Shooting the Summer Solstice: Photography isn’t always about photography
Earlier this month my wife and I went out to shoot the sunset on the summer solstice. It was nice being out in the country taking pictures together. We both got some good photos, but it wouldn’t have mattered if we came back home empty handed. Sometimes going out to take pictures isn’t about the […]
Teter Rock and the Milky Way
During the last dark of the moon (too bad it wasn’t the 6th of June and we didn’t have a convoy…) I went down to Teter Rock with a friend for some night time photography. Teter Rock is an interesting place, I had been down there earlier in the spring for some photography (see the […]
(More) Storm Clouds over the Flint Hills
Lots of rainy, cloudy days the past couple of weeks. Did I mention rainy? Not ideal conditions for shooting the wide open landscapes of the Flint Hills. But, like they say, “when life hands you lemons…” A bonus to all the rain this year is that everything is really lush and green. And the […]
Shooting up the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, a hilltop castle, and even a church
I had the great fortune to take a road trip down to the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge this weekend with several fellow photographers. This outing was organized by photographer Jim Griggs (check out Jim’s work on Flickr or visit his website) and the proceeds all went to benefit the Friends of Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. The refuge […]
Howling at the moon…
I was out this week the day before the full moon to try and get some shots of the moonrise. I had used The Photographers Ephemeris to scout for possible locations and found an old schoolhouse that I thought I was going to able to get the moon rising over. But like most plans, it […]
Wandering through Wabaunsee County, a guided tour
A friend and I had an amazing guided tour (thanks Rick!!) of some land south of Alma in Wabaunsee County this weekend. That is a beautiful area of the Flint Hills. If you haven’t visited that area of Kansas you need to. Alma has a lot of historic buildings with some very interesting architecture. Two […]
A new waterfall (and a big one!)
Iin my last post, I talked about finding my way to a waterfall I had never photographed before. When I posted a photo of that waterfall on Facebook, one of my old (and I don’t mean that he is old!) high school teachers (thanks Mr. Davis!) made a comment about the waterfall at the outlet […]
Yes Dorothy, we do have waterfalls in Kansas.
Ok, I know, I know…I made a reference to the Wizard of Oz. I swear when I’m traveling and one more person says “Duh, your not in Kansas anymore are you Toto” there is going to be some…well probably nothing, I’ll just grumble and go my way. But anyway, to the point. Since Kansas is […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected.
Last night I heard that the weather people were predicted fog for this morning. Fog usually makes for some interesting conditions to photograph in so I decided I would get up early and head to Stockdale Park on Tuttle Creek Lake. I thought the trees in the water there might be interesting in the fog. […]
New photography class at UFM this summer
I’m going to be teaching a new photography class at UFM this summer titled “Introduction to Photography 2: Improving your composition”. The class starts June 10th and you can read more about it here: https://ufmprograms.org/CourseStatus.awp?~~10BCF120