Field Road, Cordenons
Field Road
I have never shied away from traveling the field roads of Italy. The agricultural land and the work done on them have always fascinated me. The control of the wild into rows of plants always makes me shake my head from side to side. There is beauty in order and repetition but to control the earth so; is it an act of faith or something more temporal?
Poplar farming feeds Italy’s paper industry. The trees grow quickly and straight so that they can be harvested easily. On sweltering summer days their shade is a wonderful sanctuary filled with cool air and bird song.
Traveling throughout the region I find well-tended ranks of these white barked troops everywhere. This particular regimen of poplars forms a barrier between the town of Cordenons and the farm fields. Lithe and beautiful they reach into the sky. A backdrop of nature controlled, protecting the populace from the wilds. But once I cross the barrier and I look back – are they protecting the wilds?
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Great shot Marco! It’s beautiful and the composition draws one in deep.
As for the wilds, hmmm I’m wondering if the wilds are protecting the well tended.
Thanks Shannon… I like your perspective!!
On the theme of protecting, I was with my cousin Daniela when I took this photograph and while I was setting up a cop parked his car and was watching us. Daniela said that we weren’t in the wrong but when he got out of his car and started walking over and I’ll admit being nervous not knowing if I was going to be hauled off for trespassing or some other inadvertent infraction… We spoke with my being as deferential as I could asking if there was anything the matter. He quickly put on a smile and said he was just interested in the 4×5 camera I was using… We spoke for a while and I gave him the tour of the camera, even under the dark cloth… Interesting what we attribute to a “uniform” or something being “uniform”…
Marco – Great photo love it. You really captured the peace and tranquilty mother nature gives us. Great job. How much are the prints?
Thanks John! Print prices are just below the story on each posting…