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WC -442 Kansas Wheat

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 29, 201064 views7 comments

Kansas is known as the "Wheat State", and gets its name from the Kansa Indians. Kansa means "south wind people".

Experimenting last month with slow exposures and strong Kansas south winds during wheat harvest. The way the wind rippled through sections of the field while leaving other parts motionless caught my eye. ISO 100, f/16, 1/20, polarizer

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7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on July 29, 2010 at 11:38 PM

Interesting. Looks like something worth trying now that the wheat is just about ready.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 30, 2010 at 3:49 AM

Wheat definitely conjures up Kansas...cool shot, Rob, i like the mixture of motion and still here!

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on July 30, 2010 at 7:02 AM

Very nice image. I like the natural motion effect. Well done Rob.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on July 30, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Waving stalks of wheat are always pretty. I miss the big wheatfields from S Central Kansas, especially at harvest time. This is a very cool shot and well executed. Love the golden color.

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Comment posted by Ken Bachman on July 30, 2010 at 10:04 PM

I thought from the thumbnail that it was just a picture of wheat, but the image really depicts a windy day. Nice job, Rob.

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Comment posted by Bruce Palla on August 1, 2010 at 3:48 PM

Amber waves of grain. Nice combo of motion and still.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 1, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Very interesting image Rob, I like how some of the wehat is moving and some isn't.

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