A few more from my trip last weekend. I dropped these into black and white because color really wasn't adding anything to the shots.
I'm curious, when do you decide to make something black & white and why?
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When do you shoot black & white and why?
Lost in the Willamette Valley
Took a trip down into Oregon this past weekend. The wheat fields inspired me to finally start shooting again.
Since I forgot to bring my own camera, I had to use Shannon's point & shoot deal to take these. Using unfamiliar cameras to do macro shots always makes me nervous; the displays on them make it seem like your shots are in focus but once you pull them off the camera and look at them on a monitor, they can sometimes be blurry.
I'd have liked to had manual focus while taking the Lady Bug shot. Her camera had a very, very hard time figuring out what to focus on. This makes sense because the auto focus on the camera is trying to find high contrast edges in a scene and then adjusting the lens to make them as sharp as possible. Since it is all wheat and the lines are all mixed up, the camera gets confused as to what should be focused on. Her camera had the "magic" mode as well as a centered focus mode. Neither could figure out what I was trying to do. I think I got the shot below by shear luck (and I'll admit to cropping it... the original was landscape, not portrait).
The only modification to these are a slight warming filter in Photoshop.
Anyway... on with the show:
Wheat, More Wheat, Yet More Wheat, and oh yeah, a Lady Bug too.
June 16, 2008
I captued this shot today of a Storm coming , on a drive back to Wisconsin from Minnosota .....
A Trip to the Farm
We went for a trip to the farm with the third grade class. It was a beautiful day and the kids really loved the kids. They got to see them climb up a walk way built like a mountain.
They also got to pet some of the baby chicks. I did far too much walking, but it was fun watching the children have fun.
Tis the season....
When you go on the back roads in our area you know you are in Amish country. You can tell that the Amish have been hard at work. The fields have a very distinct look. There are rows and rows of 
HAYSTACKS. Some of these shots were taken in morning light and some in the evening light. They were also taken in different fields. It is actually not hay it is wheat. So I'm not sure why they call them hay stacks.
Just Some Stuff
Odds and Ends
leftover from the auction.Kazu On The Farm
This is what we saw:Fuzzies Sheep Barbed Wire Tractor Otis Otis and Kazu Posing This little piggy Lines Shoes Mmmmm... Rusty
A Walk Around A Barn
Wandering around an old barn in the morning light I found some nice subjects to shoot. Like this old weather vane, this rusty latch, this curtain and this bolt. Another weather vane B&W and color.
look at the sky, up in the sky
More Door County - The Farm
My first trip to Door County was with my 9 year old, who enjoyed all the exploring we did (and put up with a lot of boring site-seeing), so I made sure we did something that she would enjoy. Despite the hot July day that it was, we ventured our way to a place in Sturgeon Bay called The Farm, where we wandered around the grounds checking out all the animals. Here are a few of my favorite pictures...
Birds
Bull
Bunny
Work horse
Curious Kid
Snorkles the Pig
My daughter feeds a donkey
Running On Empty
MudMistress and Muddy, I thought of you both when I saw this sign. So, the THUMB is for you. Please don't confuse this with the FINGER, that would be rude:)
Today I found myself driving in unknown distant parts, with my gas tank on empty. Seems to be a usual for me. While out, I snapped these photos...
Gas cap on veggie fueled car
Do you have a napkin?
Like father, like son
Seen better days
Old shed
Longing For Color
I can see by the many posts that some of you are already seeing signs of spring. Over here in the Northeast, we are still living in our drab colored, winter-like world. This is the most color we have so far...NH farm
So, I am posting a few old shots with some color in it. I'm hoping warmer weather reaches us soon.
summer's flowers
New Orleans steet post
fire hydrant
New Camera
As Bird told you it came last night and we we ran out to grab a couple of shotsSun on the Pond another view like this place Walkin down theBoardwalk Finally catchin a shot of the Swan Headin to the Nest Found my Mate
Shot these out of the window on the way home What's This Poop shoot Forgot this one, two Birds staring each other down
My father would be amazed at the technology today if he was still around. He was an avid photographer and every time he upgraded I received his old weapon. Can't forget the days he let me play with his color enlarger. He was a fan of the brand I just bought. Here's lookin at you Dad!
From Spokane to Portland
Hello Everyone,
Earlier this week I posted a picture of the Columbian Gorge. Here are some more pics from the drive. From Spokane to Portland there are miles upon miles of Wheat. Picture of more Wheat. Here's a picture with me In the Shadows. I stopped and took some pictures of a Barn> Another with a frame action made available by Classyshots (have to look through previous posts to find) Barn in Field. I was hoping to get some pictures before the Wheat was harvested. It is something to see and the picture do not do the beauty any justice. When traveling it does feel like All Roads lead to Nowhere. But at the end of the rolling hills there are some towns. Looks like Buddy's driver thought he was still in the hills.
One last picture is from Northern Seattle. It is part of the pics in the folder from this trip. The Sunset is one of a few that will be shared in a future post.
what would you miss?
hi, dee here.i wanted to go back over my last post, if you don't mind. i admit it probably was not as good a post as it could have been. for that, i apoligize. i had just learned that the trans-texas corridor recently eliminated the eastern most route for its' project leaving my family, my community and my friends squarely in the target. my story was written from a place of frustration and i didn't stop to think before i pushed the submit button. i have read your comments and i have taken them into consideration. while i won't say i'm sorry for what i said, i agree that the picture could have been better. it was on private property and i couldn't get any closer (no zoom). i don't mind being moved off the front page so much, at least it got you talking about something!
that being said, if you don't mind i would like to show you some of the things you (everybody) would miss if this ttc goes through. i am not so niave as to think my one little family farm makes that much of a difference, but, as a group, family farmers are truely working to feed and clothe the world.
can you grow this or this under cement and concrete? i think not.
A Bit Much For The Lawn
I spent last week over in Central Oregon and one thing they do grow over there is alfalfa hay and they grow it well. Three cuttings most years keeps many a horse happy. Anyway, while standing on the porch giving myself a timeout I noticed a few of the "wheel line" irrigation lines sitting across the road so I grabbed father in-laws Fuji digital and went for a walk. My Canon was at home but I was sure impressed with that Fuji point and shoot. Other than the framing I did very little if any correction on these.
End of the line, Wheels, Much to water, Open spaces, Close parking. Another month and these will be all moved around and pouring out the water.
