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The Rural America Series

 

Saturday, May 28, 2016

McHenry County, Illinois

 

Olympus E-P5

Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom

ISO 1600 -- f/5 -- 1/50 -- 12mm

 

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Not every field in the Palouse is green, as this photo proves. This rich soil produces some of the finest crops in the world including wheat, barley, garbanzo beans, chickpeas, lentils and canola. Most of these crops cover the landscape in a green blanket that appears to be in a patchwork pattern due to many shades of green of each crop. The only exception was the rare patch of yellow that indicated that we had found a canola field (or at least we thought). After shooting this scene, we ran into a farmer that informed us that this field was actually a dijon mustard crop.

 

Regardless of the crop, it was a challenge for us shorter people to get a good view of the field (we couldn't find a high vantage from the road) so I climbed up onto the step of a car and shot over the car roof. While I would have loved to have been able to capture the full bottom of the tree, it was impossible from our (or any) vantage point. I went for a more minimalistic composition as the clouds and blue sky was magnificent.

Today is officially the first day of Jeff Clow's Maine Photo Tour. The official name of the tour includes the name lobster (or lobstah in Maine talk) because, if you are visiting Maine, there is a proliferation of lobster shacks, restaurants, traps, buoys and boats. In fact, you can usually find a myriad of lobster-related merchandise that boggles the mind. I thought it appropriate that I post this photo of Lobster Lane from the pre-scouting trip that Jeff, Jaki Good Miller and I were on back in April.

The Rural America Series

 

Saturday, May 28, 2016

McHenry County, Illinois

 

Olympus E-P5

Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom

ISO 400 -- f/6.3 -- 1/40 -- 16mm

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Hey mum, how was it before? Sculpture made from recycled metal wires, cables, strings, and sea snails shell. . . . #snailart #cybersnail #cybernature #crustacés #smallrobot #snailsculpture #recupart #scrapart #upcycledart #escargot #smallart #insectart #handmadeart #organicart via Facebook ift.tt/2S0NW2X

I’m killing the Quoteskine Facebook page at the end of this week.

 

It won’t matter to most of you as you’re here and not there.

 

But now you know anyway.

The Rural America Series

 

Saturday, May 28, 2016

McHenry County, Illinois

 

Olympus E-P5

Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom

ISO 1600 -- f/5 -- 1/13 -- 12mm

 

FB.2016.05.28

 

Waxwing taken in Wolverhampton the other day, terrible light.

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