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Winter Corn Stalks

            winter corn stalks, with the crop left behind.

This is where I should share a corny joke, maybe one about stalkers. Sorry… What we have here is a photograph of a corn field that is grown and maintained all the way into the new year. Why are these stalks still standing on New Year’s Day, and why has the corn not been harvested? This field is grown to provide feed to migrating waterfowl.

Over the next month or two, before the birds begin to depart the California Central Valley for distant summer homes, the stalks will be gradually knocked down so that the birds can feed on the corn. On our visit we passed this spot when the midday bird activity had declined, so I paused next to the field and made a few photographs of these textures, shapes, and colors.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

Taken on: January 1, 2024

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T5, f/8.0, 1/40 sec, 103.6mm (=155mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T5
Lens:	XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	103.6mm (35mm equivalent: 155mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-0.33 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.3 (Macintosh)
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