Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: soybeans

Harvesting soybeans turns the entire rest of the plant to dust. South of Mulliken, Michigan.

A rather larger John Deere. The soybeans are harvested, so it's time to turn the soil. I imagine they'll follow that by planting winter wheat. South of Mulliken, Michigan.

Just west of Woodland, Michigan. Three photos stitched together; then I chopped off half the rightmost pic.

Another photo from the same location, but processed quite differently. Near Woodland, Michigan.

Drove to the post office to pick up our mail and spotted this view at the end of Main Street. Back to the house, grabbed the camera, and walked back to the corner. Got it.

Stitched from four photographs. Roxand Township, Michigan. Gosh I love this lens!

Roxand Township, Michigan.

Still some color out there.

On my route home.

A year ago today. The beans look about the same today, but there's less color in the trees.

Cochran Road, Eaton County, Michigan.

Last September 5 I headed out to breakfast, then bought some bird seed at Horrocks . Since the garden shop is across from the Delta Township Fire Department, I was able to capture my planned photograph. I'll talk a little more about that down the page. Back in January I mentioned that if the day's foggy, the fog tends to become my subject. Haze has pretty much the same effect on me. I've grown addicted to the layered depth I can capture in such conditions. This photograph's an example. This photo shows the limitations of the tablet's camera. The Galaxy Tab's 3.15 MP image is only barely large enough to capture any detail, which is OK for a photograph like this but severely restricts the things one can photograph with the device. (Compare, for instance, this .) On the other hand, the sensor captured enough beanfield detail here to make the photograph work. I'm certainly satisfied with the result. (FWIW, my tab's a nearly-two-year-old 8.9 inch model.) And one of the considerations driving the monthly camera changes in the 366 Snaps project was forcing myself to work within--or around--each camera's limitations. ========== As I mentioned above, the fire station was my planned photograph for the day. In this case the relatively incapable camera was an advantage, because my intention was that my processing resemble an architect's drawing. The fire station's so sharp-edged and tidy that the effect's a reasonable objective. ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 14 Title of " roll :" Delta FD - Soybeans Other photos taken on 9/5/2012: none

This barn photograph hardly seems to require explanation. I found it on a back road that's nearby but not a place I'd normally travel. ========== 366 Snaps: Some mornings you wake up with a photograph in your head. A year ago was one of those days; the photo's below.... I knew there'd be a place on Benton Road where I could point the camera east and show off the local farmland. And I knew that this lens could capture the detail the photograph needed. So I found that place, got out of the car, and took my photograph. Then I changed the focal length and shot a differently-framed version. The silo-- that silo--was part of the plan. The ghostly electrical tower, not so much, but I didn't object to it. The trick was to find a useful pattern of openings in the woodlots. And the haze--the layers work partly because of the haze. ========== This is land I know well. When I lived in Lansing I bicycled this area several times a week. After I moved to Mulliken these fields were just off my route to and from work. Last August 3rd's drive didn't follow my work route; instead I sought out some photogenic farm equipment on my way out, and came back on country roads I rarely travel. You could have called it a scouting trip, except I'd return to these backroads only one more time, again with a very specific photograph in mind. ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 20 Title of " roll :" Eaton County Backroads Other photos taken on 8/3/2012: On my daily trip to the post office I sought out and photographed a Rose of Sharon that lives downtown. And late in the day I noticed some neat reflections off a bicycle in the basement, and had to photograph those.

Soybeans, from Boyer Road, a couple miles from home. ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . 366 Snaps project discussion and stats for June 30 .