“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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
Last weekend I had the pleasure of taking a road trip down to Teter Rock with a couple of friends and fellow photographers. We made several stops along the way and made some interesting discoveries (intentional of course!) including an old car in a fence line. The first place we stopped was the Lower Fox…