Maybe 25-30 minutes. Lots of layer dupes and masking.
Seriously, and it's the ugliest part of the image.
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Sunset at the Fountain
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Yellowstone 2012 (1 of 1) by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr
I went to a wildlife refuge that was completely submerged by the Missouri River last summer. It appears that it has hardly recovered at all. A house about a mile from the entrance to the refuge still shows signs of the water about 4 feet up on exterior. Sad to see as this was a beautiful place to visit during migration season.
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Here's a shot of the outskirts of the refuge by some farm land. I can't believe the amount of sand deposited. This is taken from the road. There are signs all over stating beware of blowing sand.
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Mark, that is some serious PP. Nice job removing the vehicles. Great capture too.
@Rick....nice shot. Really like the reflection in the fountain's pool.
@Jayson....sad, but interesting shots.
Totally agree. It is way to dry everywhere. The game reserve is called Boyer Chute NWR. It is just north of Omaha, NE. I haven't been to DeSoto NWR since the snow melted from this winter to see the effects the flood had on it. I do believe Boyer Chute was hit much harder due to its location in relation to the Missouri River. Boyer got sand while DeSoto got mud.
Here is some corn. I was trying to get a good picture of the corn rows, but I believe I am just too short.
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