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Evening Rural Scenics

All images depict the scenery of Appleton and Grappenhall, two small rural villages in the County of Cheshire, North West England.
I wish to Thank you for your visit to my gallery.
My objective is simply to produce an image of appeal and beauty in my own way and style.


*PLEASE NOTE*
These images are copyright material and under no circumstances are they to be used without my written permission.

For purchasing prints, please visit my website http://www.stevehighfieldphotography.com
_MG_2647 Into the fading light.
_MG_2647 Into the fading light.		 _MG_2674 That final moment.
_MG_2674 That final moment.		 _MG_2725 Dusky fields.
_MG_2725 Dusky fields.		 _MG_2737 Evening Fields.
_MG_2737 Evening Fields.
_MG_2641 Woodland stream flora,
_MG_2641 Woodland stream flora,		 _MG_2650 Woodland Daffs.
_MG_2650 Woodland Daffs.		 _MG_2599 Rain clouds over rape field
_MG_2599 Rain clouds over rape field		 _MG_2644 Woodland flowers
_MG_2644 Woodland flowers
_MG_2331 Whitley Pond Portrait
_MG_2331 Whitley Pond Portrait		 _MG_2327 Bentleys Farm Lane, Whitley, Cheshire.
_MG_2327 Bentleys Farm Lane, Whitley, Cheshire.		 10229 Whitley pond at night
10229 Whitley pond at night		 Bridgewater Canal - Appleton.
Bridgewater Canal - Appleton.
The Road Home
The Road Home		 Up Hill.
Up Hill.
Flo Hendry 22-Mar-2009 20:32
Excellent use of light in fabulous compositions!!! Just gorgeous scenes. V
meh 11-Mar-2009 17:04
wow great
Sergio Alberto Turza 13-Nov-2008 20:04
Las tomas fotográficas y los retoques digitales generan una atmósfera increible. Felicitaciones!!!
Peter & Pauline 01-Aug-2008 17:39
Peter & Pauline
Steven as ever great pics very atmospheric
tomee 11-Jun-2008 08:31
OMG.. just OMG. beautiful! :)
Bidyottam 30-Apr-2008 05:41
one of the best galleries I have seen in pbase. big vote!
PauloCGama 27-Jan-2008 23:56
your work is fabulous!!!
V
cheers
David Landi 06-Dec-2007 12:00
I love this kind of photos. Bravo davvero. V.
David Landi 06-Dec-2007 11:59
I love this kind of photos. Bravo davvero. V.
trin 15-Nov-2007 20:54
ý donot know what is real , the one we see or the one we create(think). u
ayearning 12-Nov-2007 19:33
The LIGHT draws the eye at once...like a shiny nugget of gold holding court upon the vast riches of her empire....thank you....~A.
Mags 30-Oct-2007 21:51
Beautiful gallery - some are like paintings V
Dave Belcher 28-Oct-2007 00:06
Some very nice images here
Dave Belcher 28-Oct-2007 00:04
Some very nice images here
Michael Adams 02-Oct-2007 12:40
Amazing gallery
Lianne Cook 30-Sep-2007 00:39
wow...yay!!
marnie 28-Sep-2007 15:45
Very dramatic skies. Intense color. Surreal lighting. Very unnatural looking but never the less pleasing.
Thayer 15-Sep-2007 02:58
Simply stunning work! Thanks! V
RadioWonder 30-Jul-2007 07:20
Perfect composition and lighting...
I love your style.
GMV
DMITRI MARKINE @ http://www.dmitrimarkine.com 13-Jul-2007 07:46
beautiful pictures!!.Great effects

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danny_laredo 26-Jun-2007 13:56
Stunningly brearthtaking scenery
GMV
Tomasz Dziubinski Photography 14-Jun-2007 17:03
Very beautiful gallery, my compliments :)
Tomasz Dziubinski Photography 14-Jun-2007 17:02
Very beautiful gallery, my compliments :)
Dawn Pando 11-Jun-2007 19:22
This gallery is beautiful. Your coloring and composition are striking. Thank you for sharing. v
Cyrus Khamak 20-May-2007 18:49
This folder is truly magnificent and deserves a big vote,
Paula Krugerud 14-Apr-2007 19:58
Your work is absolutely breathtaking...incredible images! I could go on and on.... :)
thank you for sharing your stunning work!
Rob & Nicole Adams 06-Apr-2007 23:50
These look better than HDR, your patience and attention to detail have paid off. Well done.
James Pan 05-Apr-2007 21:12
Wow.. most of us have alot to learn. You're a master of this craft. I'm depressed now..

Congratulations on this success.
John Beliera 02-Apr-2007 14:58
This gallery is a beautiful display of excellent composition of subjects and the exceptional use of light. As photographers, we should become visually sensitive of how light can change the whole mood of an image and the viewer's reaction to that image. If we understand this process and are aware of how landscape is shaped by light then we can record an array of emotions evoked by the interaction of light upon the landscape. You have done this in this beautiful gallery.
John
Laryl 31-Mar-2007 15:15
I can't believe I've just now discovered this gallery.. v of course. These images are so breath taking. fabulous, wonderful, incredible.. there aren't enough words. Inspirational too, I would be so pleased if I could capture and process images such as these. I'll be back.. thank you for these!
Guest 28-Mar-2007 07:01
I cant believe these are real pictures, I think I saw an angel in oneof the photo's, the third photo i the lower right corner....
Pramit Mitra 27-Mar-2007 23:42
What a gallery! Reminds me of the movie What Dreams May Come. Well done.
kyoung k kim 27-Mar-2007 06:05
Beautiful Gallery!
dan dunn 25-Mar-2007 11:40
fine stuff DD
Banhup Teh 25-Mar-2007 01:53
Nature at its best. A big V!
brigittelorenz 23-Mar-2007 10:38
excellent gallery,fantastic light,gets my vote
cat bounds 21-Mar-2007 23:33
I just discovered this beautiful, glowing gallery, but obviously others have been enjoying it for a while. I'll be back to browse some more. V
John Reynolds 21-Mar-2007 18:57
Great additions to your gallery, Steve. Love the ploughed field - I expect you're still working on the one with the tractor and seagulls! Well done once again.
John
Manuel Libres Librodo Jr. 21-Mar-2007 13:26
And yet another wonderful galllery. You're very very good.:) V
routerer 20-Mar-2007 19:35
Vote
routerer 18-Mar-2007 23:03
Magnifecent gallery Steve.
john.
Callie de Wet 17-Mar-2007 15:31
I am still tring to fing my lower jaw! Real wall hangers, these, and the mood and light is superbe. I know the basic technique you use, and you do a very nice job V
Callie
Guest 07-Mar-2007 13:25
Good day,
You have a very nice gallery. I love the colours and also the compositions. I make art and I would like to known. if you give me the permission to use your images for my news paintings.
Could you reply at this adress:danylart@videotron.ca
Thank you very much. Have a nice day.
Danielle
lornatyson 28-Feb-2007 02:55
Wonderful gallery Steve, unique and made me homesick for Blighty!! Thank you for sharing your shots!
Marcio Cabral 26-Feb-2007 12:20
Excellent gallery! v
yomaki 23-Feb-2007 08:52
Great collection, I enjoyed my visit to this gallery!Big Vote
Michel Pagé 20-Feb-2007 00:29
Very nice gallery ...
Iain Kirk 16-Feb-2007 15:38
Very interesting and different...
The colours are very captivating...
Isolde Peisl 14-Feb-2007 08:12
What a beautiful gallery, Steve! Love the colours ans also the compositions. Voted.
Iban Etxezabal 09-Feb-2007 06:45
Stunning collection of pictures.
Really like them much. V
Regards
Guest 09-Feb-2007 04:03
Hi,

I am interested in purchasing your images... I make canvas art...

Please reply with your contact information if interested...

Thank you,
Manny Wright / Los Angeles, CA
E-mail: artefxusa@aol.com
Tel (661) 775-0740 - Cell (661) 993-9694
Rodney Steele 08-Feb-2007 03:43
I love your style and expression. Very beautiful and dream-like. V. Rodney
Rodney Steele 08-Feb-2007 03:42
I love your style and expression. Very beautiful and dream-like. V. Rodney
Bo Jensen 06-Feb-2007 17:41
Great work, stunnig colors. keep up oploading.
Ricardo Patron 05-Feb-2007 16:54
Hard not to leave a comment... I'm impressed with your technique description... your objective of producing an image of appeal is greatly exceeded
Ieke Vonk 04-Feb-2007 10:22
It look s like a fairiy-tale
sherwood frazier 03-Feb-2007 02:27
Warm, enchanting, dreamy, and just plain gorgeous. Great stuff, your control of the camera and processing is perfect. Lovely, just lovely. Sherwood.
Vickie 02-Feb-2007 21:47
This gallery is like somehing out of a fairytale. I am speechless and heading off to read about multi bracketed exposure.
waltsprings 02-Feb-2007 05:01
Very beautiful scenery. Well done.
julieandjack 31-Jan-2007 23:55
Wow, such rich and vivid evocative work! big vote. Cheers!
Jean-Paul PLUME 31-Jan-2007 23:00
A magic gallery.
andrew7 29-Jan-2007 22:59
breathtaking scenery, excellent colour and light. voted
Lance Brown 29-Jan-2007 15:38
Simply wonderful images that are breathtaking in their composition, lighting and processing. Please let me know if you're selling. I'll buy.
shawnkraus 27-Jan-2007 22:35
These images are absolutely stunning. Voted!!!!
To view my work visit:
http://www.pbase.com/ShawnKraus
isleman 27-Jan-2007 19:24
These are absolutely STUNNING! Thomas Kinkade with a camera! Great eye and sense of frame.
Victoria 26-Jan-2007 19:56
This is stunning collections, fantastic nature views, i love those brilliant work....votes
©Lux 25-Jan-2007 07:26
WOW !
Colorful gallery....nicely captured.
GMV !
Bill Robinson 25-Jan-2007 05:11
Back for another view of this outstanding collection. An absolute treat Steve !
Sheena Woodhead 16-Jan-2007 19:08
Excellent gallery, stunning colours and beautiful scenes. V.
Ali Majdfar 16-Jan-2007 10:13
Splendid gallery, fabulous pictures. GMV
Paul Chan 12-Jan-2007 02:40
Massive votes.
Excellent quality images.
serene 10-Jan-2007 09:19
i can't find sm words good enough 2 describe the state of mind ur gallery has put me in , beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful!!
MooneyBear 10-Jan-2007 00:09
Amazing pictures, the gallery is a pleasure to look at.
Edwin Merlin 09-Jan-2007 12:42
Truly a work of art, more like a painting, an old master. My favourite definitely is Up Hill.
Rosemarie Kusserow 07-Jan-2007 13:07
I love every image Steve, beautiful colors and light and so nicely composed, voted, it was a plesure to view at, regards, Rosemarie :o)
Dan Chusid 07-Jan-2007 06:23
Beautiful post-processing Steve.
Lovely in the slideshow format.
froghald 06-Jan-2007 23:09
I think that HDR offers a particular kind of expression. In this context your pictures are simply stunning.
akleja 05-Jan-2007 16:05
Amazing gallery! Slideshowed through it and was mesmerized! Vote!
Barri Olson 04-Jan-2007 21:55
A very wonderful gallery. They are so varied and yet have a common bond. Beautiful light and process. Very peaceful and memory evoking.
Brad Troy Photography 04-Jan-2007 14:02
I enjoyed my visit to this gallery. Great work.
photokhan 04-Jan-2007 11:16
These have such a serene and contemplating quality to them. Perfect to browse through while listening to some great music.
PK
Brian Klimowski 04-Jan-2007 05:53
I can't believe I havn't commented on this gallery yet...it is absolutely wonderful, Steve! The processing you've applied really gives them a character of their own, which is very inviting.
Great compositions as well...especially 'Sunset Farm Track' and 'Canal Walk' - Wonderful!
Brian
Jay Levin 03-Jan-2007 23:17
Your images are wonderful, Steve. I love the color, the light, and the composition, and I look forward to more. Vote
firstbrook 03-Jan-2007 13:02
Excellent images.....very interesting to view........very nice processing....well done....v
James Lundy 03-Jan-2007 06:36
Amazing gallery, Vote! Would you mind Pmailing me and letting me know what you are using to do your HDR?
Yi Feng 03-Jan-2007 03:55
Stunning collections of wonderful lighting and beautiful scenes. Vote
Walt I 03-Jan-2007 01:51
Absolutely stunning work with light!!! Beautiful landscape scenes.. Excellent Steve!!
Ken Owen 03-Jan-2007 00:05
Reminds me of Thomas Kinkaid paintings. Gorgeous!
dawn 02-Jan-2007 21:38
beautiful pastoral images Steve! v.
Kevin Giannini 02-Jan-2007 17:19
Steve,
Thanks for your kind comments in my gallery. You've inspired me to try taking lower light, long exposures! I have a ways to go. This gallery is really beautiful.
Kevin
Seychelles 02-Jan-2007 14:08
Superb gallery
Goodgroves Family Club - UK & BRAZIL 02-Jan-2007 05:22
MAGIC !!
Chris Lock 02-Jan-2007 01:39
I love the warm colours in this gallery. Great work.
Eirik Johnsgård 01-Jan-2007 22:49
Damn Nice!
Matthew Cornwell 01-Jan-2007 21:12
Great pictures, lovely colours
David Hendrey 01-Jan-2007 15:41
Great images - surreal but strangely reassuring.
Frank 01-Jan-2007 02:13
Wow. Hauntingly beautiful. Keep up the wonderful work.
Steve Highfield 31-Dec-2006 13:57
Many Thanks Sam.
With the exception of 'Farm Sunset' these are not hdr images.
My hdr's images can be found in my gallery HDR Woodlands.
Sam Oliver 31-Dec-2006 11:14
great work here, you have done the effect with great skill, for all that do not know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
Guest 31-Dec-2006 09:14
YOU 'VE TOUCH THE COLOR
Sam Oliver 31-Dec-2006 00:40
great work here, you have done the effect with great skill, for all that do not know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging
Henry Taitano 30-Dec-2006 22:19
WoW! "V"
Vikas Malhotra 30-Dec-2006 19:04
Simply stunning treatment and gorgeous colours.....

Vikas
ajamess 30-Dec-2006 19:02
Excellent job with photoshop.
Kanike N. 30-Dec-2006 18:57
Beautiful photos that would look great on greeting cards! Love the rural scenery - city folks don't know what they are missing. Thanks for sharing the wonderful scenery with us.
Kathy Pilgrim 30-Dec-2006 11:10
You have caught the magic of those special moments of light in all of these. I wish I knew where these were taken. V
Guest 30-Dec-2006 06:27
A broader dynamic range than a camera can handle without help. Even more than possible with nd grad filters, better than hdr generally produces. Looks like work with Photomatrix. Beyond realistic but very beautiful images.
Severino De Alexandris 30-Dec-2006 01:29
Fantastic Scenes !!!
barbara heide 29-Dec-2006 23:06
very creative gallery wonderful tones and lights! v
Linda Bique 29-Dec-2006 21:04
Absolutely stunning gallery Steve, very very lovely work!! Happy New Year..Voted..Linda
nightowl2006 29-Dec-2006 19:16
Wow. Absolutely stunning photos!
Tim van Woensel 29-Dec-2006 16:30
What a stunning gallery! The light in every photo is absolutely beautiful.
Were there any filters involved concerning the sunsets.
tomandlinda 29-Dec-2006 12:31
Every shot in this gallery looks like a postcard. Beautiful landscapes! VOTE
Pete Nelson 29-Dec-2006 10:02
Fantastic Gallery Steve, I can't work out if it's filtered, PS or natural, but it looks great and thats all that matters, well done.
Victoria 28-Dec-2006 23:35
Fabulous collections ..cheers
Kiran.Mahapatro 28-Dec-2006 08:51
Super Stuff!
Eric Carrère 28-Dec-2006 08:45
Steve, i'm so happy that you belong to the most popular galleries. Your are so talented and you really deserve it. Congrats my friend :)
Kevin Giannini 27-Dec-2006 23:58
Great gallery. Love your compositions, and your processing. Excellent - voted.
Kevin
Victor Archer 27-Dec-2006 22:07
A fascinating blend of images -V-
Jennie Marie Schell 27-Dec-2006 17:42
wonderful gallery, thank you for sharing!
sam parkins 27-Dec-2006 16:10
These pictures floor me. I've gotten in late and seen the comments. I don't care in the least if they've been worked on - beauty is beauty - but I am curious as to how you did it - if you're sending around replies, count me in -- sam parkins
Hodero 27-Dec-2006 10:20
Seeing the thumbnails was enough to vote !
Seeing the gallery I wanted to vote twice.
Brian Gustafson 27-Dec-2006 07:03
Wow, this is awesome!
Brian.
http://www.pbase.com/galleries/DigiDawg
Carlos . 27-Dec-2006 04:05
Wonderful gallery, I´ll be coming oftn to see more photos!!
Are you using some filter? What kind? or PS editing?
Magnificent work. Voted!!!
Doug 27-Dec-2006 02:58
Beautiful gallery - terrific light and lovely composition. Voted
Andyphotography 26-Dec-2006 15:10
Nice pictures! Did you use Alien Skin filters to get the warm glow look?
dima1 25-Dec-2006 09:45
Nice photos
Carmen 25-Dec-2006 06:41
I love the beautiful, slightly surreal quality to these.
Robin Reid 25-Dec-2006 04:11
Beautiful gallery very professionally executed.
Emesay 25-Dec-2006 04:08
Pictures no doubt are excellent but I can feel some kind of editing done, light doesn't seem to be natural, may be photoshopped a bit. Rite?
Bruce Ward 25-Dec-2006 02:33
These all have an unnatural light to them, like you shot the scene in daylight then at sunset and combined the two. They are pretty scenes, just don't seem natural to me.
Melanie 24-Dec-2006 18:19
Very beautiful.
Has an almost digital 3d quality...
tony_england 24-Dec-2006 12:53
Fantastic pictures Steve. Congratulations.
Magan 24-Dec-2006 06:16
lovely pics which seems to be ones I saw on the storybooks...
I love it good job!
Jean Chiasson 24-Dec-2006 02:18
fantastic gallery vote
Ann Cleeves 24-Dec-2006 00:54
All magnificent shots.....all combining both dramatic sunsets & lighting with some beautiful rural scenes. A wonderful gallery.
strehub 23-Dec-2006 21:33
Wonderful range of tonality! I especially like the daisy path.
marzi 23-Dec-2006 11:33
It's really nice! You are bariliant!
Nigwel 22-Dec-2006 21:44
A stunning gallery..

I`m sure i`m looking through a window, they are so clear..

Thanks..
Josef 22-Dec-2006 21:03
This! Is! Cool!
PauloCGama 22-Dec-2006 15:18
Awesome!!!
Jean-Paul PLUME 22-Dec-2006 13:39
Very beautiful gallery with beautiful lights.
Steve 21-Dec-2006 19:24
excellent gallery, very artistic.
photom 21-Dec-2006 14:51
If this isn't the result of high dynamic range processing you must have a secret that should not be shared (too much potential for misuse). Excellent work!
Patricia Lay-Dorsey 21-Dec-2006 10:13
Stunning gallery! Look more like 19th century landscape paintings than photographs. You help me see that sky is all important...not to mention the quality of light. Voted.
Ali Majdfar 21-Dec-2006 08:59
Splendid gallery, stunning shots. GMV
dan dunn 21-Dec-2006 06:46
very fine gallery! DD
William Hartshorn 21-Dec-2006 06:16
I wish that my foregrounds could carry this kind of light at Sunrise/Sunset. I have always been intrigued with double exposures "in camera"
Bart Hickman 21-Dec-2006 02:23
Very nice job. These are composites right? I think I see a couple of repeated sunsets. Excellent idea.
James Pan 21-Dec-2006 01:49
Master of natural lighting! You've controlled every aspect so well that it's inspiring!
Steven Watson 21-Dec-2006 01:02
What a beautiful gallery! Lovely lighting well controlled and superb composition throughout. Just don't ask me to pick a favourite. ;-)
CIS 20-Dec-2006 20:24
A masterful gallery. GMV
Madusha Dedigamuwa 20-Dec-2006 09:33
Excellent. Can't believe these are real.
Pretorious Photography 20-Dec-2006 06:05
Absolutely gorgeous stuff.
Bob Behm 20-Dec-2006 04:21
These photos have a three dimensional effect. The shadows give depth and perspective. Excellent job.
rhett 19-Dec-2006 22:17
Superb gallery, fantastic compositions and nearly surreal light! Big Vote!
rhett
Naomi Sheaffer 19-Dec-2006 20:48
Your photos are superb. The light is soft and golden, and the compositions are wonderful. I love the country scenery. GMV
Maurizio P. 19-Dec-2006 20:07
This is a beautiful gallery! Truly lovely photos.
Complimenti!
Eric Pouhier 19-Dec-2006 19:36
Wow this is first class photography, I love it !
Paolo Fercia 19-Dec-2006 18:53
Una galleria di splendide foto !!!
Henrik Andersen 19-Dec-2006 17:17
Absolutely beautiful gallery. I love the light - has a surreal feel to it. Vote
Reflections by Ruth 19-Dec-2006 16:23
horrah!!!! ya made it to page 1 :)
I knew it would get here, well deserved
-blondieh- 19-Dec-2006 15:23
very fine gallery .Great gallery. Vote!!!!
cfyung85 19-Dec-2006 09:59
wow it look so ethereal =)
Doria 19-Dec-2006 02:47
Somehow, you've made the land compete with the sunsets! Not sure how you achieve this strangely beautiful quality (would love to know) but you've got my VOTE!
Bill Robinson 19-Dec-2006 01:30
The quality of light and composition is exceptional !
*blondie* 19-Dec-2006 00:22
great ... its nice ... very very nice
GeneWard 18-Dec-2006 03:12
these have a painted, pastoral feel. Very beautiful.
Jaime Serrano 17-Dec-2006 21:41
Each photo is a masterpiece. Voted.
Charles Lasnier 17-Dec-2006 08:06
The glowing quality of these landscapes is fascinating.
Gérard Koehl 17-Dec-2006 07:58
Vraiment une très belle galerie avec de très belles luminosité et des compositions très recherché. Vote
Alain Besnard 16-Dec-2006 17:35
Great light and beautiful landscapes. Congratulations! V.
coolay 15-Dec-2006 22:27
very nice.... is it by HDR??
olivier bruning 15-Dec-2006 22:10
very fine gallery Steve! congrats and Vote!
Mark Robinette 15-Dec-2006 20:13
Ruth said it-stunning! You could'nt have painted
pictures more beautiful than these, especially
Evening Shadows.

Thanks for sharing,
Mark
Richard Cobby 15-Dec-2006 13:26
A brilliant colection of evening shots, the lighting conditions are fabulous and the compositions strong and appealing. A really great gallery and one I will bookmark. Christmas greetings - Richard GMV
Linda Hendry 15-Dec-2006 13:18
Beautiful photos ... lovely light! V!
Reflections by Ruth 15-Dec-2006 01:01
Amazing work, just love the light that seems to make the scenes glow.
I'll just have to vote for all of them to help bump it towards the front page :)
Pbaser's need to see this stunning album :)
Richard Calmes 14-Dec-2006 17:51
These are beautiful landscapes! Wonderful use of light and framing! First class art! V
Gus R. 13-Dec-2006 03:44
Incredible captures and execution of imaging in this gallery. Not only is the scenery gorgeous, but your command of and instinct for lighting is stunning. These images truly pull at the heartstrings of childhood. Great stuff! g
Bill Huber 13-Dec-2006 03:14
Very neat effect, I love what you have done with these images.
Rian Houston 12-Dec-2006 12:40
Wonderful scenes with great light! V.
Rian
Eric Carrère 11-Dec-2006 20:47
Wow...This is a stunning gallery !

You really are the master of that kind of pictures, Vooote.
enny jameson 11-Dec-2006 18:23
wow, this is gorgeous, love the light, great work, big vote.
ClaireW 10-Dec-2006 12:17
Great gallery. Inspiring. Unusual treatment, Voted
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