10 Things Photography Has Given Me to be Thankful For
With Thanksgiving coming up, people are focusing on things they are thankful for in their lives, which is a good thing. Being thankful for what you have has been shown to provide all sorts of health benefits from improving sleep, increasing mental resilience to boosting self-esteem. I know being thankful is something I need to […]
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 […]
You don’t always get what you want
Last Saturday I had great plans for another sunrise shoot at the small cove along Tuttle Creek Lake that I had recently visited with Chris from LaBrissa Photography. Friday evening I did a bit of homework to see what the conditions might be like Saturday morning. First, I checked the position of sunrise with The […]
Just 10 Photographs from 2010
I’ve noticed several photographers posting sets of their 10 favorite photographs from the past year so I thought that might be interesting to try. Turns out it was an interesting exercise digging through all the photographs I made this past year, but not so easy to select 10 for this post. Initially I had planned […]
I’ve photographed it once, there isn’t any point in going back is there?
I’ve been going through my photographs from this past year searching for my favorites and I’ve learned a lot about my photographic habits (both good and bad) while doing this. I’ve also found some interesting series of images that got me thinking (again) about the value of photographing close to home. I’ve written about it […]
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone has a great Holiday season and has a chance to spend some time with family and friends. Sincerely, Scott
Wabaunsee County, a great place to experience the Flint Hills
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 […]
Farewell to Fall
As much as I hate to, it is time to say goodbye to Fall. Without question, Fall is my favorite time of year for a number of reasons. Actually I like all the seasons, but there is something about Fall that sets it a notch above the other seasons (sorry Spring, Summer, and Winter!). Even […]
Happy Thanksgiving and being Thankful
I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Everyone has a lot to be thankful for even though it may not always seem like it (I know I grumble too much about the negatives even though the positives far outweigh them!). From a photographic standpoint, I have a tremendous number of things to […]
A (lucky?) dramatic morning at Konza Prairie and Pillsbury Crossing
This past weekend I went to the Konza Prairie Biological Station’s “Konza Prairie Visitors Day.” Konza is a roughly 8600 acre area of native tallgrass prairie owned and operated by The Nature Conservancy and Kansas State University for conducting long term ecological research. While there are public hiking trails available, much of the prairie is understandably […]