Over all hilltops is peace - in all the treetops you feel - barely a breez; .... (Goethe)by
Harz_JoergComment by Harz_Joerg: Thanx for all the wonderful and informative comments.
Reading the comments is as exciting as looking at the vote.
The outcome of my submission surprised my: I didn't though it would do so well. 6.28 in this wonderful challenge is great.
In my opinion my submission came short regarding the challenge-topic: the landscape was not the main object, it was more the weed. I also knew that some people might have problems realizing what they are looking at.
Therefore I added this long title to strengthen the intention.
Here is whole poem of Goethe for those who are interested:
SAMENESS
Over all hilltops
is peace
in all the treetops
you feel
barely a breeze;
The birds in the forest have
stopped their song
Wait, before long
you too will be still.
(Translated by Brigitte Dubiel)
I thought this poem fits well to the picture.
I submitted the picture simply because I liked it very much for its simplicity.
I had to crop it very tight, because in all directions there were other weeds disturbing the picture. I also sharpened it and strengthened the blue color.
One big problem while taking the picture was that I could not judge it right on the spot: the sun shined so bright, that even with my sun-shade I could not see my LCD-screen well enough to determine sharpness and exposure correctly. It was also very cold, windy and I had to go into the deep snow with my knees to make the shot.
Thanx again to all voters and commenter
Jörg
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