Dust and Mud

[AlanLichty]

It's a bit surprising to see how much water is still flowing out of the rolling hills in the Palouse when you are simultaneously watching clouds of dust coming up from a tractor working the fields on the higher ground. This view from Steptoe Butte shows the reflections from the small streams and mud in the low lying parts of the fields that otherwise almost seem out of place.

Dust And Mud

• AlanLichty
• May 19, 2019

Springtime in eastern Washington's Palouse.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Good example of that rolling terrain

 

[JimFox]

I like this view a lot Alan. That lighting really works well to show off the terrain.

 

[AlanLichty]

I like this view a lot Alan. That lighting really works well to show off the terrain.

Thanks - early morning and late afternoon are the best light for the fields. By 7:00am the light is approaching being too flat for getting good shadows in the contours. It's a good thing that the gate is open at early light rather than the posted 8:00am opening time. Since the farmers were still getting their fields planted when I visited they were out raising dust at first light and the haze was quite notable by 7:00am as well.

 

[Alisa]

Cool texture and color in the terrain!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

I'mlikig your Palouse images, Alan. It brings back a lot of memories.