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Long roadcut west of Stockton, Kansas exposing the Fort Hays Limestone. |
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To see a pre-construction photo of the site see:
http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/27290 To learn more about The Land Institute see: http://www.landinstitute.org |
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What a perfect evening for Gigapanning! Good light (no clouds), no wind, and a beautiful view (for Kansas). I think I managed to miss shooting any of the boats on the lake, but if you look at the water you can see the wake of one of them as it approaches the camera - it gives you a sense of the time it takes for the pan to progress. Got lucky to catch the geese - it'd be nice if the Gigapan robot had a pause option that allowed one to move to a grid square (like Last Panorama does) so one could catch transient phenomena that the normal progress of the pan might miss. |
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Roadcut in Fort Hays Limestone on the west side of 24 Road between R and S in Rooks County, Kansas. This roadcut is directly opposite http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=2849 . A detail of this roadcut can be seen at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=2826 |
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... from a field bounded by Interstate 70, Wal*Mart, and a John Deere implement dealership. |
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Roadcut in Quaternary alluvium, south edge of Solomon River valley, west of Stockton, Kansas |
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On the right is perennial Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), a close relative of our major annual crop wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seen on the left. The view shows the deep (5 – 6 foot) root structure of wheatgrass beside the roots of wheat predominantly in the 18” range. Wheatgrass is a potential grain crop on its own; we are working with genetically diverse populations selecting for crop-like traits.
http://www.landinstitute.org |
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180+ degree panorama along 12 Road in southern Rooks County, Kansas. The distant cliff formed by the cutbank of a small stream exposes the rarely seen contact between the Fort Hays and Smoky Hill members of the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk. The Fort Hays member is characterized by thick bioturbated chalk beds whereas the overlying Smoky Hill chalk is thinly bedded and rarely exposed in extensive outcrops. |
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Guitarist Chris Proctor in concert at Small World Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas on November 13, 2009. |
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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), one of the dominant warm-season prairie grasses, commonly occurs with Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) on fertile bottomlands. The displayed plant is approximately 4.25 meters long.
http://www.landinstitute.org |