Radiating Sunrise
by Amber Kresge
Title
Radiating Sunrise
Artist
Amber Kresge
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
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 sunrise was definitely the most spectacular one I saw during my time in Kentucky and maybe even ever. I went to this location to photograph this tobacco barn and to hope that I would get a decent sunrise while I was at it. What happened next lasted only about two minutes but what a glorious two minutes those were. I'm so thankful that I was able to capture this spectacular sunrise with the interesting subject of this old, tin-covered tobacco barn in the foreground and across the street.
After taking this picture, I decided to focus my attention and camera on the two tobacco barns on the same side of the street that I was shooting from. If you're interested in seeing those barns, they are also located in my "Western Kentucky Landscapes" album and are entitled, "Ivy Barn" and "Tobacco Barns".
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 Kentucky?s 120 counties and accounts for 82% of all tobacco grown in the state. It?s 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 21st, 2012
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Comments (27)
Barbara McMahon
A glorious sunset capture Amber! Love the striations of light through the clouds. v/f
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
A wonderful moment perfectly presented Amber! We Voted! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Atousa Raissyan
Love this one ... you can feel the sky moving :) gorgeous. v/f
Amber Kresge replied:
Thank you Atousa! This moment in time lasted less than a minute but it was amazing to see. I'm so glad that I was able to capture it with my camera. :)
Photographic Arts And Design Studio
Striking sunrise image! Great details in the sky and foreground! V