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Maize


When they harvest maize they leave the stalks standing.  I don't remember it being like this in the past but then again I never used to look at such things very hard before I became a Sweet Wayfaring photographer.  I think they make a nice photo.

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  1. Red Nomad OZSeptember 7, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    Haha, I now notice many more things through my camera lens than I ever did without it! Pilchard suggests I use words like 'capture', 'texture' and 'contrast' much more frequently!!

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  2. WinamSeptember 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM

    Never seen anything like that before. They're certainly photogenic in a rustic kind of way.

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  3. JoSeptember 8, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    it is amazing what captures ones eye now.
    Thank you for your nice words yesterday too :)

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  4. diane bSeptember 10, 2012 at 10:46 PM

    They do indeed. Amazing how you look at things differently once a photographer.

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