Rapeseed fields near Mayfield, NSW

Chris Tham on 2020-10-02

A sure sign of spring in regional NSW is the golden yellow rapeseed fields that can dominate the countryside for hectares.

According to Wikipedia, rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus) is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). In Australia, it is cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which is used to produce canola oil, so the plant is often referred to as canola. In the past, we have seen lots of canola fields near Cowra blooming in springtime, but this year we found a large canola field near Mayfield Garden which is a lot closer to Sydney.

Posted by Chris Tham

Chris Tham is a co-founder of Visual Voyager Pty Ltd, the Principal Voigtländer Ambassador for Mainline Photographics and a Workshop Instructor for Mainline Photo Academy. She brings over 35 years of experience as a photographer to her role, starting with a Yashica rangefinder belonging to her dad, joining the Photography Club in school, and developing her own photos. More recently, Chris has been taking photos during her travels, and as a result has experienced some of the most interesting places in the world. Chris focuses on nature, street, and urban architecture subjects in her photography.

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