Barn from Besserstein
I walked partway up to Besserstein (click on the label to see other related posts) a few days ago and here's one of the photos I took then. Notice the yellow bus in the background -- that's the neighboring village of Rufenach.
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I would never have guessed villages are that close together. It is just a short distance. Nice photography.
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I remember from my time in the early 80's the close proximity of the villages. I'm glad the barn still survives.
Such a beautiful countryside and quaint as well. I think it's nice that the villages are so close.
Are those power lines criss-crossing the landscape?
beautiful place..and so splendidly green :)
Abraham: You're right, in this area at least, villages are indeed very close by. Strong zoning laws keep "sprawl" at bay, so localities have clear boundaries and identities.
Norma: What places did you visit on your trip? I wonder how long the barn will survive. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Swiss farms (most farms are/were small farms) have had to shut down.
Rambling: I also like that public transportation is organized so well. We have busses come through Villigen four times an hour, two in each direction.
Per: Yes, they are indeed. I had started to cover them up in Photoshop, but then changed my mind. Did you find the missing piece?
Moi: Can't argue with you!
I like this picture !
Now watch out for ploughing in August / September and then see the wheat go in. If all is normal the "last day" of sowing will be 16 Oct approx. Ask a local farmer and discover his regime, and why he sticks to it: weather? soil? grain variety?
Could be a missing piece in the upper left corner?
I appreciate that you didn’t resort to photoshopping. I’m not much for “improving reality” really and if there’s any place on earth where that shouldn’t be necessary – it’s CH! :)
Per: You found it, the left most segment.
It is most curious that you should make this remark on the day that my daily photo is heavily Photoshopped! Yes, the dog in the fountain had to be processed to remove long shadows as the sun was directly overheard. I don't usually do so much editing and the only other one I can think of was the SLS/SINQ - Feb 04 - one through the trees, where I removed some tree branches on the left to provide a view.
I used to be a freelance radio producer in the days when we fought desperately to achieve “high fidelity” and I guess that’s why I think it’s a pity that – now that we’re finally able to reproduce sights and sounds accurately – we’re no longer satisfied with achieving reality. We have to start improving it. It wasn’t meant as a criticism of you specifically, I’m fully aware that conventional wisdom these days is that improving and post-production is a must. When I have to choose between improving and deleting, I delete. That’s just me. Maybe I’ll change my mind one day... :)
In theory, I agree. However, our recording processes still have their limitations and biases, and the signals are manipulated to try to produce results comparable to how the human eye or ear would perceive the original, isn't that correct? The best example I can think of is the dynamic range issue. I can look at a scene with light and shadows and register the details, but my camera can't do that. Either I expose for the light, or I expose for the shadows. Now, if in software, I'm produce what looked "real" to me, is that altering reality? And I'm not talking about the rampant (mis)use of HDR here.
You have a point there.
However, I’d guess that most of the photoshopping is not due to dynamic ranges. It’s more a case of reality-bending. Removing unwanted items such as that little branch which managed to infiltrate a corner of an evening sky photo, some graffiti on the wall or maybe a power line disturbing a picturesque landscape. I’m sticking to my conservative approach for now.
It’s certainly not a matter of “right or wrong”. There are so many facets to photography. Am I documenting what’s around me? Or am I using photography as a basis for creating artwork? There’s room for every approach.
Would I tidy the garden before taking a photo for Aunt Emmie? I suppose that’s a case of pre-production reality-bending... ;)
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