Yeah, yeah. So what if Montana came up with that slogan first? Nebraska is definitely big sky country, too.
I remember visiting South Dakota as a little girl and being somewhat in awe of the enormous sky. You could look east to west and see sky hitting the earth in each direction. Now that I’m a Midwesterner, no longer that little girl from Georgia, I have grown used to our beautiful skies. I love the open air, the clouds that transform from dark and brooding to light and fluffy within mere moments, the farm fields that seem to stretch on forever. I actually get a bit claustrophobic when driving on curvy, tree-covered roads in places like Lookout Mountain or St. Simon’s Island, as I am accustomed to our wide, open spaces.
Okay, Montana. I’ll give your your slogan back. Really, there is no place like Nebraska.
**Disclaimer: These pics aren’t the greatest (note the cut off kid in the second one), but I’m sacrificing my blogger’s pride in order to display them for the sky’s sake.
2 Comments
Mike Wittmann Sep 15, 2006 10:09 AM
After spending 10 weeks in Japan in the summer of 2000, I was actually quite overwhelmed by Nebraska’s big sky and broad landscape. I remember driving west out of Lincoln on I-80 and having to just close my eyes for a few minutes somewhere around York because my culture-shocked mind couldn’t handle it all.
It was nice to be home, though! Indeed, there is no place like Nebraska.
mrscrumley Sep 23, 2006 7:01 AM
Sacraficing people in your pictures for the sake of your true subject, a gorgeous sky, is totally ok. I love that picture. It makes me think everything is moving.
I noticed that you have a Canon S2. Do you like it? Do you play with the settings much to get the kind of pictures you want? I am seriously considering the S3. Just wanting some real life feedback.