Out with the stars
“No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.” ~Llewelyn Powys There is something magical about the night sky. Looking up at all those stars is just fascinating and bewildering at the same time. Trying to comprehend the how far away they all are, how big space is, wondering what might be […]
Moonrise and the Flint Hills: Fascinating!
I was out recently to photograph the full moon. I can never get enough of seeing the moon rise slowly over the horizon (although when you are trying to photograph it, it doesn’t always seem to be moving so slowly!). I’m not sure why, but I’m always fascinated by the seeing the moon appear in […]
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 […]