The Sunrise In Black and White
by Amber Kresge
Title
The Sunrise In Black and White
Artist
Amber Kresge
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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In October of 2012, I took a short 3 day trip to Kentucky for my sister's wedding. While there, I used every minute of my time (when not fulfilling my wedding responsibilities) to photograph the gorgeous tobacco barns of Western Kentucky. I spent my entire time there photographing just a few of the tobacco barns near the town of Murray, Kentucky which is located in the Land Between the Lakes region. Honestly, I would need at least a month of daily photo shoots just to capture all the barns within a 30 mile radius that I would like to photograph.
This particular image was absolutely my most amazing find and I owe it's discovery entirely to developing an upset stomach while out shooting at a different location. I was actually at another tobacco barn shooting (that particular barn is also located in my "Western Kentucky Landscapes" album and is entitled, "Last Star") when I suddenly developed a very upset stomach. I decided it was time to head back to civilization and find a restroom. I hit the nearest gas station and on my way back to my previous tobacco barn, I stumbled upon this scene of the sun just starting to peak through the slats of this amazing barn. I made the instant decision to stop at this barn and set up my camera and tripod and wait for the sun to rise and really make this scene look spectacular. Fortunately, I made it just in time and have been so grateful to my persnickety stomach ever since I first saw this beautiful display.
That one instance has taught me that when my photo shoots don't go according to plan, it's okay...God just may have something even better in store for me.
Kentucky Ag Facts: Tobacco
Tobacco has long been a staple crop in Kentucky. Kentucky farmers grow three types of tobacco: Burley, dark fired-cured, and dark air-cured. According to a 2005 USDA report Kentucky ranked 2nd in overall tobacco production and #1 in production of Burley tobacco.
Currently Burley tobacco is grown in 110 of Kentuckys 120 counties and accounts for 82% of all tobacco grown in the state. Its primary use is for cigarettes.
Dark fire-cured and dark air-cured tobacco production is concentrated in 20 western Kentucky counties and is used primarily in smokeless tobacco products like snuff, chewing and pipe tobacco.
Overall sales of Tobacco generated $342.5 million in cash receipts for Kentucky farmers in 2005. Sales have declined partially over the past few years with a recent report citing 2010 tobacco cash receipts for Kentucky at $331 million, sixth overall in agricultural receipts.
Tobacco is an important generator of dollars for Kentucky farmers, with over 72 counties exceeding over $1 million in production during 2005. The 2002 census of agriculture accounted for nearly 87,000 farms in Kentucky, with more than 29,000 growing tobacco.
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November 10th, 2012
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