Sunset over line of silage bales

Sunset over line of silage bales

Description

Title:
Sunset over line of silage bales
Caption / Description:

The sun sets over a pile of black plastic wrapped silage bales between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

Silage is fermented, high-moisture fodder that can be fed to cud-chewing animals like cattle and sheep. It is fermented and stored in a process called ensiling or silaging, and is usually made from grass crops, using the entire green plant (not just the grain).

For baled silage the grass is cut and partly dried until it contains 30–40% moisture (much drier than bulk silage, but too damp to be stored as dry hay). It is then made into large bales which are wrapped tightly in plastic to exclude air. The plastic may wrap the whole of each cylindrical or cuboid bale, or be wrapped around only the curved sides of a cylindrical bale, leaving the ends uncovered.

Description adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silage

Tags / Keywords:
  • Europe
  • UK
  • Britain
  • England
  • East Midlands
  • Leicestershire
  • Field
  • Market Harborough
  • Countryside
  • Sunset
  • Rural
  • Lubenham
  • Black Plastic Wrapped Haybales
  • Silage bales

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DSC1732-4.psd
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3816px x 2503px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
City:
Lubenham
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Lubenham
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.47552325, -0.9509961 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
110 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
+1
Focal Length:
13mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
19mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
No Flash
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Cloudy
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Filters used:
  • Hitech 85 Neutral Density Split Grad Hard Edge ND 0.9
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Benro C-428 Tripod
Markins M10 Ball head
Shutter release cable
Bracketed ±1EV

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Nikon Capture NX 2
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
Post Processing:

NEFs converted with -0.3 exposure compensation in CNX2
Images blended for exposure in PS CS5 using Topaz Remask 2 for some mask creation
Curves adjustment applied to EV+1 in PS CS5 to darken, increase contrast, and warm colour balance
LCE selectively applied in PS CS5
Straightened in PS CS5