Shooting in Shade

This shot was taken last year in the spring near Wainwright, Alberta, on a deserted farm. The sun was quite bright, being midday, but I was able to find a sheltered area behind the farmhouse. It was quite windy, and therefore the grass shows lots of movement. I liked the shapes of the two trees, forming a repeating pattern, which is always desirable in any composition. A wide angle lens, my WATE Leica lens set to 18 mm, was used to take the shot. I was very close to the tree in the foreground, almost standing right over it. But the wide angle gives it some depth. The image was shot with TMAX 100 film, and scanned. Its always a good idea to shoot landscapes in the shade during midday, thus eliminating a high contrast range that you would encounter in open sun.