderful!! Fantastic color and comp. I love your POV too! Great capture hon! #4909520

Nikki McDonald level-classic October 10, 2007

Terrific composition--love the way that expanse of sky holds its own against well-defined building and the silhouette of the tree. The lighting is superb here, Mitch. This is definitely on my list of favorites in a strong theme competition and among the other BP Omaha shoot captures of this building that have been posted so far. Great job. Happy Theme Day. #4909547

JO ANN CLEVELAND October 10, 2007

Wow! This is fantastic! Framing, comp, colors, perfection!

jo ann c. #4909722

Sheryl A. Hudson level-classic October 10, 2007

WOW, awesome lighting and composition! #4909881

Dennis Flanagan level-classic October 10, 2007

Nice new twist on this much photographed barn Mitch. #4909947

Ken Smith level-classic October 10, 2007

Perfect, Mitch! You've captured the sweeping landscape...nice job with your effects too! #4909987

Tamara K. Walker level-classic October 10, 2007

Beautiful light, I love the vastness. #4910068

Susan M. Hembree October 10, 2007

I like everything about this, Mitch! Wonderful! #4910327

Katarina Mansson October 11, 2007

Agree with Susan - I love everything! Great theme entry Mitch. #4910661

Datha Y. Thompson October 11, 2007

Beautiful color and light Mitch :0) Happy Theme Day #4911096

David Phalen October 11, 2007

Stunning!! Love the comp, light and color. Very well done!! #4912186

Mitch Spence level-classic October 11, 2007

My very big thanks to all of you for your comments. I am so very pleased that you like this. The Omaha shoot was enormous fun, and I thank all the organizers once again for putting it together for us and getting us to this place in this light. It has been marvelous and so instructive to see what everybody has produced from that experience. As a one-time native Nebraskan (now Missourian), this particular scene seemed so classically "prairie" to me. I am very much aware of how much Nebraskans treasure trees (not so many of them there, you know). It is where Arbor Day was begun. And so the inclusion of the tree just seemed right to me. I know that another state bills itself as the Big Sky State, but truly, the wide, wide Midwest has such big skies too, and so I did enjoy trying to capture that feeling. I didn't do a great deal to this image--simply enhanced and deepened the color somewhat, particularly in the sky, and dealt with a couple of too-light areas on the barn. #4912799

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic October 11, 2007

Very Beautiful capture, Mitch! Keep me posted on the colors and I will come shoot at the lake with you. :) #4913006

Mitch Spence level-classic October 11, 2007

Shelly, thank you. Just nothing happening with colors here yet except for some brown yucky stuff. I don't know yet whether we're going to have one of those dud falls or just a late one. Going to Arkansas this coming weekend to see what's up there. #4913019

Carol Teal October 11, 2007

Beautiful lighting and comp and all the neg space makes the barn feel really isolated. Beautiful exposure and color and lovely theme entry Mitch! Sorry I am late in commenting but I finally had to go to bed this morning about 5AM! #4914638

Colleen Farrell October 12, 2007

Beautiful image, Mitch! The composition is terrific--the great expanse of sky really gives that feeling of loneliness, peace and solitude one feels on a prairie. Beautiful light, too! #4917020

David Pratt October 13, 2007

Gorgeous lighting Mitch! Terrific composition! This is just outstanding! #4919274

Mitch Spence level-classic October 13, 2007

Carol (hey, get some rest there, kiddo), Colleen, and Dave--thank you, thank you. So pleased you guys like this. #4920715

October 14, 2007

Excellent composition and model of quiet! Beautiful lighting. **B** #4924584

Phil Stith October 14, 2007

Wow, Mitch. This is truly exceptional. I admire the very simple beauty shown here. Perfect cropping, striking pov, and excellent lighting. Love it!!! #4925498

Mitch Spence level-classic October 15, 2007

Bruno and Phil, thank you both for your great comments. They are, of course, thoroughly appreciated. #4928936

Imar De Waard October 17, 2007

Hi Mitch,

A beauty, great photo!
greetz
Imar #4941241

Mitch Spence level-classic October 22, 2007

Hello, Imar. Thank you very much for looking at this and for your comment. #4962058

Steve M. Harrington November 26, 2007

Good on you, Mitch! :)
Steve #5127909

Dianna Hauf November 26, 2007

Heartfelt congratulations once again Mitch!!! #5128237

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic November 26, 2007

Congratulations Mitch!,
Amalia #5128255

Nikki McDonald level-classic November 26, 2007

Wow, am I glad to see this favorite recognized, Mitch. Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round.
#5128325

Colleen Farrell November 26, 2007

Congratulations on another sensational finalist, Mitch! #5128455

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic November 26, 2007

Beautiful Mitch! Congrats! It's great to see some shots from the Omaha shoot in the Finalists! #5128983

Cassie L. Woodlee November 26, 2007

Congratulations Mitch!!!!! #5129177

Duane Carter November 26, 2007

Congratulations Mitch, it's such a beautiful shot!!! #5129773

ALLEN O. HOWARD November 26, 2007

Congratulations Mitch! #5130535

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic November 26, 2007

Congratulations on your finalist. #5131114

Tamara K. Walker level-classic November 26, 2007

CONGRATULATIONS! #5131619

Crystal L. Craig November 26, 2007

Congratulations Mitch on yet another fantabulous finalist! #5131735

Michelle L. Frick November 26, 2007

Congratulations Mitch!! #5131842

November 27, 2007

Congrats Mitch. right deserved! **B** #5132976

Katarina Mansson November 27, 2007

I am so happy to see this beautiful picture getting a finalist. Congratulations! #5133456

David Phalen November 27, 2007

Big Congrats!! WTG! #5133820

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe November 27, 2007

Wonderful lighitng; congrats Mitch on your Finalist!! Jeff #5133926

Corinne M. Thompson November 27, 2007

Congrats Mitch! #5133972

Phil Stith November 27, 2007

This one has been in "my favorites" since the day you uploaded. Best of luck in the next round!!! #5134217

Alexandra Hankova November 27, 2007

Lovely light and beutiful solitude! :-) #5137060

Laurie Daily level-deluxe November 27, 2007

Gorgeous!!!Congratulations on this great finalist, Mitch! I would love to be there! #5138016

Chris Budny level-deluxe November 27, 2007

Congratulations, Mitch! Love the big sky! #5138205

Ken Smith level-classic November 27, 2007

Love that barn, Mitch. Congratulations!! #5138289

Susan Fox November 27, 2007

Beautiful image! Congratulations Mitch!!! #5138365

Les Rhoades level-classic November 28, 2007

Congratulations on your FINALIST win!
A well deserved award for a very fine photograph.
I don’t like to comment until the winners are posted because I always have high hopes for your member’s entries. I expect them all the get the GOLD!
Les
#5140454

Mitch Spence level-classic November 29, 2007

My thanks go to you all for your messages of congratulations. I appreciate them and I appreciate you. #5147619

Linda Blair November 29, 2007

Beautiful...congratulations!!!!! ☺ #5148824

Carol Teal November 29, 2007

Congrats Mitch! WTG! I have always loved this one so I am glad to see it was noticed! #5150016

Mitch Spence level-classic December 01, 2007

Thanks so much, Carol. #5156251

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