Ridge and furrow field, Clipston

Ridge and furrow field, Clipston

Description

Title:
Ridge and furrow field, Clipston
Caption / Description:

A stick lies in a ridge and furrow field near Clipston, Northamptonshire, England.

The ridge and furrow pattern was created by commoners farming the land during the Middle Ages. Each commoner would have their own strip of land, and would plough it with a single sided plough. By ploughing half of the strip in one direction and then the other half in the opposite direction, this gradually built the field up into large ridges.

Fields that have not been ploughed using modern methods still exhibit the ridge and furrow pattern, though it is much less pronounced than it would have been originally.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Europe
  • UK
  • Britain
  • England
  • East Midlands
  • Sheep
  • Branch
  • Northamptonshire
  • Clipston
  • Ridge and furrow field
  • Grass field

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_MG_6167.psd
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4389px x 2926px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
City:
Clipston
Province/State:
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Clipston
Province/State:
Northamptonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.432777777778, -0.96083333333333 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2011 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1400 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
200
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
18mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Auto bracket
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 II USM
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld, manual focus using liveview

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Photoshop CS5
  • Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) 3.5
Post Processing:

CR2 converted in DPP 3.5
Topaz Adjust 4 applied in PS CS5