Ann Badjura Photography
Cranberry harverst in Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada
A quiet morning at Buntzen Lake in Anmore near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
About this photo: I was on my way to Pitt Lake in Pitt Meadows near Vancouver, BC, Canada. I was going to go for a walk over there and enjoy the beautiful views. On my way to Pitt Lake, I drove by this cranberry field and just had to stop as the farmers were harvesting the berries. Such a unique thing to witness (to know about how cranberries are harvested, read more info below).
I spotted these two farmers in their wading gear pulling the cranberries in with special booms (some type of floating beams). I found it very fascinating.
I hope you enjoy this photo.
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony DSC-RX10M4
*Focal Length: 220mm
*F-Number: F/8
*Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual Mode (M)
Thank you for dropping by!
Ann :)
Some information about the cranberry harvest: Cranberries grow in fields low to the ground on vines and usually the fields are kept fairly dry until harvesting season from late September to the end of October.
If they had a dry cranberry harvest where berries are individually hand picked, it would easily take a team two weeks. But with a wet harvest, where the field is flooded, it usually only takes a couple of day.
The field is flooded leaving the water at a depth of six to ten inches (15-25cm). The growers then use beaters to churn the water and whack the berries off the vines. The farmers head out in a row, so that no berry is left unbeaten. Because each berry has four air pockets, they can float in liquid. Once the field is completely beaten, the water is raised to approximately two to three feet (0.6m to about 1m).
The berries are typically moved toward a specific corner of the field by farmers, wearing hip waders, who corral the berries using rakes and floating beams called booms through the chilly water. The berries are then pumped out using suction. Then they're rinsed with fresh water and separated from the debris. The berries are then loaded into a truck, and shipped to a processing facility.
Cranberry harverst in Pitt Meadows, BC, Canada
A quiet morning at Buntzen Lake in Anmore near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
About this photo: I was on my way to Pitt Lake in Pitt Meadows near Vancouver, BC, Canada. I was going to go for a walk over there and enjoy the beautiful views. On my way to Pitt Lake, I drove by this cranberry field and just had to stop as the farmers were harvesting the berries. Such a unique thing to witness (to know about how cranberries are harvested, read more info below).
I spotted these two farmers in their wading gear pulling the cranberries in with special booms (some type of floating beams). I found it very fascinating.
I hope you enjoy this photo.
~Camera Settings:
*Camera Model: Sony DSC-RX10M4
*Focal Length: 220mm
*F-Number: F/8
*Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.
*ISO Speed: ISO-100
*Exposure Program: Manual Mode (M)
Thank you for dropping by!
Ann :)
Some information about the cranberry harvest: Cranberries grow in fields low to the ground on vines and usually the fields are kept fairly dry until harvesting season from late September to the end of October.
If they had a dry cranberry harvest where berries are individually hand picked, it would easily take a team two weeks. But with a wet harvest, where the field is flooded, it usually only takes a couple of day.
The field is flooded leaving the water at a depth of six to ten inches (15-25cm). The growers then use beaters to churn the water and whack the berries off the vines. The farmers head out in a row, so that no berry is left unbeaten. Because each berry has four air pockets, they can float in liquid. Once the field is completely beaten, the water is raised to approximately two to three feet (0.6m to about 1m).
The berries are typically moved toward a specific corner of the field by farmers, wearing hip waders, who corral the berries using rakes and floating beams called booms through the chilly water. The berries are then pumped out using suction. Then they're rinsed with fresh water and separated from the debris. The berries are then loaded into a truck, and shipped to a processing facility.