Rock City
(click on any photo in this post to enlarge) Rock City, located near Minneapolis, Kansas contains around 200 spherical rock formations. The photo above shows one of the clusters of the rock formations at Rock City (a National Natural Landmark). The largest rock is reported to be 27 feet in diameter.
Fields of Beauty – Some Photographs of the 2015 Kansas Wheat Crop
Each summer I try to make sure I get out and photograph the wheat fields around Kansas. Sometimes I’m lucky and my timing is really good like in these wheat photos from 2013, and sometimes I end up going out late after most of the fields have been harvested. Growing up I worked in a […]
Ends of the Day in the Gyp (Red) Hills of Kansas.
In my last post, I wrote about a recent afternoon spent photographing landscapes and bison at the Big Basin area of Kansas. After photographing the landscapes at Big Basin for a few hours, my friend Mike and I headed back to the Gyp Hills area around Medicine Lodge for sunset. I’ve really enjoyed past trips […]
An Afternoon at Big Basin
I’ve been making regular photo trips down to Barber, Comanche, and Clark counties in Kansas the past several years. This part of Kansas has some great landscapes in the Gyp Hills (sometimes called the Red Hills) and the Big Basin area. This part of Kansas also
Heavy Rains, Waterfalls, and the Benefit of a Polarizer Filter
Recent photographs from Pillsbury Crossing and Lake Kahola and the benefits of using a polarizer filter.
A Morning on the Flint Hills with the Greater Prairie Chickens
Back in the middle of April I had the opportunity to visit a Greater Prairie Chicken lek on Konza Prairie. This was my second time reserving a spot in the blind at Konza and hopefully it won’t be my last. My first visit to see the greater prairie chickens on Konza was fantastic and we […]
Catching the Virginia bluebell bloom – A magical experience
I was recently in southern Missouri where my wife and I were visiting a close friend. This wasn’t a photography trip, but we did visit some amazingly beautiful areas. The timing of our visit was perfect as the redbuds and dogwoods were blooming and numerous wildflowers were also in bloom. As beautiful as the trees […]
Easter sunrise and the sounds of the lake
Photographs from Easter sunrise at Tuttle Creek Lake.
The start of spring – a relaxing weekend in the yard
Photographs of Spring’s arrival in my backyard.
Sunset and a Saturday evening drive.
I went for a drive Saturday evening and ended up spending almost the entire trip just driving. I went by a couple of controlled burns and some nice landscapes, but I decided to just spend time watching and looking rather than photographing. It was a relaxing evening…sometimes you just need a drive in […]