North Dakota Rural Series #14 — A seemingly unending sunflower field at sunrise with a tableau of rolling hills in the distance. If you follow the fence line just past its end, you can spot the farmer's red grain truck in the fog, waiting for the day's wheat harvest in an adjoining field. That harvest has been going on for a few days, as evidenced by the giant round bales in the far field. The rising sun was warming the ground fog and lifting it, before long burning it away. I had tried getting this shot from the road above but the angle was wrong, from the fence but I couldn't get high enough to get the distant hills. So I just drove my Jeep down the hill into the ditch and up against the fence, standing up through the roof to capture this. I think it was worth the effort. After this submission I'll take a little hiatus from rural North Dakota. We'll be back to explore some more, though. 18-200mm Nikkor lens and a Nikon D300. GJEERKESLPL
Thanks for the technical tips but this was shot with a 2meg point and shoot camera that I carried in my ruck while trying to stay alive in Iraq. Your points are well taken and thanks for the comments.
Ref: The Barn
Nik,
Thks so much for your kind words. This image really did come out nice if I say so myself. You should have seen the original images. They were HORRIBLE! It was the HDR software that did magic on them. Pleased to make your acquaintance. I don't think we have met before. Hope I hear from you again.
Owd Momma (Pat)
I want to give you a nice welcome to caedes. You will like the people here. They are helpful, fun, interesting, and there are many who are great friends. So enjoy!! Verena
Those that make the best use of their time have none to spare.
Aside from the above, I would also like to make mention of the fine gallery you have shaping up. And again, thank you ... for sharing your work behind the lens with us. :o)
"An eye for an eye, and soon the whole world is blind." - Mahatma Gandhi
Hi Nik, Thank you kindly for taking the time to view some of my recent uploads, and for your most generous comments! I always enjoy hearing how my fractals are perceived differently by others, which in turn, inspires me to keep creating them.
Thank you very much for taing the time to stop by and visit "Shallow Walk." Your comments your greatly appreciated and always welcome. thanks again for such encouraging words.
Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. - Ansel Adams.......
My Gallery
Hey...thanks for having a look and commenting on "Pennypack Creek in Fall"...I'm really glad you liked it and I really do appreciate the kind words!! You've got some great shots in your gallery...just had a look through. I really like your old, rickety building shots.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoying the Field of Wheat. I admit that I delve in the dark art of post-production improvements, to give that final push, when my camera fails slightly. Rather oddly, as I realised on the day, it was the first time in my own memory that I had ever walked through a wheat field. Strange! Maybe the image captured my surreal enjoyment of the moment... :-)
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
Hellgill force..Not sure about getting down to it..The whole area was fenced off and the gate was marked private..these yorkshire sheep farmers with their dogs can be a feisty lot,So i thought dicretion was the better part of valour..R.
Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.
Ah yes, one of my favorite films of all times too, and thanks for the comparison. Stanley Kubric might disagree with your compliment though, as his ending sequence had much more color than mine.
Thank you for the compliment on "Way Down, Below the Ocean". I don't believe I've ever received one as nice as the comparison you made between my little frac and that great classic Sci-fi film!
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Now you have me blushing.
Thank you for that exceptionally kind comment on "The Yolk's on You".
When I can't fit my head through the doorway, I'm blaming you, lol.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Hey Nik, thanks for the comment (and the laugh) on "Lime Swirl". Oh, and I know exactly what Christmas candy you talk about too-- it's the same one that's there 20 years later cause your granny won't throw it out, lol.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
La Grange Point Rainbow has the top spot right now, lol. Thanks for the comment and suggestions on "UNameit"! You show just how imaginative you are by your suggested names. Thanks for playing, lol.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
.......That white wall is very small but it robs your photo of so much. Cropping it out changes this one from a 4 or 5 to a 7 or 8.......))
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Hoi, Nikoneer !
Thank you very much for your honest comment on 'Streets of Bourtange' !
I agree with you, the 'white wall' (infact it is a white painted house) is not very nice on this shot. However it makes part of the fortification 'Bourtange', that I would like to show to the caedes members, and visitors!
I had already cropped it as far as possible, but I prefer to
show both sides of the street, with a better perpective result, I think !
Thanks again, and I hope to see you again with your very good
constructive comments !
Regards !
John
-*A Wallpaper is worth a million words - And I leave them Speechless!*- ...
Thank you my friend!
I'll see if can find another waterfall for you.
Your comments or so well expressed, they seem to be a source for others Caedasians too!
Paul
If you can't find the words, you may as well shoot it...
thank you for commenting on funny sleeper strangely enough I am not a cat person either till my wife brought him home. I just wish he was always sleeping instead of flying round the house like someone has set him on fire. Thank you for your feedback much appreciated.
- pixels are only the beginning unless you started at the end -
Gaz :-)
Clark (lol), I didn't expect to be back here so soon, but I have to say thanks for your lovely comment on "Almost a Butterfly".
Remember that part where she reaches up and touches the underbelly of the alien the first time? One of my fave scenes!
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
OK Clark, I have no idea what movie the line was from, but I know what diner gives you the best galactic jello pizza! And only you would notice a 3-degree variation from true, lol. You have such a good eye.
Thanks for your comment on "Altered Perspective"!!
Penny (lol)
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Hi Nik ... Thanks for stopping by "Calm Before The Storm". The storms on The Plains can be very fierce sometimes. I'm actually working on a much wider view of it in HDR. Hope it turns out. Glad you enjoyed it & I'll think about framing it.
"A Close Call at the Robotic Hairstylist"???? LOL, you have far too much imagination, my friend. But thanks for the comment and the chuckle on "Teeth!!"
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Thanks for your comment on Two Birds in a tree. Out of the hundreds of people walking around the Painted Mud Pots area, I was the only one who noticed it, couldn't help but snap the picture and it turned out very pretty I think.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ~Confucius
Thanks Nik for your visit and very kind comment on "Now What?" Appreciate your time in taking a look at my posts. Yes it's really a very funny picture. Have a nice day.
Hi Nikoneer- Thank you for visiting My View From My Front Porch and leaving such a lovely comment. I really do love living near those mountains and do spend a lot of time going through them getting them from different perspectives. Thanks again my friend.
~Kim
Hi Nik ... Thank you for your kind words & thoughts on "10 Laps to Go". There is a horse pasture the borders the one side of a pond where I take pic's of waterfowl ... sometimes I'm lucky & the horses are close to the large pond. The gentleman that owns this place boards horses there for city folk that love horses, but don't have a place to keep the horse they own. He also provides riding lessons plus other stuff. The barn / shelter / arena is huge. Glad you enjoyed this capture. I appreciate you stopping by & the fave too.
... and thanks for your thoughts on "Songs In 'A' Minor. I had fun making this one & music was the first thing that popped into my head. Glad you enjoyed it & I appreciate the fave.
Nik, thanks for the lovely comment on "Let There Be Light!". I'm so very glad you liked it, even with the haze. I wish I could have done something about that, but there was no way. Ah well, I'll keep striving for perfection, lol.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Nik, thanks for your lovely comment on "Fairy Lights". I appreciate it very much!
Oh, and I'm going with Shire fog. Theirs something not right about the Pixar remake of "Alien", lol.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Nik, thanks for your comment on "Going With the Flow". Now, my Greek ex-boyfriend would have agreed about This Greek is Foolish. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the choices you had to offer, lol. However, your comment gave me a lift when I needed it, and I thank you for that, as well! And I'm also very pleased you liked it enough to fave it.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Hey Nik, thanks for your comment on "Peek-a-boo Pumpkin". Sorry about the smaller size though. You know, I'm so used to doing fractals, I had forgotten all about sizing photos, lol. I slipped up there! Thanks for pointing that out though-- I needed a reminder.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Thanks for the comments of Golf View. I was so lucky to be able to get on that course, it's a pretty nifty one...the Coeur D'Alene Resort Golf Course. Google it if you want to see real beauty! Thanks for the comments, I'm glad you liked it!!!
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. -Confucius
Nik, thanks for your comment on "Fractured Light". I'm glad to be back. And I'd have to say, from the looks of your gallery, you've been very busy, lol.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Hi Nik! Thanks for stopping in and viewing Coming Soon. I am so not ready for the snow either! Thanks for the suggestions..I will try them out! Take care my friend
~Kim
Hey Nik....I think those ducks were PO'd at me! I wouldn't give them any privacy...I just kept taking their picture....lol! Silly birds...all I wanted was a good shot of them...is that really too much to ask? Thanks for the chuckle with your comment.
~Kim
