I finally got around to taking the photo walk out on the land my dad grew up on that his grandfather had homesteaded. I decided on the spur of the moment yesterday (Monday) that I'd better do it before it got a lot colder the next day. It was beautiful, but there was a fierce Kansas wind that got stronger over the approximate 2 and a half hours I spent out there. I took tons of still pictures trying to capture its effect on the tall grass out there. Here's one. I ended up, though, also taking a bit of video, which gives a better idea of the beautiful waves rippling through the grass. You can also hear the wind and see the bit of camera movement as I tried to hold myself and the camera steady against that wind. Here is a link to the video on Youtube (the first time I've ever uploaded to there -- I hope it worked.)
Youtube video of the Kansas Wind http://youtu.be/JZ3XWlLg20k
@fugitivemoments Thanks, Linda. I'd love to see those Alberta prairies. Isn't it true that we are particularly drawn to the beauty in the landscape we grew up in?
@vignouse Thanks for checking out the video, Richard. It doesn't really do justice to the visual treat of seeing the wind rippling through that tall grass. I think I do agree with you. The still photo and imagination is better, but so frustrating to try to portray in a still image what is, essentially, a beauty produced primarily by movement. At least this photo gives a sense of the strength of the wind.
@mcsiegle Yes! I am doing a second master's degree (late in life) and that is my thesis - the impact of place and sense of place on artists as people and art-makers. The prairies certainly factor in my sense of place though I don't live there anymore.
