Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts

Oh, the Places We See — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:32:32 +0000

Contrasts come naturally on The Palouse, that area of rolling farmland in Eastern Washington and parts of Idaho. Sunlight, storms, shadows — all contrast nicely with the overlapping fields of wheat, quinoa, oats, and canola which form contrasts of their own. You might think that 5,000 square miles of agricultural landscape would get monotonous, but not when you look for nature’s own contrasting elements.

Shadows formed by clouds overhead and the direction of the sunset creep slowly across The Palouse.

The newness of a wind farm on The Palouse contrasts with an aging, long-standing structure.

Shadows reach forth changing colors on green fields, but a new yellow field of canola forms a contrast all its own.

Backlighting from a puffy-clouded sky casts a dark shadow on the landscape in the foreground.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

Oh, the Places We See — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:34:39 +0000

As we wrap up a trip to the Inland Northwest (touring parts of three states — Montana, Idaho, and Washington), one area epitomizes this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite — The Palouse.

The Palouse is a major agricultural area spanning parts of Washington state and Idaho. With its rolling landscape planted with wheat, barley, quinoa, hay, and legumes, the land beckons us to view it as art: contoured beds of rich golden colors overlapping swirls of freshly tilled rich soil. Occasionally, weathered red barns nestle into the folds. And green harvesters roll along pulling their forked metal fingers through the land.

October sky meets the infinite fields of The Palouse

From the top of Steptoe Butte: yellows, tans, and browns of The Palouse roll into the horizon.

Wind farm stretching its arms into the sky while watching over The Palouse

Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrasts

Weekly Photo Challenge: Infinite

October sky meets the infinite fields of The Palouse

From the top of Steptoe Butte: yellows, tans, and browns of The Palouse roll into the horizon.

Wind farm stretching its arms into the sky while watching over The Palouse