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1707_0743 Bumper Crop

            Saskatchewan is known for wheat, but farmers here also grow a lot of mustard, canola, flax, and other crops - including chick peas and field peas. Most crops have been hit hard by the extremely dry summer we're having in the southwest part of the province. I thought these were chickpeas but I was in error - they are field peas. 

It isn't the worst mistake I've ever made. Years ago, I misidentified a Swainson's Hawk, thinking it was a Prairie Falcon. That got into print and a magazine subscriber from Texas jumped right on it with some pointed comments that not only corrected me but called my integrity into question. But a mistake is just a mistake! Luckily, he overreached, and I was able to show him up as being unnecessarily aggressive. Lesson learned. Obviously not well enough :-)

At any rate, I stopped along a back road last week to test my new 8mm Rokinon lens. I positioned myself about a foot away from the closest plant, which I used to block the sun. After basic processing in CS6, I still wasn't happy with the colour, so I tried one of the analog filters in Nik Effects, "Kodachrome", and presto! - the green popped off the screen. I doubt that the real Kodachrome emulsions would have given me this rendition, but I'll take it. 

Still learning how to use this lens. 

Photographed along Hillandale Road, near Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Hillandale (show map)

Taken on: July 18, 2017

Tags:

legume

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green

growing

field

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prairie

farming

agriculture

agricultural

food production

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bumper crop

Rokinon 8mm

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Nic Effects

Val Marie

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Canada

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/22.0, 1/250 sec, 8mm (=12mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	8.0 mm f/3.5
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	8mm (35mm equivalent: 12mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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