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Combine, Wheatfield, and Thunderheads, north of Russell, Kansas

By:Ron Schott (rschott) on July 22, 2008
Tags: beta , clouds , thunderheads , kansas , russell , field , wheat , 24x9 , combine , farm , cropped

If only I could have gotten rid of the power lines...

Date Taken: July 22, 2008
Date Added: July 27, 2008
Bookmarked: 0 times
Total Views: 1854 views
Gear: Canon S5 IS on GigaPan robotic mount
Snapshots: 4
Size: 0.71 gigapixels
Field of View: 80.0 degrees wide, 22.9 degrees high


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July 27, 2008 03:15 Flag as inappropriate

Hi Ron, very nice shoot. Would not be a real problem to remove the power lines with a tool like Photoshop.

Posted by gigapanbot
July 27, 2008 21:32 Flag as inappropriate

True enough, but what I really meant was that I wish they weren't there in the first place to spoil an otherwise breathtaking view. I considered setting up downslope a bit so they'd be above the clouds and out of the field of view, but that would have cost me the angle on the wheatfield - a tradeoff I wasn't willing to make. I don't mind using Photoshop to crop jagged edges out of my gigapans and occasionally I've tried to touch up botched stitch jobs, but I'm not really excited about altering reality too much. The wires were there, and as much as I think they detract from the beauty of the clouds, they're part of the reality of the view that I saw and captured. Maybe I'd feel differently about it if I was more accomplished with Photoshop, but I feel that there's a certain authenticity to leaving them in there, even if I would have chosen to compose the image differently if I could have.

Posted by rschott
August 30, 2008 12:31 Flag as inappropriate

This is a wonderful photo. It documents a beautiful scene as it is. I can almost smell the dust, feel the heat, even hear the electricity singing overhead. I don't have a problem with the power lines.

Posted by lthanlon