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“Chehalem Harvest”
Description:
Farmers bale hay in front of West Chehalem Friends Church at the foothills of the Chehalem Mountains near Newberg, Oregon, with Domaine Divio vineyards rising behind them on Ribbon Ridge. This landscape features mixed agriculture, and the historic rural setting shaped by 19th-century American settlement to the Willamette Valley.
Story:
Farmers work to bale an early harvest of hay at the foothills of the Chehalem Mountains in the countryside near Newberg, Oregon.
Due to a record-shattering heatwave at the end of June, the hay was ready to bale just days after the Fourth of July — each bale a symbol of the valley’s rich agricultural history since the arrival of European-American settlers in the 1830s. In this photograph, a baling operation is underway: the red tractor rakes the hay in preparation for the green tractor to bale it all up. In fact, a bale is about to drop from the back of the baler. Do you see it?
I discovered this scene after scouting the area days earlier while photographing “Kuene Road Barn”. At that time, the hay in this field was still curing. When I returned two afternoons later, I had no idea I’d witness the baling in action. The timing was serendipitous.
-BAP
Location:
Warden Hill Road
Newberg, Oregon
45° 18' 35.8'' N, 123° 4' 12.6'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 20:21 PDT (sunset 21:02)
Date: July 6th, 2021
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E, CPL filter, Tripod
ISO 400, 380 mm, f/8, 1/125 sec
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“Chehalem Harvest”
Description:
Farmers bale hay in front of West Chehalem Friends Church at the foothills of the Chehalem Mountains near Newberg, Oregon, with Domaine Divio vineyards rising behind them on Ribbon Ridge. This landscape features mixed agriculture, and the historic rural setting shaped by 19th-century American settlement to the Willamette Valley.
Story:
Farmers work to bale an early harvest of hay at the foothills of the Chehalem Mountains in the countryside near Newberg, Oregon.
Due to a record-shattering heatwave at the end of June, the hay was ready to bale just days after the Fourth of July — each bale a symbol of the valley’s rich agricultural history since the arrival of European-American settlers in the 1830s. In this photograph, a baling operation is underway: the red tractor rakes the hay in preparation for the green tractor to bale it all up. In fact, a bale is about to drop from the back of the baler. Do you see it?
I discovered this scene after scouting the area days earlier while photographing “Kuene Road Barn”. At that time, the hay in this field was still curing. When I returned two afternoons later, I had no idea I’d witness the baling in action. The timing was serendipitous.
-BAP
Location:
Warden Hill Road
Newberg, Oregon
45° 18' 35.8'' N, 123° 4' 12.6'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 20:21 PDT (sunset 21:02)
Date: July 6th, 2021
Camera & Settings:
Single shot
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E, CPL filter, Tripod
ISO 400, 380 mm, f/8, 1/125 sec
