Despite that ole sun, you got a great shot. This machinery is fascinating. It looks like it might be fun sitting in that cab as it harvests. Thank God for farmers! It looks like he might be heading right for you too, Dan. I think the shot is wonderful and I'm really glad you posted it. It is different fare and quite welcome. Thank you.

Good one Dan, yeah we owe alot to our farmers and I think people take it for granted eveyday that the food will be on the shelf when they go to the store. You also pointed out some of the other uses for soy beans and corn has quite a few too. Nice job bud and I hope people just tip their hat to the farmer every once in awhile for the grand job he does for us.

A Lovely Scene..and a Superb shot..Thank You.

lovely photograph Daniel! The sun might not have been shining but the sky is blue (although a little bit dappled) - I really like the pinky shades in the sky to the left of the harvester. The way you have taken the photograph with the combine harvester right on the horizon looks beautiful! now you must have got down really low to do that - I hope he has spotted you! get out of the way quickly will you! ;) Patti

A great shot Dan & yes, we do owe alot to the farmers. They work hard all year long & fall is the busiest time of the year for them. There are several plants in my area that use both corn & soybeans to make diesel fuel. The lighting looks fine here also. Very nicely done.

Great picture Dan. Great color, claity and composition. Great work.

Regardless of the sun angle, this is a very good image of farmers hard at work. I like your narriative of the scene tool. Nice work Dan.

I can just see you now waving him down asking him if he could turn the combine to the side LOL.Farming is a hard but rewarding job. Seems we sometimes forget all the sacrifices they make so that we can have food on the table and other things that come from their work.I think the photo looks fine just as it is.Nice capture Dan.

Well, shucks (cleaned up some) It's time for the guy across the street to cut the soybean field and I was going to get one like this. That's ok, I think he thinks I've got a thing for farm implements anyway, I caught him on the hay baler a few weeks back. Was he looking at you nervously too? I do like that glint of light and the dust drifing to the side.

One thing I really like about Caedes.net is the wealth of interesting information and perspectives coupled with some of the kindest and most fascinating people I've met on the net thus far. This is indeed one of those interesting photos and commentary that make me feel like I've travelled afar, stood on the edge of a field, and listened intently to someone tell me all about that which they see every day. And, I'm hooked. Thank you for helping to feed my habit for new experiences and satiate my thirst for knowledge :)

The photo ('bout time I got to that!), is very nice and even more appreciated given the fact that you had some difficulty with the lighting. Nature doesn't always cooperate ;) I like the colors, most certainly so, especially those on the field itself. Dust rising spells a perfect dry day for harvesting, and a glint of sun on the combine sets it off just right. I like that you chose to take the photo when a bit of the cutting was done--a good before and after all rolled into one. I think I see an operator in that rig, all workin' hard to make ends meet. Is a risky business, farming, and a joy to see that all the hard work and effort has come to a proper end. Thank you for sharing, please share more! -Twig

Excellent Dan.....I am always envious of farmers. and their willin'ess to work hard!!....it is a job that I could never have done!...but wished that I could!...........Nice one mate!

Cheers for this one, Dan - a thoughtful photo. You did a good job with the lighting and the composition is powerful. Great info, too! Most of my relatives were farmers and they loved the land and what they did. Well done!

Dan, this is really a great picture. It shows the length of the days these men put in to bring in the crops before the weather changes. It brings back yester years to my memory. I grew up on a ranch 30 miles north west of Winner, SD. We grew wheat, oats, hay, sorgem, corn, milo, sunflowers, soybeans and a few other things. I always have fond memories of when we would take lunch and many times dinner out to the field for all the harvesters to eat. My dad, uncles, grandfather and hired hands. It always seemed like a picnic and a party at the same time. In the shade of the combine is where lunch would be set up and a pcinic blanket layed out. All the men would relax after their much appreciated lunches and take a rest. Many times it would end with a wrestling match with my dad and uncles taking on my sister and I. As the wheat fields grew in number we started to hire- in the combine companies to help. These companies would start from the southern states and work their way to the northern states and then up into Canada. The parties grew bigger each year and we always looked forward to them coming the next year.

The lighting and composition makes this one great shot. Nice work