Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by Marjo:
Thanks for the votes and comments. I appreciate the input.
This is our 1951 John Deere tractor going uphill(the fence posts on the right are level and true to the horizon). I thought it looked like the past because of the surroundings and age of the tractor. I was standing on the second from the top fence rail to get the shot because I wanted to show the hill in the foreground and to be looking down on the horses instead of up at their behinds!
I enjoyed framing the shot the way I wanted it...instead of cropping after the fact. Good Challenge!
I am not sure that I understand a couple of the comments.

Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by pncowley:
Great shot... definitely looks like something straight from the past!

Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by mcrochip:
I'm curious what this represents - if it's from 1951, it couldn't be shot well today.

Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by xhoss:
some might not immediately recognize the tractor as old...but i do...nice shot.

The Grumpy Toad
by Marjo

Comment by kyrielle:
Hee. I love this guy - he's great. (And suitably grumpy-looking!) I don't know that the negative space really creates the "wow!", though. It seems more just to be there - I felt the image looked stronger when moved so that the toad more of the frame.

Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by tomlewis1980:
A part from the sepia tone i dont really see what links this shot with the past challenge.

Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by lionelm:
You should have move closer !!! nothing interesting in the lower part and upper part. I would have increase the contrast. Yoou should have move to get a different point of view

Nineteen Hundred Fifty-One
by Marjo

Comment by sagestudio:
The tilted horizon bothers me a bit, but that may have been intentional? I like the sepia tone.

The Grumpy Toad
by Marjo

Comment by dolans:
looks like my wife

The Grumpy Toad
by Marjo

Comment by StevePax:
He does look grumpy. The negative space doesn't seem to add to the image here, though. Rather, I feel like it detracts a little. 6.