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Title: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: atpaula on October 07, 2017, 12:38:03

Thank you for looking.
D5 & 16-35mm f/4G.

(https://nikongear.net/revival/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1011.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faf237%2Fatpaula%2Fa1D5S_7330_zpstis10y0p.jpg&hash=78d810ee173735c02c216d83506b2f1961fabb4d) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/a1D5S_7330_zpstis10y0p.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: Fons Baerken on October 07, 2017, 15:42:24

Interesting to see that wheat, Triticum, grows at this altitude and i suspect hence a shorter growing season.

Title: Re: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: atpaula on October 07, 2017, 19:52:01

Quote from: Fons Baerken on October 07, 2017, 15:42:24

Interesting to see that wheat, Triticum, grows at this altitude and i suspect hence a shorter growing season.

I heard people all the time talking about buck wheat, the one with no gluten.
I'm not sure which one is in this field.

Title: Re: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: Fons Baerken on October 07, 2017, 20:36:24

Buckwheat is not a wheat but a completely different crop, not even a grain.
Barley is quite common in the Himalayas being a staplefood, like tsampa, i have also encountered  a red millet variety.
It is hard to tell from the image what grain we are looking at.

Title: Re: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: Jakov Minić on October 07, 2017, 22:09:02

What a spectacular mountain background!

Title: Re: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: pluton on October 08, 2017, 21:39:14

The rendering of the wheat makes this repeat viewable many times.  Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Wheat field near Lo Manthang
Post by: atpaula on October 09, 2017, 03:56:07

Thank you Fons, Jakov and Keith for the comments.