(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%…
(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…
(click on any photo in this post to enlarge it) I’ve visited Mount Mitchell in the past a couple of times and was fortunate to be able to photograph the spring burning of Mount Mitchell in 2009. The Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie is managed by the Audubon of Kansas in partnership with the…
Tuesday of last week I went out in search of some more spring burns to photograph. It was a still day and there were a lot of fires burning early in the day so I thought it might be a good evening for fire photography. I decided that I would drive down to Alma, Kansas…
I had the opportunity earlier this week to spend some time wandering around in the Flint Hills, which is always a good way to spend a day. The day started by meeting fellow photographers from the Kansascapes Photo Alliance at the Bird Runner Wildlife Refuge where we are going to shoot a year long project. …
Recently I stumbled across the trailer for the film “Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie”, which really struck a chord with me. I was slightly embarrassed that I hadn’t seen this before. I also could relate to this blogpost “This is Why”. There is something very special about the Flint Hills and there is no…
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…
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…