Prairie Fall

Gallery: NAD 2009Posted October 8, 2009289 views4 comments

Fellow CSNP members Scott Bean & Wayne Rhodus let me tag along with them on 10/3. Scott took us to some great spots around Tuttle Creek Dam near Manhattan, and I decided to head back up there for sunrise on Sunday.

As I was driving down the road, the setting moon was huge & beautiful and I hoped I could get set up in time to capture it. Unfortunately, I don't have big enough glass to capture a good moon shot. I moved down the road and found a hillside where I could use the blazing red sumac in the FG to frame the warm, glowing grasses of the Flint Hills. I have a great love for this area and never tire of seeing it in any season. The combination of the warm golden grass, green cottonweed leaves and vibrant sumac was quite a feast for my senses, and I'm grateful I can enjoy moments like this in nature.

Canon Rebel XTI, tripod
10-22 mm lens
polarizer
ISO 100, F16 +1/3 @ 1/6

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 8, 2009 at 9:21 PM

Feast for the eyes. Could view this and see something different each time. Also like the pano format.

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Comment posted by Kendall Hetrick on October 8, 2009 at 11:10 PM

Lovely shot even without the moon.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 10, 2009 at 2:54 PM

Sounds (and looks!) like a beautiful moment.

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 21, 2009 at 9:26 PM

I like the low perspective and pano format you settled on here Angela. Looks like the clouds cooperated a little better than they did on Saturday. Wonderful image of a timeless place.

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