Foo - Foo Foto Contest--April Twenty Ten

April theme is `RURAL LIFE´
Life outside the city - pics of countryside and small towns, villages, people, places, activities ...

greetings
macfred

The man has spoken.

Theme for April:Rural Life

Rules:
You must be the photographer
One entry per month
Try to make the image a recent one

Good luck every one!

edit: Replacing picture with something much more current. Two weeks ago infact :)

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs505.snc3/26556_373761717900_518452900_3727772_4925638_n.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~adrian_spidle/tbay.jpg

Tulalip WA

First shot with the new d700...I figure here is as good a place as any for the debut!!!!!

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g85/lodi781/twinbrooks.jpg

This is McDonald Falls, in Glacier National Park. It's about as rural as you can get.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/Glacier%20National%20Park/McDonaldFalls.jpg

rural scenery

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4480559055_f00b2f1817_b.jpg

http://web.me.com/awcg/iWeb/Random%20Images/Photos_files/Rural%20Life-2.jpg
This afternoon in Ursula's Meadow.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4024438004_2feec15447_o.jpg

Rural is my "back yard". This is the area where I kayak. Ocean temps are still a bit cool, but, should warm up next few weeks.

Here's mine:

http://www.philip-smith.com/Photography/PhilipSmithWorldManchester/Spring-08-1205-4/827385565_QwKJd-L.jpg

I´m going to change mine into this (non manipulated) one ...

goats and farm house in the mountains of the "Black Forest"

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4247649592_17cdbcbcd2_b.jpg

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/Durward_Kirby/CowboyWeldon2-1.jpg

My son working cattle on my son-in-law's ranch. Quite rural.

Here's mine:

http://www.philip-smith.com/Photography/PhilipSmithWorldManchester/Spring-08-1205-4/827385565_QwKJd-L.jpg

I like this one. Where was this taken?

I like this one. Where was this taken?

Looks like Germany or the Netherlands ...

greetings
macfred

Original has no rider, new one has rider.

I don't like this photoshoppery.

Nevertheless, here is rural Somerset, England

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w157/KyleAndrewArcher/IMG_1022-2.jpg

Mine. Took it in Florance Oragon ,

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g283/zipfile333/west%20coast/westcoast007.jpg

What are the rules about photoshop? I have a picture I would like to use, but it does have some editing done to it.

Photoshop is fine.
Two rules in this contest: 1. you must be the photographer, 2. one entry per month (but you can change it, whatever is standing at the end is what will be in the vote thread).
One guideline: try to make the image a recent one--not set in stone, if you want to post an image from twenty years ago it's up to you.

Humpday bump

Mine--exploring the forest I live in last summer.


http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=145556&d=1270856651

Croatia

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4507725477_a92f792511_o.jpg

http://joe-and-heather.smugmug.com/Other/Spiral-Jetty-Roadtrip/IMG0665-2010-04-11-at-11-43-06/834290599_oqqKo-L.jpg

Rural mama.

Baahhh

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2707176593_6bfbcc218c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoupiest/2707176593/in/set-72157606405674905/)

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x102/azncarbos/SouthEast%20Asia/IMG_4136.jpg

page 2 bump

There are some nice photos here and the month is half over. Let's see some more pics!

My 12yr old son with type 1 diabetes joined me in climbing Mt Nebo (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ar/russellville/629858600) to get this picture. We stopped a few times but didn't rest over a min at each stop. The last half mile is 18% grade. This was his first ride outside of the neighborhood. He complained a lot until we stopped at a lookout and someone else pulled in and told us we were nuts for riding up there. Then his attitude went to "That wasn't so bad." I am very proud of him.
Thats work in the background.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff168/cyclearkansas/100_1619.jpg

Humpday bump.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p230/gregogarrison/Harvard_Forest-232-Edit-Edit.jpg

Moo.. Lol

picture from atop the silver mine in Kutna Hora.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa131/AEObikes/cesky/cesky137.jpg

Here is my best/ most recent shot that would fit with the rural theme...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/4552453457_ce03302fb2_b.jpg

Rural Pennsylvania
A group of us heading towards Meyersdale, PA
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o175/TrekDen/PICT0651-1.jpg

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s65/StupidlyBrave/BikeRides/psp04242010/DSCN0085-3.jpg

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv42/midgetmaestro/DSC_5384.jpg?t=1272159592

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p230/gregogarrison/Harvard_Forest-232-Edit-Edit.jpg

That one is just awesome.........

great shot...

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Good stuff. Gotta only pick one for the contest.

Good stuff. Gotta only pick one for the contest.
Voila ;)

Good choice.

What are you doing for the B&W conversion?

Good choice.

What are you doing for the B&W conversion?

I usually shoot in color, pull it into Photoshop and throw a quick preset on it - adjust the curves a little and out pops a B&W image. A fun little plugin to play with is Topaz...

Some of my work for a local church:
http://www.mypublisher.com/?e=OHm3Q8zJl3TEAU9fq0tczckOwmw_PqKf&showForm=true

Edit:

I really love working in black and white because there are no colors to distract the viewer - it's all about the subject and how the photographer exposes the subject. In some images, the subject is blatantly obvious, in others you have to work to understand it. That's the real beauty of photography. :)

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ib2u8E6wacE/S5Y-bgwXQ-I/AAAAAAAAAxs/lAY561A2wHM/s640/DSC06672.JPG

I´m going to change mine into this (non manipulated) one ...

goats and farm house in the mountains of the "Black Forest"

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4247649592_17cdbcbcd2_b.jpg

Near Grombach,Freudenstadt Landkreis?

Near Grombach,Freudenstadt Landkreis?

@spry
It's the "Belchen", 1414 meters high.It belongs to the districts of Münstertal, Schönenberg and Kleines Wiesental.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belchen

Changed my mind...I"ll go with this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/shortymac83/PHTO0010-3.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/black%20and%20white/barns-2.jpg

@spry
It's the "Belchen", 1414 meters high.It belongs to the districts of Münstertal, Schönenberg and Kleines Wiesental.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belchen

Thank you.
You're about 1 hour south of that town.I thought it looked familiar.

None of these are all that great, but pictures from my trip to Iowa City last week...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs391.snc3/23865_1441553365594_1435866490_31227379_5824510_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs431.ash1/23865_1441553085587_1435866490_31227372_5571779_n.jpg

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs391.snc3/23865_1441552805580_1435866490_31227365_8052465_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs431.ash1/23865_1441553245591_1435866490_31227376_5930325_n.jpg

http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs371.snc3/23865_1441552845581_1435866490_31227366_1390722_n.jpg

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs371.snc3/23865_1441553645601_1435866490_31227385_6626198_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs431.ash1/23865_1441553685602_1435866490_31227386_1531489_n.jpg

I really love working in black and white because there are no colors to distract the viewer - it's all about the subject and how the photographer exposes the subject. In some images, the subject is blatantly obvious, in others you have to work to understand it. That's the real beauty of photography. :)

Agreed. I get more satisfaction from B&W

I like B/W too:

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/DannoXYZ/Photography/Eyes2.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e346/DannoXYZ/Photography/Eyes1.jpg

The Open Road

http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/ab32/DancesWithGolf/bike%20stuff/TheOpenRoad.jpg?t=1272396491