Changes in the Fields – Watching a Few of the 2016 Kansas Wheat Fields
Each season brings different things to the world around me that I like to make sure and photograph as they roll across the calendar each year. In the summer, that is going to mean wildflowers, the beautiful greens of the prairie in the early summer (assuming we have good spring rains!) and the wheat fields. […]
Exploring a bit of Cowley County
My Dad and I made one of our yearly photo outings a few weeks ago. Over the past few years we have tried to take at least one photo trip together annually. Most of these trips have focused on the Gyp Hills region of Kansas in Barber County and nearby areas of Comanche and Clark […]
Photo ops around the yard…capturing the arrival of spring
Circumstances have kept me close to home so far this spring. I haven’t been able to make it out with my camera much lately to get my Nature fix, so I’ve been spending as much time as I can prowling around my yard. It has been fun watching and photographing the first signs of spring […]
Time with the bald eagles this season
Photography has helped me be more in tune with the cycles of the natural world around. As these cycles change, so do the photography opportunities around. Since I’ve been doing this for several years now, it has been interesting to see how the cycles themselves have changed (not always for the better). This time of […]
Late winter at the ends of the day
I always enjoy photographing water, and probably make as many “waterscape” photos as I do landscape photos. There are certain times of year though, when I’m drawn more to water than others. One of those times is late winter. By the end of winter, the landscape around me has had it pretty rough and the […]
Road Trip Opportunity – Cheyenne Bottoms
Recently I had the chance to give a photography presentation in Great Bend, Kansas. This meant I had the chance to spend some time at Cheyenne Bottoms. Cheyenne Bottoms is an important wetland, covering about 41,000 acres. As the largest interior wetlands in the U.S., Cheyenne Bottoms is an important stop-over for migrating birds travelling […]
Five visual reasons why I’m working on being more of a morning person
The time around sunrise and sunset is often called the “Golden Hour” or “magic light” by photographers and for good reason. Light at this time of day can really transform a landscape into an awe-inspiring view. Personally I believe that all landscapes have an inherent beauty and it is up to us to see that […]
Happiness in a Sunflower Field
Life has always had its cycles and rhythms, but since I’ve picked up a camera those rhythms have definitely changed. Things like school, football seasons, etc. used to be the cycles that drove my life, now it is spring burns, the greening of the prairies, blooming of wildflowers, bird migrations, and other changes in the […]
Photographing the Milky Way and the Perseid Meteor Shower.
The last new moon in August turned out to be a great time to be out photographing the Milky Way. The dark of the moon provided nice dark conditions not only for the stars of the Milky Way, but also for the Perseid meteor shower. The Perseids make an appearance every year, but the lack […]
Life Is Good – Sunset Reflections at the River Ponds
Well so far the first half of August has turned out to be hot and humid – not conditions that I really enjoy. I let the weather keep me inside more than I should have, but the few times I’ve been out this month have been really pretty. I know I need to suck it […]