Distance distorts detail. If you are looking at something
that is far away in the distance, the details are probably blurred. In fact,
sometimes colour itself becomes murky. Size too, might be difficult to
determine when perspective is lost. I guess that this distortion of far away
objects isn’t a problem for me. I simply don’t see anything at all in the
distance.
However, even when things are moderately close, I encounter
similar difficulties with distortion of detail, colour, shape and even size. I
like to be up close and personal when I am looking at something. If I want to
get a closer look at something I am interested in, I like to be close enough so
that I can reach out and touch it. That is what the pictures in this post are about.
There are two pictures. The first picture shows a flat field
with a collection of round bales extending into the distance, but the second
picture is an up close shot of a single bale. I am standing in front of the
bale. I have my arms stretched out so that you can see – and I can feel – the
length of the bale. My outstretched fingertips just reach the front and back
ends of the bale. The bale is approximately as high as I am tall. In the
picture I am wearing a bright yellow jacket. The bright yellow of the jacket is
in sharp contrast to the yellowish brown tone of the straw. The straw in the bale was quite prickly to the
touch.
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| bales in the field |
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| Sue with a bale |
There is much to see and hear as the feel of fall is in the
air. The geese are announcing the beginning of their journey south. The
brilliantly coloured leaves that have adorned our trees, are turning to
crackling remnants under our feet. There is a cold nip and an occasional frost
in the early mornings. I am definitely noticing the shortened daylight hours.
For those of us who live in Alberta, we have already experienced our first
snowfall. Change is all around us. I hope that you also have an opportunity to
get up close and personal with the changes that this season brings.
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