On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:13:14 -0600, Slashdolt wrote:

>> One of the nicest things about this image (that I failed to mention in
>> the comments file) is the farm in the background. So many of the Old
>Technology
>> entries had objects with very little background. Of course we all know
>> the reason for this: even objects in the background require a lot of
>> work to look good, and there's a time limit on this competition. But
>> the farm, fields, hills, and sky in this image make a great
>> environment. Jeremy obviously spent a lot of time on them.
> 
> I've had mixed feelings about the farm myself.  But since I live in an
> area surrounded by farms, it was an easy place to get inspiration.  I
> would slowly drive by silos on my way home from work.  Many of them are
> rusty, which gives them much more character.  I hope to do a farm scene
> some day. Or perhaps several scenes.
> 
> 
> 

I think the farm is a really nice touch, perhaps because I also live in an
area with many farms (I'm from Iowa).  The rusty tops on the silos are
perfect, and if the windmill is a bit rickety, well... you often see them
in worse shape than that! Also, if you spend much time driving on the
smaller highways in the midwestern U.S., you will see a lot of these
little rural cemeteries--most of them aren't full of radios, though.  :)

It's one good detail in many in this image.

	-Ed

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