Fresh Air: Scented | Clean | Outside
As most of you probably have worked out, Steve and I just love being outdoors and cherish having space, trees, and hills around us. We are on acreage here, and there have been quite a few times that we wish our neighbours weren't quite so close. That probably explains our tree planting frenzy - trying to block out any sign of neighbours and pretend it's just us surrounded by trees and hills. Steve and I often dream about having a 100 or more acres of land (preferably with lots of trees, a running creek and town water), with no-one in sight. At times we have even gone so far as to look at large parcels of land that are available around here.
Unfortunately, reality takes precedence! At this point in our lives we still need easy access to the motorway for work commitments, the ability to visit our family easily and we do enjoy the benefits and rewards being near a city brings, but just far enough out that we can easily escape.
This is the view that greets me as I come over the hill and head towards home. I was literally coming home and thinking about the prompt, saw this view in front of me and pulled over. All I had was the iPhone and I snapped a view shots through the windscreen. We've had a bit of most welcome rain over the past few days and I just loved the clouds in the sky. I also liked how the road looks like it goes on forever as it just seems to disappear into the distance. In reality in ends about a kilometre down (I know cause I've run down there from the house) with a school in front, a pedestrian bridge over the Albert river to the left, and back to our suburb to the right. But I can pretend, right?
I really wanted to bring out the clouds in this and accent the leading lines of the road. I couldn't quite get the processing the way I had in mind, but the more I work in Lightroom, the more I will learn. Oh, and being on acreage there's definitely plenty of fresh air here!
As most of you probably have worked out, Steve and I just love being outdoors and cherish having space, trees, and hills around us. We are on acreage here, and there have been quite a few times that we wish our neighbours weren't quite so close. That probably explains our tree planting frenzy - trying to block out any sign of neighbours and pretend it's just us surrounded by trees and hills. Steve and I often dream about having a 100 or more acres of land (preferably with lots of trees, a running creek and town water), with no-one in sight. At times we have even gone so far as to look at large parcels of land that are available around here.
Unfortunately, reality takes precedence! At this point in our lives we still need easy access to the motorway for work commitments, the ability to visit our family easily and we do enjoy the benefits and rewards being near a city brings, but just far enough out that we can easily escape.
This is the view that greets me as I come over the hill and head towards home. I was literally coming home and thinking about the prompt, saw this view in front of me and pulled over. All I had was the iPhone and I snapped a view shots through the windscreen. We've had a bit of most welcome rain over the past few days and I just loved the clouds in the sky. I also liked how the road looks like it goes on forever as it just seems to disappear into the distance. In reality in ends about a kilometre down (I know cause I've run down there from the house) with a school in front, a pedestrian bridge over the Albert river to the left, and back to our suburb to the right. But I can pretend, right?
I really wanted to bring out the clouds in this and accent the leading lines of the road. I couldn't quite get the processing the way I had in mind, but the more I work in Lightroom, the more I will learn. Oh, and being on acreage there's definitely plenty of fresh air here!
iPhone details: ISO 40, 4.12mm, f/2.2, 1/10000 sec. Cropped and processed in Lightroom 5.