This was taken a few months after the Springtime shot I posted a couple of days ago. It’s really amazing how the landscape changes so much in such a short time–4 months. Taken from Steptoe Butte like the other one.
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Fujifilm GFX 50S, 250mm f/4 + 1.4 Ext, 1/90 sec @ f/11, ISO 100, Tripod, Polarizer
Really neat shot! So those hills were crops?! What kind? I really like the multiple tractors making dust trails and the brown colors of the hills! Do you live near this place? I hope you can get a winter scene!
Hi Vanessa, thanks. The Palouse area is in central eastern Washington State. It’s about a 5 hour drive from Portland. The crops they plant up there are mostly wheat and a few other colorful varieties. This shot is of them harvesting the wheat. They plant in early spring and by May/June the hills are green and glorious. Over the summer the wheat matures and harvesting usually begins in August. There is a high butte called Steptoe Butte that you can drive up to the top. You can get magnificent panoramas and vistas of the countryside and all the hills. It’s a fantastic place to go. I do want to go sometime in winter. My next trip will hopefully be next May and then August. I plan to spend a week there each visit. So much to explore.
I’m really enjoying this image. I have never seen the Palouse in person but would love seeing it. Also I haven’t seen it in conditions like this at harvest and it just looks great. Really nice work David!