Longhorn Build 4042 Wallpaper Origin

[johndavid06]

I've always been curious as to where or who this picture was taken from. This picture was used during the Pre-Reset era of Windows Longhorn. One reddit post points to Tom Bean but I checked all photos by him and didn't find anything. I really like the picture as someone that sees these types of fields often. If anyone can help me it'd be very appreciated!