Winter of My Discontent

[MikeHarris7]

Hi all,

Shot this several months ago. I was shooting moving closer to the house as I shot. Right after this shot I noticed the brand new satellite dish on the roof an got the heck outta there. This was done with my Panasonic LX3. ISO 80, 24mm (in 35mm terms), 1/640th of a second at f4.

[motleypixel]

Interesting composition...it's a great shot!  I almost expect a twister to appear from the top left of the frame...very stormy-like.

[MikeHarris7]

Gracias - yeah, a cold front was blowing in from the left there. It did get very stormy for about an hour or so, then it cleared up again.

[MikeHarris7]

btw, as far as the composition, I intentionally tilted the camera for an unsettling effect. I also made sure I got the road going off to nowhere in the left side of the shot. It kind of added to the sense of hopelessness to me. But there was also a sense of defiance - like 'I'm beaten and battered, but I'm still f'ing here'.

[motleypixel]

LOL, yea I read ya.

[KenJ8246]

Very moody, Mike. I like it a lot.  The dish does look kinda outa place...where was this taken?

[MikeHarris7]

Thanks - I took it on some little country road out around Walburg. I was heading out to man a turn for the Walburg bike race.