Field of green wheat

Field of green wheat

Description

Title:
Field of green wheat
Caption / Description:

The tracks left by a tractor can clearly be seen in a green field of winter wheat growing to the southwest of Braunston-in-Rutland, in Rutland, UK. A patchwork of green fields can be seen on the hill behind.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_wheat):
Winter wheat is a type of cereal that is planted from September to December in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter wheat sprouts before freezing occurs, then becomes dormant until the soil warms in the spring. Winter wheat needs a few weeks of cold before being able to flower, however persistent snow cover might be disadvantageous. It is ready to be harvested by early July.

Hard winter wheats have a higher gluten protein content than other wheats. They are used to make flour for yeast breads, or are blended with soft spring wheats to make the all-purpose flour used in a wide variety of baked products. Soft wheat is used for specialty or cake flour. Durum, the hardest wheat, is primarily used for making pasta. Almost all durum wheat grown in North America is spring-planted.

Winter wheat is grown throughout Europe, North America, and in northern Asia.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Europe
  • UK
  • Britain
  • England
  • East Midlands
  • Clouds
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Green
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Liliopsida
  • Monocotyledons
  • Wheat
  • Poales
  • Poaceae
  • True grasses
  • Braunston-in-Rutland
  • Rutland
  • Triticum
  • Triticum aestivum
  • Common wheat
  • Bread wheat
  • Winter Wheat
  • Tractor tracks

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
_DSC9344a.NEF
Event:
Rating:
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
2561px x 3827px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3001

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
City:
Braunston-in-Rutland
Province/State:
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
City:
Braunston-in-Rutland
Province/State:
Rutland
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.6431660525, -0.78141321027778 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2010 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
190 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
46mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
69mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
No Flash
Exposure Mode:
Auto
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Cloudy
Exposure Program:
Aperture-priority AE

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor ED 18-70mm F3.5-4.5G(IF)
Filters used:
  • B+W UV 010 MRC
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Nikon Capture NX 2
Post Processing:

-0.53 exposure compensation applied in CNX2
Straightened in CNX2
Curves adjustment in overlay blend mode used in CNX2 to darken and add contrast to sky
Clouds burned and field dodged in CNX2
Color Control Point used in CNX2 to brighten and add contrast to field
Color Control Points used in CNX2 to darken and add contrast to clouds
LCE applied in CNX2