As spring progresses and starts to move into summer the landscape becomes awash with strong colours. This creates some deep contrast which, combined with the intensity of the sunlight, produces the style of scenic we associate with the summer months. Vegetation plays a big part in the process, and is the element which provides the diversity of colour across different locations. This offers tremendous possibilities for dramatic, eye-catching landscape shots, but also introduces some unique challenges for the digital photographer.
Oil seed rape is one such crop, which produces a noticeable transformation in the landscape. The member of the Brassicaceae family is well-known for its bright yellow flowers, which form a patchwork of colour when viewed from above, and a sea of luminescent crop when shot from ground level. Love it or loathe it, there is no denying it is an energetic feature, calling to be photographed.