journal

soil

February 4, 2013 pastoral

Friday17 001

down the road
from the agriturismo –
la tavola marche

piobbico, le marche
august 17, 2012

in my mind’s eye
i see the tractor
used to till these fields
i see the plow
it once pulled

f/22.0
1/30 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D700
lens – nikkor 12-24 mm f/4.0
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

night

February 4, 2013 pastoral

Monday6  101

from hilltop
across from
earle-and-suzanne’s

isola di fano, le marche
august 06, 2012

the sky grew darker
painted blue on blue
one stroke at a time
into deeper and deeper
shades of night

f/4.0
1/125 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 12.0-24.0 f/4.0
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

farm

February 4, 2013 pastoral

Sunday5  007

from the road
looking across valley
looking north-east

isola di fano, le marche
august 05, 2012

behind the cypress
and ancient oaks
sleeps la casetta

f/5.6
1/500 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D700
lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

hills

February 4, 2013 pastoral

Sunday5  024

from hilltop
looking north-west
oak covered hills

isola di fano, le marche
august 05, 2012

for i would ride
upon the wind
dance
upon the mountains
like a flame

f/5.6
1/500 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D700
lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

bales

February 4, 2013 pastoral

Sunday5  169

hay bales turned
like cigarettes
piobbico, le marche
august 05, 2012

when the world lies green
beneath a brilliant sky
we find never-ending miles
of new-mown hay

f/22.0
1/60 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 12-24 mm f/4.0
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

tractor

February 4, 2013 pastoral

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farmer and tractor
in the fading sun
across the valley
isola di fano, le marche
august 09, 2012

je ne cherche pas,
je trouve
the blue period

f/5.6
1/500 s
iso 280
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 70.0-200.0 mm f/1:2.8
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

rosa

February 4, 2013 pastoral

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from earle-and-suzanne’s
looking south-west
plowed fields

isola di fano, le marche
august 09, 2012

fratte rosa’s skyline
traces the horizon
church steeple
punctures the blue

f/8.0
1/250 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

corn

February 4, 2013 pastoral

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on the road
to tavola marche

piobbico, le marche
august 16, 2012

shucked and boiled
roasted in the husk
buttered and salted
it is ambrosia

f/20.0
1/10 s
iso 200
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18-300 mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size 1700 X 841

photo-essay – pastoral

steeple

May 5, 2013 pastoral

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light the candle, john
the daylight is almost gone
the birds have sung their last
the bells call all to mass

photo-essay – pastoral

church steeple
fiorenzula di focara, le marche
august 09, 2012

f/5.6
1/1600 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90

lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6

image size – 464 X 700

bee

May 5, 2013 pastoral

Sunday12  110

giant blue bee
la tavola marche
the sunflowers patch

piobbico, le marche
august 12, 2012

in the park
the lazy bees
are droning in the flowers
among the trees

f/5.6
1/1000 s
iso 400
aperture priority
camera – nikon D90
lens – nikkor 18-300mm f/1:3.5-5.6
image size – 1700 X 1004

photo-essay – pastoral