Thursday, February 10, 2011

Evening Sun/ Sky Watch

Sunset over corn stubble

This photo was taken in mid January. I wish I could now remember where the photo was taken but, truth be told, many farmer's fields are covered in snow and corn stalks cut to  to about 18-inches high. Hopefully your eyes can ignore the burdock stem that sneaked into the bottom right  portion of the photo.


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60 comments:

  1. LesleyFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Nice soft light over these stalks. It is hard to distinguish one field from another at times, eh?!

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  2. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    Your picture is beautiful as usual, and I like a lot the sensation of a cold morning there!
    Léia :)

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  3. KateFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I feel cold by just looking at the landscape.

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  4. Nellie from Beyond My GardenFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    It is a familiar picture in my "neck of the woods."
    nellie

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  5. Gill - That British WomanFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    have to say that field does look like many around here, but the sunset is unique....

    Gill still freezing cold.

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  6. DarlaFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Ha! I like the stem.

    Darla

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  7. MichelleFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Love the sunset and the words, "corn stubble".

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  8. Small City ScenesFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Lovely, EG. I do love the look of the cut corn fields. All the stubble is just the same height. Like 5:00 o'clock stubble. MB

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  9. CarolFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Nice sunset shot...love the soft colors...mine is with corn stubble too...your pictures often look like Ohio to me.

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  10. RandyFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    What lovely soft colors in this sky. Nice calming photo.

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  11. Sally in WAFebruary 10, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    I really feel the cold in this. Nice sky!

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  12. Sylvia KFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Oh, yes! I can feel the cold! A terrific capture as always. Love the colors, but won't it be nice when they're warmer??? Hope you have a great weekend! Stay warm!

    Sylvia

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  13. kayerjFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    you always frame your pictures so nicely. This is lovely.

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  14. Johnny NutcaseFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    that's a pretty, pretty scene!

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  15. Esther GarviFebruary 10, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Beautiful, as always!

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  16. GeorgeFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    This is a beautiful wintry scene, even if it does look cold.

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  17. RedPatFebruary 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    It is a very peaceful shot! Lets you forget how mean winter can be.

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  18. cieldequimperFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    If you hadn't pointed it out, I probably wouldn't have noticed it. Just perfect, now home to a cuppa cocoa!

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  19. TaniaFebruary 10, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    The sky in winter have so wonderful color. Looks cold but nice in your world.
    Wish you a happy weekend:-)

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  20. Torsdag 1952February 10, 2011 at 2:46 PM

    Best time of theday, the hour with the evening sun.

    Hartmut

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  21. Carolyn FordFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    wow, a wonderful sky and lovely foreground to compliment it!

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  22. Kim, USAFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    That is awesome!! Love the snow on the ground against the brown color of the withered plants. Happy Friday!
    Sky Watch Friday

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  23. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Grand sky over the field. Boom & Gary of The Vermilon River, Canada.

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  24. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    This is how we look now after yet more snow, but it is very pretty especially at sunset like this.

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  25. CarverFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Beautiful sky and I love the way it looks over the snowy field.

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  26. Photo CacheFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    the color of the sky is so gorgeous. makes up for the freezing temps.

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  27. BillFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Beautiful shot! Agriculture in winter is a very interesting topic; quiet, empty, stoic.

    Just waiting for the geese to land!

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  28. jooFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    It's marvellous!
    Have a great weekend:)
    Joo
    xxx

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  29. clairzFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    What a fine photo! I just learned that in dryland farming (which we have a lot of in the Southwest) stubble is left behind in the fields to capture and little extra snow and thus channel water into the soil. Never knew that before!

    Happy Skywatching.

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  30. syelFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    i don't mind the burdock stem, my eyes were focused on the sky! :)

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  31. indicaspeciesFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    The cut corn stalks make the landscape more interesting in this picture.

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  32. eileeninmdFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    Beautiful snowy scene and the sky is gorgeous.

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  33. Yogi♪♪♪February 10, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Nice shot. The snow, sunset, corn stubble, and even the burdock all evocative of the cold.

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  34. Light and VoicesFebruary 10, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Terrific landscape image.
    Joyce M

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  35. genieFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    This beautiful shot reminds me of the corn field behind my daughter’s house in Marlyland. I just love walking back there with my camera. Each time it is totally different thanks to the light and time of day. The lighting in this one is so lovely. It looks cold but very serene and quiet.

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  36. AlFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    It's strange to think that before too long new corn will be growing there! Very pretty photo.

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  37. EbieFebruary 10, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    The stalks really accented the beauty of the fields and skies!

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  38. JackFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Well, it is still a classic, whichever fields they are . . .

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  39. AnimorFebruary 10, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    The fields looks brilliant and the sky is just gorgeous. I love it.

    Mine is up here:
    http://www.kalingawankoikaw.com/2011/02/mount-lofty-tower.html

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  40. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Very nice photo. Fab sky!

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  41. TaraFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    And they are so magnificently beautiful...

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  42. Martha ZFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    I didn't see the stem until you mentioned it. Here the fallow fields are full of Sand Hill Cranes and other birds instead of snow.

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  43. KristinFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:20 PM

    Beautiful skies! nice sunset across the field.

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  44. HildredFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    The light is beautiful, - lovely soft colours.

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  45. forgetmenotFebruary 10, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Lovely sky--the field looks just like the ones in Kansas. Mickie

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  46. UnknownFebruary 10, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    my eyes are drawn to the soft, pastel sky. beautiful.

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  47. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Beautiful sunset. This field looks like one not far from where I live!

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  48. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    The cut stalks covered with snow give the field sort of a finale for rest. Above the sky in a pastel hue matches the scene very well.

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  49.  gmirageFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    the burdock stem added a perspective! We've lost the snow already but it seems this weekend will be full again :)

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  50. Stewart MFebruary 11, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    I think the feeling of cold in this picture is very good - but the colour (color!) in the sky hints of other things to come.

    Well done!

    Stewart M.

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  51. FranciscaFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    When the days are cold and short... soft light like this warms the heart.

    [I was a bit mean to call my skies smog, as that far south it was probably more a normal haze. My sweetie said it was like that in Guangdong when he was growing up there, and then there was NO pollution.]

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  52. LeoviFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    A beautiful sunset is spectacular.

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  53. MarkFebruary 11, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    Great beauty amongst a bleak field. Enjoy your weekend.

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  54. stardustFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    I love these soft tender colors. I haven't known Canadians also eat burdock roots like us Japanese.

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  55. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Beautiful skywatch photo nice colors

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  56. DhemzFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    so serene...lovely shot!
    Please check out my Skywatch entry as well. Thanks!

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  57. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    A very peaceful shot!

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  58. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    That's a beautiful sunset.

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  59. MarieElizabethFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    These kind of skies get me through the long cold winter.

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  60. Inger-MFebruary 12, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    I love the soft pastel colored sky against frozen white ground; those scenes always get to me. Beautiful!

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