I can’t remember a time when photography wasn’t important to me.  Ever since I was very young, I wanted to preserve memories that I could look back on later.  Little snapshots of people, places and events that were important to me.  There are boxes of old negatives, albums of prints, and hard drives filled with digital files.  Many are reminders of times that will never occur again and people that are now angels in heaven.  Oh how I wish I could relive some of those days when a casual photo was taken that has now become a cherished possession.

Last week I posted a sunrise image that I shot while on my way to The National Dog Show.  Here’s the link  http://betsydallasphoto.com/WordPressNew/?p=12780
It featured layers of trees and rolling hills shrouded in early morning fog.  The scene above was what I saw when I turned around and looked to where the sun was rising over the farms behind me.  The sky was glowing and there was fog here as well – just settling in behind the trees.  In the foreground there were several different types of grasses which, due to the long lens I was using, are out of focus.  I would love your constructive criticism on this image.  I’m struggling with it a bit.  I think I would prefer if the grass was not in the foreground, however, there was no way to avoid that given my vantage point.  Your thoughts?

I love photographing the beautiful farms and soft rolling hills of Lancaster County, Pa.  My dad loved to paint landscapes.  I remember him telling me as he painted that he had to be sure that the mountains, hills or trees toward the back of his scene were always softer and lighter in color than those in the front.  You can really see how true that is in this image. The foreground trees are crisp and vivid and the farms and hills looking from foreground to background continue to look lighter and less defined.  Fall in Lancaster County, Pa. is one of the prettiest places on earth!