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Field workers at Njoro Agricultural Research Station in Kenya sowing wheat seed samples in international trials for screening for resistance to Ug99, the new and virulent strain of stem rust that emerged in Uganda in 1999. The station is part of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), which is working in partnership with CIMMYT to identify sources of resistance. Ug99 is already endemic in the area, making it possible to use Njoro as a testing ground for wheats from all over the world; thousands are planted annually as part of an ongoing screening and breeding effort. In 2008, when this photo was taken, the Njoro team worked with CIMMYT to test over 20,000 wheat lines from more than 15 countries for resistance to Ug99.
Photo credit: CIMMYT.
I am posting this photo on my flickr-versary, and this encapsulates the wild and wonderful journey I've had since I first joined this wonderful community.
A year back - I would have never considered this scene a photographic opportunity. A year back - I would have not understood what the term DoF meant or how to achieve the effect in my camera. A year back - I would have never thought of making this shot a B&W one; nor of "toning" it. A year back - I had not yet met the people who would become dear friends and co-adventurers. A year back - I had not joined Flickr.
So thank you - thank you to all of you who have inspired me, corrected me and encouraged me. I hope I have managed to live up (atleast a little bit) to your expectations. A new year awaits! Time to dive in!
PS: Oddly, I hit another landmark recently and hence have been indulging in long, maudlin descriptions. I promise I will be reverting to my usual laconic style from now on.
PPS: Photo notes - view large.
Front of old, white, rusted Volkswagen bug sitting in a field.
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Dug this one up from a while back. Whilst shooting on the roofs of shops in Watford with Ollie, the bucket that had always been sitting in the huge puddle of water had been completely rusted in half due to it being sat in the water for so long.
Love the texture in this image, the cracked ground really emphasises the bucket!
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The grating to the West Wemyss Chapel Gardens was built in the late 16th century. Now used as the Wemyss Family private burial plot.
It looks like these could be the original metal bars used when the outside wall was built.
The gratings are well rusted and in some of the other arches are almost missing altogether.