Photographer's Note
Even thought I am on my way to Dubai I still have my trip to Provence on my mind, therefore I'll post one more picture of lavender field. It is similar picture as the post before, I've just chosen different composition with slightly more helicopter like view and more clean lavender field.. Those lavender farmers don't realize that photographers need those field really clean to take really nice photos :-)
This picture was taken close to famous lavender village - Sault, really wonderful little town with long lavender tradition.
The use of lavender has been recorded for more than 2,500 years. Egyptians, Phoenicians and the people of Arabia used lavender as a perfume -- and also for mummification, by wrapping the dead in lavender-dipped shrouds. In ancient Greece, lavender was called "nardus," "nard," or "spikenard" (named for the Syrian city of Naarda) and was used as a cure for everything from insomnia and aching backs to insanity. By Roman times, lavender had already become a prized commodity. Lavender flowers were sold to ancient Romans for 100 denarii per pound -- equivalent to a full month's wage for a farm laborer -- and were used to scent the water in Roman baths. In fact, the baths served as the root of the plant's current name. "Lavender" is derived from the Latin lavare, meaning, "to wash." Romans also used lavender as a perfume, insect repellent and flavoring. They even added dried lavender to their smoking mixtures.
Few plants are burdened with as much folklore and legend as lavender. Some of the stories are contradictory, or at least historically out of sync. One legend says the plant gained its perfume when the Virgin Mary dried the clothes of the baby Jesus on a bush, which from then on was aromatic. However, even before that, Cleopatra was said to use the scent to seduce Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Another favorite piece of folklore is that if lavender flowers are placed between bed sheets, spouses will never quarrel.
gabrielpat, andante, dlevy23, Cormac, AyseGurel, jean11-3, rcrick, newtintin, Bandit, John_F_Kennedy, enedimd, hamerek, xkolba, pboehringer, mikelens έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη
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gabrielpat
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(7163) 2007-07-31 5:25
A very beautiful picture.i like particulary the small "mas de provence" lost in the middle of lavander.beautiful lines of perfumes..
thanks for so detailled note.)
andante
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(7092) 2007-07-31 5:58
You really had a lot of fun shooting the images for this series. In this one I find the light on the harsh side, could be my monitor, but there is too much contrast between shadows and highlighted areas. Did you try a gaussian blur overlay to tone it down? Anyway the composition is excellent, the diagonal lines create a strong graphic element.
You have a great eye.
Cheers,
Enrique
dlevy23
(2018) 2007-07-31 6:07
Hello Lucie, another great photo. This looks very similar to "Lost in Lavander".
Great colors and nice lines created by the lavander.
Awesome job.
Daniel
Cormac
(26565) 2007-07-31 6:47
Interesting to compare this to your previous shots on the same subject - I think the lines are less defined here, so it makes it look more like a sea of lavender than a farm. This seems also more simple and direct, and the placement of the house near the bottom instead of the top gives a greater feeling of stability. Great work!
ThierryA
(6704) 2007-07-31 7:41
Hello,
Nice shot ! And good framing for this provencal picture of lavender. The small farme is lost into this beautiful colored.
You have made a fantastic picture, good job !
I wish you a good day,
Thierry
euryan
(8442) 2007-07-31 9:53
I really like all of your lavender photos Lucie. It’s hard to decide which one I like best. The diagonal lines make this photo very dynamic, and I love how the lavender color dominates the photo. That shack is truly lost in lavender.
AyseGurel
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(574) 2007-07-31 12:27
hello;
best one of the series of lavender paradise..I think the placement of the house is great..
TFS
ayse
jean11-3
(2799) 2007-07-31 13:22
Hello Lucie,the rows of lavender look like velvet corduroy to me,the texture is fantastic.
The building is in just the right place in your shot.I like the diagonal lines going across the scene.
A very informative note,tfs.
Regards Jean.
rcrick
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(346) 2007-07-31 20:13
Loverly image Lucie and well placed in the frame, good detail and presented well, cheers Rick
cbrman
(21685) 2007-08-01 1:29
Hello Lucie,
Un cadrage diffιrent mais tout autant plaisant que ta derniθre image ! Celle-ci donne encore plus d'espace ΰ l'avant de la maison et est peut-κtre encore plus belle !
Bien vu !
A+
Dominique
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(1876) 2007-08-01 4:23
Hello,
I am glad to see that you is to also go to Provence, and that we were the same day almost at the same place, for photografier almost the same thing; -)
I find your framing very good and the colors are really realistic.
Cheer for this stereotype.
Greeting.
R.A.F
Bandit
(2360) 2007-08-04 3:52
Cette maison perdu dans la lavande est superbe !Le cadrage est magnifique ! Je vois que nous ιtions le mκme jour au mκme endroit d'aprθs la date !! Dommage que l'on ne se soit pas vu !!
John_F_Kennedy
(43797) 2007-08-06 0:29
Wonderful composition taken from the whole view. Excellent exposure, quality and colours.
Best wishes,
Achim
enedimd
(1532) 2007-08-07 11:30
Hi Lucie,
This serie is wonderful with superb color of lavender. Excellent composition too. Great POV.
TFS,
Emir Nedim
xkolba
(596) 2007-08-20 12:53
Hello Lucie,
I like pictures of this type, with element who distinguishes oneself from homogeneous background. Your composition is great, colors are strong and natural. It seems that little house stands on small island on lavender sea :) Good work!
Best regards,
Maciek
pboehringer
(770) 2007-08-21 7:13
Lucinka!
Regardless where you're heading to a place like the Provence will stick in someone's mind very deeply. The place, light, colors, smell, etc go so deep that it is an unforgetable moment in live. I guess that is why I love van Gogh so much, beacuse he was able to capture the essence of all this in his painting. Now back to your image! Funny to see how the previous image with the same title draw much more attention compared to this one here, although this has much better saturation of colors and I think that the composition with the trees in house in the left lower corner is also much stronger. Go figure TE member's taste. Again wonderful the strong minimalistic graphism that you created with the tight framing. Have a good time in Dubai and Middle East!
Regards, Peter
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Copyright: Lucie CzNLUkKw (lucinka)
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- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2007-07-20
- Categories: Φύση
- Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Sigma 18-200 f3.5/6.3
- Έκθεση: f/7.1, 1/250 δευτερόλεπτα
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2007-07-31 5:07
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