I happened to acquire another Ad Astra space for this weeks Sunday paper. I was originally thinking of doing a photo story on the geese migration that is taking place. After a few days of not coming up with much I switched over to an Ad Astra about my new surroundings, the Kansas countryside.
Since this was just more of a fun, go out and shoot the countryside, type of assignment I wrote a short paragraph about how I came up with the idea and why it ran as an Ad Astra for The Hutchinson News. Here's the brief intro I wrote for the paper.
Country Views, By Brad Vest
"I've spent the past six months of my life either on the road in in Seattle, situated in the Pacific Northwest where mountains, water, and forests are limitless. After arriving in Kansas for the first time in my life a little under three weeks ago, I was caught off guard by the natural beauty of the wide open landscape and the peacefulness that comes with it. I want to be out in the countryside as much as possible while here. I want to familiarize myself with my new surroundings explore them, and make images that represent this new place. Here are just a few images I've made so far while exploring this new, wonderful environment."
I'll download the PDF at work on Tuesday and throw that up here so you can see how it ran in the paper again like my last Ad Astra about the Reno County Landfill.
The rest of the photos are down below, some of them published some did not.
Best,
Brad Vest
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Some sort of hawk?? Circles a wheat field in search of small creatures.
Like a lot of rural areas it's almost more rare to see a sign without bullet holes riddling the entire sign. I don't quite understand shooting signs, I doubt it's very difficult to shoot stationary targets that are reflective.
I ran across a gaggle of some sort of guinea fowl while driving around, 15-20 of them or so just walking around in the middle of the road.
A tractor track imprinted on one of the numerous dirt Kansas country roads.
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Yes, shooting signs is easy, but what about when you are driving by the sign going 90 in the middle of the night with a bottle of hooch? What about shooting signs while hanging out the opposite side of a pick-up with five other people stuffed in the cab yelling, "YEE-HAW!!!" and not a single one of them steering the truck?
I really like the first one, and the second, and the fourth. Pretty hawk. It might be a northern goshawk.. loves it.
Sweet pictures man, not sure about the raptor since the shot is almost straight on, but with the black wingtips it could be a northern harrier. The other birds are guinea fowl, I think they are called helmeted. If you're ever on assignment in Garfield County, COlorado, which is not likely, come look me up.
Guinea fowl eh. I thought they were turkeys when I saw them, just assumed I guess. Yeah, I think I'm around 10 hours away from you or so. I'd definitely like to head out that way sometime and chill out for a day or two. Hope you're well.
those aren't turkeys.
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