Comments on: Indian Corn, Pumpkins, Local Veggies and Pies

By: julie

julie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:13:44 +0000

That Indian corn is incredibly beautiful! Here in the Bay Area, and in San Francisco especially, the changing of the seasons is something I’m not always fully aware of. The environment seems to hide the seasons from us in a way. What a wonderful image to remind me that it’s Fall!

By: Peter J. Crowley

Peter J. Crowley — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:37:15 +0000

Here is southern New England the snow often falls gray already soiled by man. You contradict yourself if winter presents a black and white canvas then it is desaturated in the new Ipodian language. Me I was using desaturated as a seasonal metaphor for the earth at rest regenerating the color to return for spring. enjoy pjc

By: Rees Gordon

Rees Gordon — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:16:38 +0000

Winter does not desaturate the landscape in my opinion, it just covers it with beautiful snow for our b&w endeavors. I just find the problem is to get out to the snow before humans trash it. We’re looking at the possibility of snow this Wed., and I am looking forward to it as I have a weekend trip camping in Capital Reef National Park in southern Utah scheduled and just hope the snow does not melt if they get some in that area.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:39 +0000

I’m glad someone else answered your question about the various colors of the kernels. I just wanted to comment about how beautiful the images are, and how completely they remind me of fall in New England. Very nice.

By: Peter J. Crowley

Peter J. Crowley — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:21:30 +0000

Thanks Rees,
I’ve shot more fall this year than usual. There is a link to corn description by clicking on Indian Corn which says the same thing that your quote says except “One-color ears are unnatural products of human selection.” Interesting. More to come before the veil of winter desaturates the landscape. A little “Geek Speak” enjoy pjc

By: Rees Gordon

Rees Gordon — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:52:45 +0000

Nothing short of spectacular Peter, love the first and third image……and as to different colors I picked this up from wonderquest.com;

“Corn kernels have different colors because of genes that control color. Each kernel is an individual with its own set of genes, like an embryo. Kernels are siblings housed on the same ear and so naturally have many different colors. By naturally, I mean, through the course of natural selection. One-color ears are unnatural products of human selection.”

Great, just great!!

Rees