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Project Description
I’ve been photographing the same peach orchard several times a month for the past five months. The first visit was during a rare freeze event. The crop was encased in ice to protect it. Following that came a time of uncertainty. The first batch of blooms were all lost to the freeze. The second batch were anxiously awaited. In the discard pile sat many cut limbs and an entire tree that was lost to the freeze. Blooms became early peaches, green and filled with hope. Then red as they ripened. Many peaches were dropped, some diseased, others without explanation. The harvest finally arrived, an end to the season.
Self Critique
This is my first long term project, and I’m still new in my photography journey in general, now with just over a year of experience. I wasn’t sure what this was going to be when I started, it just felt like something I needed to do. With my recent experiment with cropping to a cinematic panoramic, I went through my archive to reevaluate some of the old images. There were quite a few that I had been struggling with. I knew there was something there, but they felt off and I couldn’t pinpoint why. Now cropped to a panoramic they feel right. I’m not sure if the mix of different crop ratios hurts the project.
Creative Direction
This orchard is operated by the fifth generation of the same family which isn’t common anymore in central Florida. The warm B&W is a call to the history of the land, speaking to the past and present simultaneously. I tried to hold the legacy of the farm, the uncertainty of a possibly failed season, and the effort it took to get to a successful harvest. This is a look at natural and human made systems. The effects of climate, weather, ecology, and human stewardship told through the story of one orchard and its surroundings.
Specific Feedback
I’d like feedback on these images individually and also as a set. Together, do they tell a story about this orchard in this growing season? Do the images evoke any emotions?
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