Fields, Skies & Frames

Hobby photographer enjoying capturing mostly rural scenes including agricultural operations, wildlife, as well as barns and farm scenes

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Not hard to find a view like this in Iowa!

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Pretty common site in Iowa this year.

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It's hard to even imagine picking this corn field by hand. But did you know in 1900 there were 95 million acres of corn in the United States all picked by hand?

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And just like that, the weekend comes to a close.

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@BenRiensche I would tell them “it all depends on the weather the next couple weeks.”

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There's probably a story behind this lone tree.

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Composite of a handful of evening departures from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.

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Harvest26 is a GO in Central Iowa!!!

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@efino87 Nice. Looks like you have decent weather. Both times I have been there it was pretty cruddy weather.

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The genetics of corn kernel colors is quite a fascinating area to study.

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Evening departure from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. #skyharbor

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Wheat harvest has now made it into Canada and corn harvest is wrapping up in the Deep South. Will be Go Time in the Midwest for soy and corn next Month.

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Yes, the Netherlands in the Spring really is as beautiful as all the pictures.

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The evolution of US corn harvest 1900 to now. At the same time yields went from 28 to over 170 bu/ac and we went from 42% of pop. Living/working on farm to less than 1%

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Don't mind me, I'll be out here watching the sky light up.

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The clouds finally cleared enough just before sunset to let the sun color the sky.

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Under the night sky in Saguaro National Park.

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Rapid storm development.

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@LindsayKimbrell They might be coming for that nice Dekalb bag you have there??

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One of 3 balloons offering balloon rides from Galena On The Fly that took off from the balloon field this morning at the National Balloon Classic in Indianola Iowa. In all there were over 100 balloons in competition flights.