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Apple Orchard · 07:07 PM

My trip to Niagara Region has been very fruitful for me. Pardon the bad pun. I did blend the first image image but I did not tamper with it too much because I love the earthy colours of the ground cover, mixed with the yellow and green apples.

JMR

jeffkpotter · 11-22-2008, 04:46 PM

I really, really love these. Well done! Inspiring.

nupentaxian · 11-22-2008, 05:04 PM

your orton images are so pleasing to the eyes...

JMR · 11-22-2008, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by jeffkpotter

I really, really love these. Well done! Inspiring.

Originally posted by nupentaxian

your orton images are so pleasing to the eyes...

Thank you. Practice goes a long way. It is very easy to overdo Orton using digital programs.

JMR

mel · 11-22-2008, 07:20 PM

Your work is just surreal. More Beatles songs . . . I'm just waiting for you to post a shot of some strawberry fields.

Beautiful stuff.

JMR · 11-23-2008, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by mel

Your work is just surreal. More Beatles songs . . . I'm just waiting for you to post a shot of some strawberry fields.

Beautiful stuff.

Thank you. But the Beatles song I like best is "Across the Universe." Maybe all those stars in the sky will turn out to be strawberries under the right lighting ;-)

JMR

Eastern Shore Charlie · 11-23-2008, 04:23 PM

as always very nice......

mel · 11-23-2008, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by JMR

Thank you. But the Beatles song I like best is "Across the Universe." Maybe all those stars in the sky will turn out to be strawberries under the right lighting ;-)

JMR

I often hear the song "Strawberrry Fields Forever" when I look at your images, but mostly the dreamy verse parts, not the refrain. Well, that is, I hear that when I'm not hearing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

Again, nice work. I look forward to your posts. I need to learn how this is done so I can make my own dreamy landscapes.

daacon · 11-23-2008, 06:00 PM

Great shots JMR - as a young lad in highschool I use to pick apples for some extra cash - bring back lots of memories.

Oh and if we are talking classic Beatle Songs ... well the list is huge ... but my personal favorite is "twist and shot" nothing to do with this post !

Peter Zack · 11-23-2008, 06:18 PM

Great shots but even better post work. As always, excellent work.

*MightyMike* · 11-23-2008, 11:04 PM

Nice shots!

kurt · 11-23-2008, 11:20 PM

I like them all!!! Especially first and last.

The PP is excellent (I hope I could do the same) and the Orton creates a nice feeling and mood.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 11-23-2008, 11:27 PM

I like all three of them JMR but the first one is for me best.

spyglass · 11-23-2008, 11:54 PM

Very Nice as always JMR, The apples in the first image seem to glow.

Spyglass

J.Scott · 11-24-2008, 03:45 AM

Nice shots! Like Dave I too used to work in the orchards as a kid. We'd pick 'windfalls', like in the first picture; apples that have fallen naturally to the ground and are getting a bit soft. These apples make great cider! Picking a 45 bushel box would earn us $2.50. We'd do 2 or maybe even 3 bins on a Saturday morning and then go squander our money on firecrackers, candy and comic books. (I'm really dating myself as this happened in the '60's.

)

Thanks for the memories.

JMR
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11-22-2008, 04:46 PM	#2
jeffkpotter Guest	I really, really love these. Well done! Inspiring.

11-22-2008, 05:04 PM	#3
nupentaxian Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 290	your orton images are so pleasing to the eyes...

11-22-2008, 07:13 PM	#4
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by jeffkpotter I really, really love these. Well done! Inspiring. Originally posted by nupentaxian your orton images are so pleasing to the eyes... Thank you. Practice goes a long way. It is very easy to overdo Orton using digital programs. JMR

11-22-2008, 07:20 PM	#5
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Your work is just surreal. More Beatles songs . . . I'm just waiting for you to post a shot of some strawberry fields. Beautiful stuff.

11-23-2008, 03:05 PM	#6
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by mel Your work is just surreal. More Beatles songs . . . I'm just waiting for you to post a shot of some strawberry fields. Beautiful stuff. Thank you. But the Beatles song I like best is "Across the Universe." Maybe all those stars in the sky will turn out to be strawberries under the right lighting ;-) JMR

11-23-2008, 04:23 PM	#7
Eastern Shore Charlie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: 21639/ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 822	as always very nice......

11-23-2008, 05:52 PM	#8
mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Originally posted by JMR Thank you. But the Beatles song I like best is "Across the Universe." Maybe all those stars in the sky will turn out to be strawberries under the right lighting ;-) JMR I often hear the song "Strawberrry Fields Forever" when I look at your images, but mostly the dreamy verse parts, not the refrain. Well, that is, I hear that when I'm not hearing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Again, nice work. I look forward to your posts. I need to learn how this is done so I can make my own dreamy landscapes.

11-23-2008, 06:00 PM	#9
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Great shots JMR - as a young lad in highschool I use to pick apples for some extra cash - bring back lots of memories. Oh and if we are talking classic Beatle Songs ... well the list is huge ... but my personal favorite is "twist and shot" nothing to do with this post !

11-23-2008, 06:18 PM	#10
Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Great shots but even better post work. As always, excellent work.

11-23-2008, 11:04 PM	#11
MightyMike Marketplace Reseller Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 9,331	Nice shots!

11-23-2008, 11:20 PM	#12
kurt Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyvinkää, Suomi (Finland) Photos: Gallery Posts: 669	I like them all!!! Especially first and last. The PP is excellent (I hope I could do the same) and the Orton creates a nice feeling and mood.

11-23-2008, 11:27 PM	#13
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	I like all three of them JMR but the first one is for me best.

11-23-2008, 11:54 PM	#14
spyglass Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 747	Very Nice as always JMR, The apples in the first image seem to glow. Spyglass

11-24-2008, 03:45 AM	#15
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	Nice shots! Like Dave I too used to work in the orchards as a kid. We'd pick 'windfalls', like in the first picture; apples that have fallen naturally to the ground and are getting a bit soft. These apples make great cider! Picking a 45 bushel box would earn us $2.50. We'd do 2 or maybe even 3 bins on a Saturday morning and then go squander our money on firecrackers, candy and comic books. (I'm really dating myself as this happened in the '60's. ) Thanks for the memories.

Apple Orchard

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