Big Sky Country
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.
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.
Posted by: Mike Wittmann on September 15, 2006 10:09 AMSacraficing 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.
Posted by: mrscrumley on September 23, 2006 07:01 AM
