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Corn Shocks in a winter field - BW Framed Print
by Chris Bordeleau
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Corn Shocks in a winter field - BW framed print by Chris Bordeleau. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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Amish corn fields, cold and desolate, in the depths of winter. A mist in the air, ice crusted snow underfoot, the air is still and silent. In the... more
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Amish corn fields, cold and desolate, in the depths of winter. A mist in the air, ice crusted snow underfoot, the air is still and silent. In the distance the familiar clip clop as an Amish family goes about their day in their horse and buggy. Life slows down and almost stops and then the wind blows.
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Amish stack the corn in these stacks called corn shocks.
A hundred years ago, corn harvesting required more labor than any other farm crop. Corn was used not only for grain, but the stalk and leaves made good feed for horses, cattle, and sheep.
Farmers had to chop down the cornstalks one at a time, and stack them in shocks to dry. A field of shocks, like hundreds of teepees in straight rows, was a magnificent sight.
But this was not all. After the stalks had dried, they were loaded on wagons and taken to the farmstead. Then they were shucked by hand or by machine. Some parts went into the barn for livestock, while the ears were moved...
About Chris Bordeleau
I am a photographer located in Western New York with 20 years experience. I got my start with my Grandfather's Minolta x-700 while at Boston University working in B&W film. Hours in the darkroom have been replaced with hours behind the computer screen after I made the switch to digital about ten years ago. This has given me the ability to more accurately portray the scene as I remember it. I predominately shoot nature, landscape and urban/cityscape photography, freezing a moment in time that will never happen again. Taking the time to capture these moments is one of the great pleasures in my life. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed creating them. Outside of photography I rise my two daughters, Madeleine & Nicole...
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