Post+Rock

Laina Ridenour

As I researched the stone fencepost I used for the first part of this assignment, I discovered that it has an actual name. It is called Post Rock. These limestone rocks are found all over North Central Kansas and were used by the early settlers of the area. Since the main object of my photos is an historical artifact, I decided to experiement with color. Or rather the absence of color. I used [|Picasa2] from Google to crop and change the color of my photos. Here is the post cropped and in Sepia tones with the orignial on the right

Another cropped image of the post, this time in black and white with an old hand plow and water pump, all straight off a Kansas farm.



I found Picasa to be very easy to use but it was also very limiting. I think it was great for a beginner who had no clue what they were doing. Someone doing extensive or detailed editing may prefer a different editor.