After

After the berries are picked this is what a blueberry plain looks like. You could probably read up on why they do this. But I have already fallen asleep once working on this photo. So I'll just leave it for you to wonder why I choose it. (Because I'm a little quirky) Thanks for all you comments on my pictures and let me say I am still trying to clean house (it got really bad while I played at photography) so going to bed and will comment in the morning and more cleaning then too.

[Annie D]

I like the layers in this Joan and the sky is beautiful - my guess as to why it is like this is to prepare the soil again for blueberries or for something else

[Ashley]

Autumn cleanup prevents sprint diseases?

[Ashley]

Spring, not sprint. Autocorrect is getting on my nerves!

[Leanne M Williams]

Lovely processing Joan :-)

[Taffy]

Really interesting -- great colors -- but it has the feel of what's left after a forest fire.

[KWind]

Nice tones.

[Margaret Obey]

Wonderful layers

[Kate]

Interesting! I love the fall colors in the background. Tells a great story with the field tilled up. Cool sky. Way to go!

[Candace]

Loving this sky!

[Joan Robillard]

@kt8ird You know I did auto level in LR and it tilted it. I was curious why. Too tired to fight it. This picture is how I felt yesterday after the heat over the weekend. Burnt out.

[Sharleen]

Great photo. While the autumn trees in the background are lovely, the whole shot has an almost end-of-the-world feel to it, for me at least. The somewhat bleak sky, the crops now gone and dried - it just looks so desolate. But...There, in the far distance, there might be a shimmer of light, sunshine, hope.
So, I'm not the only one who has let housecleaning slide in favour of photos, eh? So good to know that!

[Lyn Berriman]

Lovely photo with those layers! Hope you have done a wee bit of cleaning today..................yeech! I HATE cleaning house - those days are long gone!!!

[Kay Hodges]

Interesting shot and info

[Rosie Kerr]

Your processing really helps the desolate, "scorched earth," feel of this shot. The title says it perfectly. Very cool.

[Juan B.]

I like these orange and green tones :)

[Janiskay]

Part of crop management I suppose. But I would really like is to be able to purchase some wild Maine blueberries here in Florida.

[Gena Pegg]

Hmmmm so interesting. I'll have to read up on it. They just pick them here.

[Susanne]

Lovely colors and I hope you are will rested to tackle your next challenge!
Super photo and interesting reading....

[Barbara Donnellan]

I'm curious so will have to Google why this is done. As an aside I had the most delicious pancakes this morning chock full of Maine blueberries. Yum.

[Janiskay]

Is your horizon line off on this one?

[Vesna]

I love these colors!