Bread Basket
Here in the Crossroads of America, the primary agricultural crops are soybeans, ranked 4th in the nation and corn, currently the 5th largest producer in the nation. In addition, Indiana currently ranks 5th in the nation with hogs as its primary livestock.
Two and a half million rural children, a fifth of all rural children, live in poverty, compared to 15 percent for children living in metropolitan areas. One in five rural children lived in food insecure households in 2000—food insecurity and hunger are more prevalent in rural America than in the nation as a whole.
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John Douglas
oh my dear I am love with the colours and compostion!
Helen Bascom in reply to John Douglas’s comment
I just love that American Flag on the top of the grain storage. Ha Ha. It doesn’t get any more rural America than that.
Irene Burdell
A fabulous HDR shot and work, a marvellous sky and the way the sunlight is going right accross the field , a lovely shot.
Helen Bascom in reply to Irene Burdell’s comment
Hi Irene. Thank you so much for the compliment, but it isn’t HDR. This is a technique that I developed using 2 different software programs.
Rita H. Ireland
Awesome!
John Douglas
The flag is a lovely touch. nver miss any opportunity for pushing the mass patriotic brainwashing.
Helen Bascom in reply to John Douglas’s comment
Gotta fly that flag! Indoctrination in a subtle form.
John Douglas
Soviet era Russia the same – find all sorts of ways to let you know the government is around and what your place is.
RichardV
Nice capture and story Helen. Just love that sky.
Lindsay Knowles
Great shot Helen
bowenite
Love the colours. Nice photo!
Irene Burdell
It looks very similar , very nice work.
ADuDeWiDaCaMeRa
nice stuff looks very american well to me anyway and i dig my corns
Megan Martin
Great shot…those clouds are incredible!
mikeloughlin
Love what you did with the clouds.
tjmimagery
Great shot, love the sky and lighting on the buildings, I get the feeling of being fenced in or out with some of your latest images, all very well done btw.
Helen Bascom in reply to tjmimagery’s comment
I am so glad you picked up on the fences. In this section of Indiana, there are miles of that ugly chain fence. Most of them have razor wire stretched across the top. Every where I look I see the fence and the razor wire. So, I decided, Well this is my world, why not show for what it is.
Sometimes I feel fenced in, but mostly I feel fenced out. Thank you for your comment. It means a lot to me.
Silvia Manuela
Amazing work with the cloudscape, Helen, strong composition.
MzSardonicus
This looks like a painting. Great job.
Kelly Bermingham
Helen, love the clouds again!!! Great shot and story :)
maka1967
Great work and description. The image is full of love and life. Very touching.
Sean Farragher
awesome sky
pryere
Superb shot
Heloisa Castro
great image!
cheetaah
What a great form of cloud…. great shot.
DesImages
Great photo! I love the contrasts – ground and sky, blue and gold, rural and industrial, the great outdoors but all fenced in, and of course your comments about food production and food poverty.
Patricia L. Ba...
Beautiful shot, Helen. Makes me homesick. Great writing, too. I don’t think the world knows what hard times the American Midwest has fallen on. Especially recently.
felixx
Excellent pic Helen! This is part of a fantastic series.
JOSEPH VALCOUR...
fantastic work great visions of the heavenly clouds too
kenspics
Amazing clouds, colors and composition!!
Excellent work!
Annika Strömgren
Wonderful shot!
Boban
Beautiful shot ....................... B.
Terry Arcia
i love your clouds, do you use a special lens?
Rosalie Dale IPA
Well processed Helen – so moody. Being a country girl myself, these rural shots really appeal.
Roy barry
How any 1st world country can be in this state is a travesty, how the WORLDS’ richest country can be in this state is an absolute crime against humanity.
Helen, Thank you.
Kathryn Potempski
wow I love the DOF Helen,wonderful comp well done amazing photo
Rosalie Scanlon
Great image, nice work on the clouds, also nice coloring.
Babslady
This is stunning…love the sky and the colors of the land..Excellent photo.