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Wisconsin Winter Cornfield

Wisconsin Winter Cornfield

17 January 2018 - Wisconsin Winter Cornfield

January 17, 2018

I expected to fly back to Idaho today from Wisconsin. But, I am staying for a while yet. While here, I run on a greenbelt - the Oak Leaf Trail - along a creek, flanked by trees and a couple of cornfields. I captured this image almost literally "on the run" - I stopped briefly while running, pulled my point&shoot camera out of my pocket, and shot this field sloping down to the trail as the sun set.

The temperature was in the teens. The snow about 3 inches deep. The greenbelt had been plowed, but was still slick in spots. I stopped and took a series of photographs - attracted to the curves of stubble sticking out of the snow, the fringe of trees on the horizon, and the yellow sky.

After photographing the scene, I hurried on my way - I still hadn't reached my turnaround point and the setting sun indicated I would be losing my light. And it was cold. But the camera in my pocket contained the moment.

Tags photography, Wisconsin winter
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