Silo Walls. © Copyright 2019 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Metal silo walls, California Central Valley farm land.
On the first day of November I made my first bird photography foray of the fall season. In a way it was almost an accident. I had to deliver three prints to the Sandhill Crane Festival in Lodi in the morning, and since I was getting on the road quite early anyway I figured that I could try to be at one of the crane locations by dawn on my way there. Arriving more or less as the first sunlight came over the horizon, I opened my car door and heard that amazing and wonderful sound of the migratory birds. There’s nothing quite like it!
I photographed just a bit — the photography wasn’t going to be an all-day affair this time. Then I continued on the narrow backroad, heading further away from the main highway and on into the agricultural country. I stopped at this collection of silos, which I have photographed in the past, and this time thought I’d move in close and photograph details and juxtapositions rather than the larger scene.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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