Lou Spence - Maddle farm

Maddle farm is a collection of images from the countryside based around the idea of identity  and the shifting of identity from the stance of the british agricultural landscape,  from the landscape photographer Lou Spence. These images were featured in the shifting horizons book i mentioned before. Most of these images were taken on dull grey days, the sky blends naturally into the landscapes of mud, and earthy colours of green and dullen gold. The images are all squared off and this helps as most of the imagery used in the photos is based heavy around the shapes and structure of the shapes in the countryside. From the patterned crop circles to the wave in the mud filled tracks of a tractor of the past, there are alot of curves featured in the structure of the images and is presented in a way to contrast with the images being squared off. Often playing with the rule of thirds and splitting these images into fore/middle/background help to make these images surprisingly aesthetic for images of feilds and mud on a dull and overcast day. Each image seems to have a hint of a focal point rather then just rolling images of hills, from muddy tracks, to signposts or even just a small huddle of trees. Im rather supprised at how these images just seem to be so beautiful even though the subject matter isnt, and by using well known and easy photographical techniques it adds to the images.