This is my father-in-law on his 1946 John Deere "A" tractor.
This is my first attempt at setting up a shot of a person. My mom always asks, "if we dress up as animals, will you take our picture?"
The weird tilt of the tractor is due to there being no flat land anywhere to take the picture. The only flat spot is right in front of the house, and I didn't want house, garage, road or anything else in the shot.
And I wish I had backed up and used my 80-200 lens, because it's sharper than the XTi's kit lens. Live and learn.
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I love the shot. It reminds me of my granddad, except his tractor was an International Harvester. The post processing makes the tractor look a little like a toy, and makes the shot seem a bit like a gentleman farmer showing off his toy. I don't know if you wanted that, or if you wanted to emphasize that this is a working man and his machine. Good pic either way, though.
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