http://www.flickr.com/photos/5tons/tags/cultivated/ Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:57:15 -0700 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:57:15 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3159/buddyicons/9678127@N02.jpg?1341984293#9678127@N02 http://www.flickr.com/photos/5tons/tags/cultivated/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/5tons/5621370813/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/5tons/">Ivan Sohrakoff</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/5tons/5621370813/" title="The Summer Storm: Woodland, California"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5302/5621370813_248781a2bb_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="The Summer Storm: Woodland, California" /></a></p> <p>If I could think of a single image to describe where I live, this would be it. I took this image in early June of 2010, when some outright demonic clouds were passing overhead. The young tomato plants and cultivated earth provided an orderly foreground and what's left of the mighty valley oaks dotted the horizon. I was thoroughly enjoying the sunset colors picked up by only certain clouds. <br /> <br /> There is something nice about summer storms... the warmth, the colors, and that scent of a recent rainfall. It is moments like this that I wait for all summer long. Most of our summertime skies are clear, and the air hot and dry... perfect for fields of tomatoes, walnuts, almonds, and a multitude of other crops grown here in California's Central Valley. <br /> <br /> <br /> Canon 5D Mark II<br /> Canon 24-105L @24mm<br /> 10 second exposure @ F16<br /> Lee ND soft grad .9 + .6 filters<br /> Single Exposure at ISO 50</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:57:15 -0700 2010-06-03T20:23:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Ivan Sohrakoff) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5621370813 38.619016 -121.792373 38.619016 -121.792373 2523194 The Summer Storm: Woodland, California <p>If I could think of a single image to describe where I live, this would be it. I took this image in early June of 2010, when some outright demonic clouds were passing overhead. The young tomato plants and cultivated earth provided an orderly foreground and what's left of the mighty valley oaks dotted the horizon. I was thoroughly enjoying the sunset colors picked up by only certain clouds. <br /> <br /> There is something nice about summer storms... the warmth, the colors, and that scent of a recent rainfall. It is moments like this that I wait for all summer long. Most of our summertime skies are clear, and the air hot and dry... perfect for fields of tomatoes, walnuts, almonds, and a multitude of other crops grown here in California's Central Valley. <br /> <br /> <br /> Canon 5D Mark II<br /> Canon 24-105L @24mm<br /> 10 second exposure @ F16<br /> Lee ND soft grad .9 + .6 filters<br /> Single Exposure at ISO 50</p> Ivan Sohrakoff california summer storm rain woodland landscape tomatoes farming soil dirt fields crops sacramento organic agriculture davis cultivated landscapephotography californiaagriculture farminglandscape agriculturelandscape ivansohrakoff californiafarming ivansohrakoffphotographic isophotographic isophotographiccom agriculturephotography californiaagriculturelandscape http://www.flickr.com/photos/5tons/4608203088/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/5tons/">Ivan Sohrakoff</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/5tons/4608203088/" title="Almost Abstract: Palouse Hills, Washington"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1283/4608203088_90064bf63d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Almost Abstract: Palouse Hills, Washington" /></a></p> <p>Details in the <a href="http://decluttr.com/4608203088" rel="nofollow">LARGE</a> format version.<br /> <br /> Rarely do I shoot an image at 375mm, or over 100mm for that matter. Composing a landscape at that focal length is just something I'm not good at, and have very little experience doing. Fortunately, the morning light on the Palouse Hills allowed me to experiment a little, and I came away with a few images at longer focal lengths that are encouraging. Of course, this area is encouraging on its own, so I'm not taking credit for anything here! <br /> <br /> The amount of land the farmers in this area cultivate is mind boggling. The hills go on and on, and the farmers go right with them, only leaving the steepest parts untouched. This area makes the Central Valley of California look small!<br /> <br /> I am interested in doing some more minimalistic shots, but for the time being, this is about as minimal as I can muster. If you look at this image in large format, you can see all the detailed lines and patterns left by farm equipment. <br /> <br /> Canon 5D Mark II<br /> Canon 100-400L @375mm<br /> 1/13 second exposure @ F8<br /> No filters<br /> This is one single image @ ISO 50</p> Fri, 14 May 2010 21:02:50 -0700 2010-04-14T05:20:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Ivan Sohrakoff) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4608203088 47.032526 -117.295875 47.032526 -117.295875 2499620 Almost Abstract: Palouse Hills, Washington <p>Details in the <a href="http://decluttr.com/4608203088" rel="nofollow">LARGE</a> format version.<br /> <br /> Rarely do I shoot an image at 375mm, or over 100mm for that matter. Composing a landscape at that focal length is just something I'm not good at, and have very little experience doing. Fortunately, the morning light on the Palouse Hills allowed me to experiment a little, and I came away with a few images at longer focal lengths that are encouraging. Of course, this area is encouraging on its own, so I'm not taking credit for anything here! <br /> <br /> The amount of land the farmers in this area cultivate is mind boggling. The hills go on and on, and the farmers go right with them, only leaving the steepest parts untouched. This area makes the Central Valley of California look small!<br /> <br /> I am interested in doing some more minimalistic shots, but for the time being, this is about as minimal as I can muster. If you look at this image in large format, you can see all the detailed lines and patterns left by farm equipment. <br /> <br /> Canon 5D Mark II<br /> Canon 100-400L @375mm<br /> 1/13 second exposure @ F8<br /> No filters<br /> This is one single image @ ISO 50</p> Ivan Sohrakoff colors sunrise landscape washington spring sundown farm wheat minimal hills idaho wsu pullman fields crops farmer agriculture washingtonstate rollinghills colfax palouse cultivated easternwashington landscapephotography steptoe palousehills steptoebutte thepalouse ivansohrakoff