Pioneer Days

Graeme Pettit ..., about 1 year ago

Lovely period style picture. If you could turn this into a sepia type, it would add so much atmosphere as well

Laurel, about 1 year ago

Thanks for the compliment. I have it hanging on my wall in sepia.

margo, about 1 year ago

Lovely Laurel. Reminiscent of Vermeer’s ‘Milk Maid’.

Marilyn Brown, about 1 year ago

Just thinking that this would make a lovely painting and I agree with Margo!

Mark German, about 1 year ago

Really like this, Laurel.
Very nice muted colour.

lui grande, about 1 year ago

A tribute to Vermeer

Catalin Soare, about 1 year ago

Superb work!

Christopher E..., 10 months ago

looks great in color also…great job!

Laurel, 10 months ago

Thank You to the person that purchased Pioneer Days!

Stefan Trenker, 10 months ago

great scene – i like these travels back in time!

marts1, 10 months ago

Very very nice shot

Laurel, 10 months ago

I want to thank everyone for their comments on Pioneer Days! This picture was taken on a manual 35mm SLR in 1991.

Jeff Burns, 10 months ago

this is fantastic. WOW Very cool

Laurel, 10 months ago

Thanks Jeff! What a nice comment!

Ilunia Felczer, 10 months ago

Beautiful work Laurel!!!!

Helen Bascom, 9 months ago

Great work. I love the authenticity of this piece.

Laurel, 9 months ago

Thanks IIunia and Helen!

VisionaryImagist, 9 months ago

Laurel: A perfect image. This would make a great painting. Lovely. “joey”

Rusmwood, 9 months ago

I like it just the way it is, awesome shot

Antoine Dagobert, 9 months ago

Fantastic image!

Laurel, 9 months ago

Thanks for your comments Rusmwood and Antoine and VisionaryImage!

andrea verstegen, 9 months ago

What a beautiful serene photo! Takes you back to a time when life would have been slower paced and gentler.

frogster, 9 months ago

Very nice its like going back in time.

paulevelin, 9 months ago

like a Vermeer
excellent mage

Antanas, 9 months ago

Perfect shot

Per Einar Gunn..., 9 months ago

Perfect shot and beautiful work laurel!

Christina Martin, 9 months ago

This looks like it was taken at Green Field Village! Great Shot!

Laurel, 9 months ago

Thanks Antanas, Piddien and Christina. It was taken in Kentucky, Christina.

Martie Venter, 9 months ago

What an exquisite image depicting the charm and beauty of everyday activities – it reminds me so much of a Vermeer painting. The light coming in through the window is so beautiful – very inspiring work!

Thanks for your comment on my work!

MtnMan, 9 months ago

Could be a painting!

Christophe Testi, 9 months ago

Fantastic work!

velveteagle, 9 months ago

Timeless image.. wonderful culture..

Eyal Nahmias, 9 months ago

Wonderful composition, and excellent use of available light. Image reminds me of old oil paintings 300 years ago. I love the feel and mood of this image. Well captured composed and cropped.

Laurel, 9 months ago

Thank You for all the nice comments, mjsphotos, mtnman, Christopher, velvet eagle and Eyal. Eyal this photo is unaltered. I didn’t crop or change the photo. This is how it came out of the camera.

jerry alcantara, 9 months ago

nice shot welldone

Kathryn Potempski, 9 months ago

Laurel this is a really nice photo, great lighting and subject well done

Robert Burns M..., 8 months ago

beautiful, just excellent, well done.

Catherine Crim..., 8 months ago

beautiful…love the feel to it

papam, 8 months ago

Perfect! I love it!

Valeriu Buev, 7 months ago

Wonderful picture. I am sure Johannes Vermeer will be crazy to see such composition.

cynthiab, 7 months ago

beautiful photograph and yes would look great in sepia also

Sharon Perrett, 7 months ago

Great image, lovely muted colours, perfect

Rusmwood, 7 months ago

This is just awesome

Ozcloggie, 7 months ago

Yes. Really pleasing to the eye.

GailD, 6 months ago

Beautiful work. A step back in time. Looks so real you’re in the picture.

Chris Seabrooke, 6 months ago

This is pure magic … love the way you’ve captured the atmosphere so well!!

Rhys Jones, 4 months ago

Very nice work..

Beatrix M Varga, 4 months ago

This is super duper! Like an old postcard! Gorgeous! :)

Bob McKain, about 1 month ago

I really like this image, except for the fact its a color image you would neve know it wasn’t the real deal. Good work and composition.

Laurel in reply to Bob McKain’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks Bob! I appreciate your nice comment!

aphoto4you, about 1 month ago

this is more then joy to look at ..nice image…..instant favorites

Laurel in reply to aphoto4you’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks Bianca, that means so much coming from you. I love ALL your work!

GaryGlass, about 1 month ago

Laurel, what a great image..

Miriam Dobson, about 1 month ago

fantastic, reminds me of Girl With A Pearl earring.

Christopher E..., about 1 month ago

totally AWESOME congrats on feature! :):)

Kimberly Palmer, about 1 month ago

Congrats Laurel, for being on the Home Page! I knew this was yours, soon as I saw it there. =)
Happy 4th!

Anette Tyler, about 1 month ago

This is such a beautiful shot. Lovely light

Jing3011, about 1 month ago

Wonderful! Certainly tells a story.

Evangeline Than, about 1 month ago

I can’t decide if I like this or the sepia one better. What a wonderful use of light, texture, everything!

AlteredIllusions, about 1 month ago

Congrats on the home page view on 4th of July! All the references to Vermeer are so true! Love this one.

Laurel in reply to Kimberly Palmer’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks Kimberly! What a suprise to wake up to! Happy 4th to you too!

Laurel, about 1 month ago

Thanks for all the comments! Today started out great, to be featured on the home page!
Happy 4th of July to all!

Mahjabeen Mankani, about 1 month ago

great capture. surely out of a painting feel and i agree, sepia tone must look so nice. great work :)

jpryce, about 1 month ago

Excellent piece and composition.

mandreasen, about 1 month ago

very nice

TFFDavid, about 1 month ago

Great photo.

Where is this place, is it a Museum?

Laurel in reply to TFFDavid’s comment, about 1 month ago

Thanks David! It is a place in Kentucky that reinacts the old days. It is called the homestead. There is also a place in Goodletsville Tennessee that reinacts this way, there is talk of closing it due to lack of funding.

TFFDavid, about 1 month ago

Thank you very much for this info Laurel, it is very interesting and definitely somewhere I would like to visit if ever I were to visit the USA. I hope they raise the funds needed to keep it open. :-)

amarica, about 1 month ago

Great work of art, destined to be a classic.

bouldercreek, about 1 month ago

Really nicely composed and shot.

Lensman2008, about 1 month ago

Oddly enough, and as much as I like the sepia shot, an artist of the day would have painted this using coloured oils, so the sepia version may appeal to photographic purists, but I think I prefer the subtle tones of this version.
It has an ‘old world’ feel about it that would fit right alongside ‘Whistler’s Mother’.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler%27s_Mother

Check out the link above.

Lensman2008, about 1 month ago

Further congratulations on making the’ home page. This, to me, means more about the history of the USA than any pic showing eagles, Uncle Sam or fireworks, in portraying the American Pioneering Spirit, so a hearty thanks for a stunning image. Well done!!!

Zuzana, about 1 month ago

this is so beautiful!

Paul Scarsella, about 1 month ago

congratulations on making the home page -beautiful shot!!!!

sharrukina malek, about 1 month ago

is this from a film set?

Laurel, about 1 month ago

This is a reinactment of the pioneer days!

MyInnereyeMike, about 1 month ago

This is a great photo of a pioneer theme. Really looks nice. Good work!

Anthony Hedger, about 1 month ago

this is great Laurel but I like the sepia one better

HollyK, about 1 month ago

The tonings are spot on! Excellent!

pauline tims, about 1 month ago

A beautiful image great light and colours , where was this taken please?

Laurel in reply to pauline tims’s comment, about 1 month ago

This was taken in Kentucky at a reinactment of Pioneer times. Thanks for your comment!

Zaldy Infante, about 1 month ago

superb work… great tones!

Peter Evans, 19 days ago

Excellent lighting, brilliant image :-)