Life Through A Lens
Nae - 苗
Posted by Stu (Scotland | Residing in Kyoto, Japan) on 23 May 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
This is Nae (苗). Rice isn't planted as a seed, but as a young sapling. It's grown in greenhouses until it's afew inches tall and then it's planted in the flooded paddy. These lot are waiting to be planted in the long rows we're all familiar with.
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Esther K ~ from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
These sure bring back memories, Stu :-) Something I'm very familiar with. My grandmother and I used to plant these into the fields when I was a child and when my grandmother still had her padi fields. If only I had a camera back then! I like your composition here, with the Nae in the top right and more soil, from which all things sprout. Have a great weekend.
23 May 2009 9:18am
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
How beautiful and exquisite!!! Of course, rice has been our staple food and I have been told how it's planted since I was a boy, but this is the first time I came so close to its sapling... Thanks for this wonderful series!
23 May 2009 10:09am
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
Wonderful! Thank you for the explanation.
You have beautiful work in your portfolio!
24 May 2009 2:03am
Canon EOS 50D
1/160 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
300 mm