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Gallery: LandscapePosted January 1, 2014173 views7 comments

You might not be able to decipher the hieroglyphics here, made by mowed cornstalks in the flooded fields of California's central valley.This was taken at sunset on a trip to watch the cranes and geese fly in at sunset. The birds were far away, but I became fascinated with the shapes of the cornstalks and their shadows.

Canon 5d,M3 at1/100, f/5.0, 115 mm on a 100-400 lens, ISO640.

Comments and critiques welcome. I'm not sure if this should be in the landscape forum or not.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on January 1, 2014 at 5:45 PM

Very nicely seen, Kathy. Some of the "letters" remind me of Tolkein's languages. The reflected light is really beautiful and the stalks do look like an ancient script. Very nice!!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 1, 2014 at 11:33 PM

Cool! I think i can even decipher it--it says "Send Stan Rose all your money and you will find eternal happiness"

Good eye to see the potential here!

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 2, 2014 at 10:17 AM

It is a fun little eye puzzle. Nice to catch that reflected light.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on January 2, 2014 at 1:05 PM

I just love the soft, reflected colors contrasting with the stark corn stocks. Great image

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 3, 2014 at 5:01 PM

This is a neat collection of hieroglyphics set against a gently colorful reflections, wish I could read ancient Egyption.

The distribution of stalks across the water works well.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 4, 2014 at 5:25 AM

Really like the subtle color and comp, love intimate scenes like this. Good eye Kathy.
John

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 7, 2014 at 3:11 PM

Nicely seen and captured. I really like the diagonal slant to the stalks.

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