And Then the Sunset
(click on any photo in this post to enlarge it) I had the chance Saturday to do some exploring around Alma with the gang from Kansascapes. We had hoped to photograph the moon rise out in the Flint Hills, but the clouds weren’t cooperating with us; a predicted 25% cloud cover had turned into 95% […]
My 2011 in photographs
I’ve created a slideshow from my 2011 photographs. These are in chronological order so the slideshow represents my year in photos. You can view the slideshow at the link below: My 2011 in photographs. Enjoy!
Photos at Radina’s
I have some photos on display at Radina’s in Manhattan during the month of January. Stop by and check them out if you get a chance. I’ve put the photos in a gallery on my website: Radina’s Photos.
Welcome to winter – shooting on the solstice (almost)
The last couple of years I’ve been trying to make sure I’m out making some photographs during the solstices. Seems like winter solstice is easy to miss…it has some stiff competition for attention with Christmas only a few days away (interestingly solstice is tied to a number of holidays). And lets face it, not many […]
Gyp Hills Road Trip Part 2 – The Next Day
On with the “road trip” blog posts….my last post detailed the drive down to the Gyp Hills and our first evening of photography in the Gyp Hills. This post starts off with sunrise the next morning. We had decided to drive the scenic drive from Medicine Lodge to Hardtner over to Aetna Road then up […]
Gyp Hills Road Trip Part 1 – The Drive Down
For the past few years my Father and I have been taking photographic road trips down around Comanche County. In the past, we have headquartered out of Coldwater (where the Bean side of the family settled several generations ago) but this year we decided to stay in Medicine Lodge and focus on photographing the Gyp […]
The end of Infrared (IR) season…
Infrared ‘season’ is about over for me…we are quickly losing all the vegetation from the trees as fall is finally taking hold. Vegetation strongly reflects IR light… combine the strong reflectance of vegetation and the dark skies of IR photos and you can get some very striking images. But as we lose a […]
Recording the Light or the Experience?
Everyone knows that photography is all about light (and shadows). Often photographers will talk about “the right light” or “magic light”. Photographers can spend hours talking about the “exposure triangle” of shutter speed, f-stop, and ISO and how those factors control the amount of light recorded while making a photograph. I’m sure my wife can […]
I’ll take my sunset on “The Rocks”
I haven’t been out with my camera much lately for a variety of reasons but mainly due to the insane heat wave we are in right now. I don’t like hot weather at all! If you don’t believe me about the heat, check out the high temps we have had in Manhattan since July 15th: […]
Same scene, different composition, different photograph
(click on any photo in this post to enlarge it) Photography is a strange blend of technical skills and knowledge and creative abilities. On the technical side you have things like f-stop, shutter speed, depth of field, etc. On the creative side you have things like composition and vision. The technical side of photography […]