Golden Ears, a photo from Cambridgeshire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

I wonder if this title causes problems for non-English speaking members!

An ear is the grain-bearing tip part of the stem of a cereal plant, such as wheat or maize. It can also refer to "a prominent lobe in some leaves." The ear is a spike, consisting of a central stem on which tightly packed rows of flowers grow. These develop into fruits containing the edible seeds.

Therefore, these ripe wheat seeds are 'golden ears'.

Cambridgeshire is a very agricultural county with huge fields devoted to the production of food. The wheat fields always attracted my attention and depending on the aspect could produce very different impressions.

These wheat stems look like a family group!

I will add other aspects, as workshops, for you to scrutinise.

Have a lovely day,
Bev :-)

ikeharel, ChrisJ, Fis2, pierrefonds, jhm, pajaran, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, macjake has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

Silvio1953 (220717) 2021-09-02 2:43

Ciao cara Bev, lovely composition with gold grain, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (112521) 2021-09-02 3:52

Magnificent close-up two pictures within the cereal plantation, Beverley.
Clear and distinct outcome, can only imagine the unique smell of the corp before the harvest.
Good afternoon,
Ike

holmertz (102066) 2021-09-02 4:21

Hello Bev,
Three close views from the wheat field but three very distinct compositions. With some imagination it's possible to create very different images from the same place. These plants look very nice, but I prefer rye to wheat for nourishment and taste.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (138683) 2021-09-02 4:23

Hi Bev,my translator gave as translation of the title "oercchie d'oro" that is the organs we use to listen painted in golden color,and did not refer to the ears of wheat, however from your notes I understood the same thing you meant ... ahaha ... 3 beautiful photos dedicated to the harvest time of mid-August, well built and with the usual excellent quality. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (171340) 2021-09-02 4:41

Hello Bev

A good trio of images depicting the local wheat fields. I wonder what English bread tastes like? The fresh Turkish bread is fantastic and leaves our heavily processed and refined Australian bread in the dust. Plus a good selection of fresh vegetables and salads in Turkey as well. The only thing I could fault was that all their cheese is very salty. I missed gouda, edam, maasdem & Swiss cheese, which most Turks consider far too sweet. Tfs!

Fis2 (169847) 2021-09-02 4:45

Witaj Bev!
A very curious set of photos.
Ears of wheat nicely shown.
Good views.
There will be bread.
I like frames and colors.
Well done.
Good afternoon.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (113676) 2021-09-02 6:37

Hi Bev,

The subject is well framed. The point of view is showing the details of wheat golden ears. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (211734) 2021-09-02 9:50

Hello Bev,

Indeed your note has me the title other do read.
I know very well wheat and barley with long ears
I find this fantastic my parent where farmers!.
My father is no longer alive, but he would have been proud.
Excellent captured.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards,
John.

Tue (91658) 2021-09-02 10:42

Hello Beverley,
A great photo of this field full of golden ears, whose colour look even better in this pleasant, gentle sunlight. Great sharpness and clarity for the many details of the grain.
Lars
PS - you mentioned the street sign in Luxembourg in my last post. It is also used in The Netherlands for street which are mainly designed for pedestrians and cyclists rather than cars, even though they may also enter those streets nonetheless. The sign in the photo signalled the end of such a street. The Dutch Wikipedia page about those streets is linked to an English equivalent called 'living streets'

kasianowak (17672) 2021-09-02 11:12

Hi Bev
Funny thing, languages! In Polish, soup can have eyes... :-D
These plants look indeed, as if they have grown together and, now you mentioned it, I can imagine them as cartoon characters too.
I like the WS shots too, especially for their bookmark format.
Best wishes
Kasia

pajaran (115025) 2021-09-02 11:13

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, interesantan tekst ...
Lepa zitarica pre zetve, dobro pokazana sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Nadam se da je zetva bila dobra sa velkim prinosom.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja

jean113 (27639) 2021-09-02 12:25

Hello Beverley, three different views from the field.
This is actually barley; where we used to live, we had fields behind our house, and sometimes the farmer would plant barley, always interesting when the combine harvester came along.
I like this shot, you give us a close up of the barley but with a thin sliver of sky and trees from the edge of the field.
Kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (62810) 2021-09-02 13:07

Hello Beverley,
Impossible for me to have any preference for main photo among the three pictures here.
Together they form a magnificent mini series about the field in the month of August and then specifically with the emphasis on the golden ears.
Nice quality work!
Best regards, Paul

ifege (47069) 2021-09-02 21:59

Hi Bev
Having lived in wheat growing areas this crop looks in urgent need of harvesting! Beautiful detail in all 3 photos and I guess you could almost call the main one a macro. Well done.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (115605) 2021-09-02 22:57

Hello my dearest Beverley
and have a pleasant day
when I saw the title
I thought something different
but then I red ...that an ear
is the grain bearing tip
part of the stem of a cereal
paint....
interesting presentation
but artistic enough...
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (146382) 2021-09-02 23:43

Hi Bev,
Perfectly taken, good close-up, perfect sharpness and colors rendering, tfs.

macjake (98262) 2021-09-03 13:41

Hi Bev
you know, every once in a while you post photos like this, and I enjoy them very much. its something different, and I totally appreciate it. and yes, I didn't really understand the title, but that's ok. The WS's and the newest post are great complimentary pieces, this one is my fav. cheers
Craig

mkamionka (73500) 2021-09-03 23:28

Hi Bev,
this is a new expression in English which I learned from you today.
I like this composition. While seeing so many foreign rural photos I always wanted to show some European agriculture, but I don't see much of it in England. Mayby I should go and explore more the other areas since the moors nearby don't offer such views...
Very nice composition,
M

jmdias (114360) 2021-09-05 7:49

bev

I saw many wheat plantations few minutes ago, anyway our are becoming mature at this moment, some are even green yet. they suffered with the frost and the drought.
nice samples of the british wheat, looks very healthy and full of grains.excellent. what I guess curious is UK is so humid and at same time this humidity doesn't spoil the harvest, here this is a problem.

take care
jorge