A Few From Amishland

[RobS]

A couple of pics I took Sunday morning wandering around Shipshewana, IN:

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Rob,

Those are some very nice pictures . They would make great photos to hang on the wall or postcards!!

 

[ray66v]

Nice job on the photos, I enjoy the Amish except, when they are in their buggies in front of me, on the road, in traffic. Then not so much.

 

[teg]

Very professional!!!! I love the cat in the doorway...

 

[RobS]

Hey, thanks guys. And HunterRidge, I actually showed these last night at my camera club competition. Had a difficult judging panel, all graphic artists. No one did well which is unusual as we have a number of very talented photographers in the club. A couple of them are on my wall as we speak.


I know what you mean about the Amish on the roads Ray, but on a Sunday morning wander-about, I didn't mind one bit. I don't have to contend with them on my normal commute.

I intend to get out this spring and shoot some horse-drawn plowing. It does amaze me what these people accomplish.

 

[ray66v]

As a veteran of photography contests, I found its not always about the photo or the print, sometimes its about politics.
The best part of being an amateur is you only have yourself to please. This fact is missed immediately upon going pro.
Screw 'em, if it looks good it is good.

 

[WayneB]

Nice pictures really enjoyed them. We have a place in the upstate New York and many Ohio Amish families have moved in over the past few years. One nice thing is how they have reclaimed farmland and how productive the land is.

Just about every place has a veggie garden and is selling stuff all summer long. Then there are the baked goods and what have you at the stands. Many carpenters around too and they will work for you (plus they will use the power tools if you have them) at a fair price.

Each of us to our own, but I for one have enjoyed our new neighbors. Oh and the fertilizer along side the road is helpful too!

Wayne

 

[weldingisfun]

Great photos!

 

[whitie13]

Cool Pictures, keep them coming. Whitie

 

[RoyJackson]

Great pics, Rob!!!
Thank you very much!

The buggy pic was especially nice (so was the corn pic).

I see that buggy has lights on it. We have a lot of Amish folks around here. I'm seeing the buggies also have lights (waiting to see one lit up like some tractor-trailer guys do!). It took a lot of convincing to get those lights installed..and a lot of accidents.

 

[RobS]

Great pics, Rob!!!
Thank you very much!

The buggy pic was especially nice (so was the corn pic).

I see that buggy has lights on it. We have a lot of Amish folks around here. I'm seeing the buggies also have lights (waiting to see one lit up like some tractor-trailer guys do!). It took a lot of convincing to get those lights installed..and a lot of accidents.

Around here they have turn/brake lights, SMV signs and license plates!

 

[JB4310]

Heard about some pretty bad accidents, can't be to good for the horse!!, the pictures look professional, as soon as I saw them I thought, some one must have taken photography courses, I take a lot of pictures but none of mine look like yours, I just take pictures of things not scenes. I like the one with the carriage and the cat. But the one that is most thought provoking IMO, is the picture of the old implement in the snow covered cut corn field, reminds me of a civil war pic, where as the old wheeled implement looks like a cannon and the back ground looks like a battle field scene, the lack of colors adds to the vintage look. OK that was weird, I shouldn't think out loud.

 

[RobS]

Thanks for the compliments JB. Not professional, just an avid amateur. I have taken a number of fun-oriented classes and workshops over the years and it all started way back when with photography merit badge in boy scouts.

That implement shot is one of my favorites as well. I tried a split-toning technique. I only wish it had a nicer barn on the horizon.

Thanks again, I hope to get out this weekend with all of our snow.