Oklahoma is an agricultural state and wheat is the number one cash crop grown in Oklahoma. Our sweeping western plains is perfect for growing this golden grain, and at harvest time, the prairie is alive with combines working hard to harvest the bountiful crops. I was in Alva working on a story about the wheat harvest – shooting digital like normal. I couldn’t resist setting up my Toyo VX-125 and capturing a harvest picture on Kodak TMAX-100 film. This proved much harder than I anticipated since the combines don’t stop for anyone and I had to prefocus and basically guess when the combine would fill my frame. I knew this combine was going to finish this row of wheat and I could pre-focus my 4×5 on the end of the row and get a decent photo of the machine at work. Then it was just a matter of waiting for the combine operator to head my way and then not get run over.
Subjects
4x5
4x5 film
4x5x365
agriculture
bicycle
Bill Dragoo
BMW
Brass Ball Bobbers
combine
Darwin Motorcycles
dirt bike
drag racing
dual sport
Edmond
film
Hayabusa
Ilford HP5
John Deere
Kawasaki
Kodak TMAX-100
Lexington
Micha Young
motorcycle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Living
Oklahoma Living Magazine
Oklahoma Today
Olympus
OMD EM5
Pentax 6x7
R1200GS
Ride Oklahoma
roller derby
running
South Canadian River
Strava
Thunder Valley Raceway
Tombo Racing
Tommy Bolton
Toyo 45A
Toyo VX-125
video production
wheat harvest
About James Pratt
I am an Oklahoma based writer, commercial photographer, editorial photographer and adventurer based in Oklahoma City. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes. My editorial photography has been published in hundreds of magazines and my commercial photography has been used by dozens of companies worldwide.