The Wind That Shakes The Barley

31 May 2006

You know, I'd tried to process this shot once before but didn't come out with anything worthy, so I left it to the archives, never to be seen in public. But then the other evening I was glancing through my archives and came across it again. What the hell, I thought, I'll give it one more try. And boom, before long I had reworked it to an excellent shot! See, sometimes you're on, and sometimes you're not. And this all goes to prove my point of not deleting; sometimes a less than good shot can become an excellent shot with the right tweaking, when you're in the right mood.

So this actual shot was taken over the kristmas break, when I headed down south to catch some waves with friends. As I got closer to our destination I passed numerous fields, and thought the grass could make for a good shot. But I kept on driving, not entirely sure it'd be worth stopping, or if I'd be able to catch the shot I wanted. And on I drove.

On the way back, as I zipped by yet more fields without stopping I finally thought "Awah fuckit, I'll regret it if I don't at least TRY!" and pulled over, hopped the fence, and snapped off two exposures before running back to the car. - Now, six months later, and a bit of processing, it's one of my favourites.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure it's grass, not barley. And I've titled it as I have because the scene makes me think of the Dead Can Dance song "The Wind That Shakes The Barley", which is a beautiful melancholy love song.

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