This is the Ray house - in the full sized version, you can see snow streaking in front of the house...
Detail of a fence row...
And a milkweed from one of the numerous fields.
February 11 - Wilson's Creek Battlefield
It was cold, windy and blowing snow when I went to Wilson's Creek today. I always enjoy winter days like this and found several things to photograph as I roamed around the park. Too bad none of the snow stuck around.
This is the Ray house - in the full sized version, you can see snow streaking in front of the house...
Detail of a fence row...
And a milkweed from one of the numerous fields.
This is the Ray house - in the full sized version, you can see snow streaking in front of the house...
Detail of a fence row...
And a milkweed from one of the numerous fields.
January 28 - Roark Bluff
I spent the day attending a digital Black and White printing workshop by Tim Ernst. I'd been to one his workshops before back in October of 2004, and I've learned a lot on both trips. So if you want to get to know how to get some great prints out of your digital camera, I would definitely suggest one of these workshops.
We arrived early in the morning at Roark Bluff along the not-so-mighty Buffalo River, and we did our best to get a few pictures in before it started raining (which it inevitably did for the rest of the day).
Here are a few of the pictures I ended up with...
We arrived early in the morning at Roark Bluff along the not-so-mighty Buffalo River, and we did our best to get a few pictures in before it started raining (which it inevitably did for the rest of the day).
Here are a few of the pictures I ended up with...
January 22 - Springfield Nature Center
I went out for a quick hike this afternoon at the Nature Center. It was very nice weather for photographers today - overcast and about 40 degrees. Perfect! There was even a brilliant sunset as I was walking back to the truck but I was in no position to take advantage of its beauty. Oh well, some other day!
This is a closeup of a leaf on a briar.
There are always some ducks playing around this time of year.
This great view of the creek is often photographed (I'm not sure I got the best out of it today, though, and may try again sometime).
This is a closeup of a leaf on a briar.
There are always some ducks playing around this time of year.
This great view of the creek is often photographed (I'm not sure I got the best out of it today, though, and may try again sometime).
January 7 - Sunset in Springfield
There was a beautiful sunset on Saturday evening. Unfortunately, I was at home and there was no way I could find an unobstructed view before it vanished. Although the color was fantastic, I traded that for the more abstract view of the sunset being reflected by my apartment's window.
December 31 - Table Rock Lake and Galena
First of all, Happy New Year! 2005 has been a great year, and I think this year will be even better!
I spent the last day of the year taking a few photographs in southern Missouri. The first is from the shores of Table Rock Lake down around Kimberling City.
And then on to the "Y" bridge in Galena, which is something I've always meant to photograph. It just took a while to be there with a camera in hand and not so tired from hiking that I could actually enjoy it.
I spent the last day of the year taking a few photographs in southern Missouri. The first is from the shores of Table Rock Lake down around Kimberling City.
And then on to the "Y" bridge in Galena, which is something I've always meant to photograph. It just took a while to be there with a camera in hand and not so tired from hiking that I could actually enjoy it.
December 11 - Hercules Glades Wilderness Area
I went out for a short hike this morning to Hercules Glades (and only fell once!). The sunrise from Coy Bald wasn't very interesting, but there were some lingering ice formations from the cold nights earlier in the week.
Splattered ice at the base of a small waterfall
Delicate ice formation around a branch on Long Creek
Ice, rocks and a leaf on Long Creek
Splattered ice at the base of a small waterfall
Delicate ice formation around a branch on Long Creek
Ice, rocks and a leaf on Long Creek
December 5 - McDaniel Lake
I was out earlier for a little while sitting on the edge of McDaniel lake waiting for the sun to show some good colors. The fantastic sunset never materialized, but the clouds and their reflections as they move across the lake are always interesting.
November 5 - Paddy Creek Wilderness Area
I went for a short hike (about 11 miles) in Paddy Creek Wilderness today. It was windy, humid, and kind of warm. The color was great, but with the trees moving around so much it was hard to get good pictures.
This is the ground underneath of a maple tree where the wind wasn't blowing too hard.
The next two are from late afternoon on Paddy Creek and ironically, not too far from where I parked.
This is the ground underneath of a maple tree where the wind wasn't blowing too hard.
The next two are from late afternoon on Paddy Creek and ironically, not too far from where I parked.
October 25 - Southeast Missouri
I stopped in Eminence for the night so I could be at Alley Spring early. Again, cloud cover kept any morning color away, but it was still an enjoyable dawn. My camera isn't very far from the water in this picture, and the wide angle lens gives a little distortion to the mill.
The spring, and the back side of the mill.
Blue Spring was the next stop. There were leaves sitting on top of the water that were moving very slowly due to water and wind movement. I made a long exposure to see if it would make any interesting patterns. Interesting?
Another first visit was to Johnson Shut-ins. I've always meant to go, but it's kind of out of the way. It was a lot of fun scrambling around the rocks with a 50 pound pack of camera gear, but I didn't fall in once!
Elephant Rocks are so close to the shut-ins that I had to drop by for a couple of pictures.
The last stop of the day was at Pickle Springs Natural Area just East of Farmington. I never did see Pickle Springs, but Pickle Creek had a tiny bit of water running into this little pool.
The spring, and the back side of the mill.
Blue Spring was the next stop. There were leaves sitting on top of the water that were moving very slowly due to water and wind movement. I made a long exposure to see if it would make any interesting patterns. Interesting?
Another first visit was to Johnson Shut-ins. I've always meant to go, but it's kind of out of the way. It was a lot of fun scrambling around the rocks with a 50 pound pack of camera gear, but I didn't fall in once!
Elephant Rocks are so close to the shut-ins that I had to drop by for a couple of pictures.
The last stop of the day was at Pickle Springs Natural Area just East of Farmington. I never did see Pickle Springs, but Pickle Creek had a tiny bit of water running into this little pool.
October 24 - Southeast Missouri
Vacation! I got a late start on Monday, but finally got in gear and headed down towards Southeast Missouri to take a few pictures. Mostly, these were places to which I'd never been so I didn't know what to expect.
The first stop was to Grand Gulf down around Thayer. October is not the best time to see this place, I guess. If it weren't for a few puddles (mere feet in diameter) it would have been completely dry. I though it was interesting but not very pretty, and even though I hiked and scrambled the length on both the top and down deep in the bottom of the gulf, nothing really came from it photo-wise. I bet it would be really impressive in the spring after lots and lots of rain.
While I was in the area, I dropped by Mammoth Springs just over the Arkansas state line. This is a detail picture of the falls.
Near dusk, I ended up at a place called McCormack Lake. Cloud cover kept most of the color away.
The first stop was to Grand Gulf down around Thayer. October is not the best time to see this place, I guess. If it weren't for a few puddles (mere feet in diameter) it would have been completely dry. I though it was interesting but not very pretty, and even though I hiked and scrambled the length on both the top and down deep in the bottom of the gulf, nothing really came from it photo-wise. I bet it would be really impressive in the spring after lots and lots of rain.
While I was in the area, I dropped by Mammoth Springs just over the Arkansas state line. This is a detail picture of the falls.
Near dusk, I ended up at a place called McCormack Lake. Cloud cover kept most of the color away.
October 22 - Pedestal Rocks, Arkansas
The camera club made a trip to Pedestal Rocks down in Arkansas, but I decided to get there before dawn and see what the sunrise would look like. The sky wasn't that interesting, and the fall foliage isn't quite at peak, but it's always fun to watch the sun rise.
These first two are from the sunrise.
Pedestal rocks get their name from stranded rock formations near the edge of the bluff line. Here's one of them viewed from below.
There a lot of caverns under the bluff line that look like pedestals in progress. This picture is from inside one of them looking out at the trees.
These first two are from the sunrise.
Pedestal rocks get their name from stranded rock formations near the edge of the bluff line. Here's one of them viewed from below.
There a lot of caverns under the bluff line that look like pedestals in progress. This picture is from inside one of them looking out at the trees.
October 15 - Warsaw
I was up in Warsaw this past weekend and got out early Saturday morning to take a few pictures near the dam. I didn't find that much to photograph, but here are a few tat didn't turn out too bad...
October 13 - Springfield
Just a quick update to post picture I took of a dogwood near my driveway - I was kind of surprised by the patterns in the patch of sunset behind the berries.
October 9 - Additional Vacation Pictures
After digging through some of the pictures from vacation, I found a few more that were good enough to post. All are from Rocky Mountain National park.
Nymph Lake
One of the many peaks in the park with a light coating of snow.
Fern Falls
Campground bluebird
Nymph Lake
One of the many peaks in the park with a light coating of snow.
Fern Falls
Campground bluebird
September 30 - Great Sand Dunes
These dunes have such dynamic shapes, I really want to see them in black and white so you'll have to excuse my excessive use of that time-honored medium. These are the kind of images that I'll tinker with for a long time before I get them "right".
After the sun came up, I headed out onto the dunes for the approximately 500 foot climb to the top. This first picture is from the bottom, looking up.
Getting closer to the top, I put my tripod in the frame for this picture.
It was a cloudy morning, but clearing. On top of the dunes, I pointed my camera toward the mountains in the North. I think this is Mount Herard at 13,297 feet.
Loking towards the NorthWest, the dunes had some interesting patterns
Later in the afternoon, after a rest, and with the sky now completely clear I headed back out for the long climb onto the top of the dunes.
On top again, the late afternoon sun started casting some long shadows across the tops of the dunes. I was about two hours early for the sunset, so I just sat around taking it all in.
The same location, but with a little more foreground detail.
Once the sun went behind the San Juan mountains, the shadows went out like a light - literally within the span of a few seconds. I was changing lenses when it happened, and took this picture soon afterwards.
There was nothing left to do but to hike back before it turned completely dark (made it with a few minutes to spare). Here's the scene looking towards the South as I was nearly off of the dunes.
I headed for Denver the next morning, and then back home after 2,950 miles of travel.
After the sun came up, I headed out onto the dunes for the approximately 500 foot climb to the top. This first picture is from the bottom, looking up.
Getting closer to the top, I put my tripod in the frame for this picture.
It was a cloudy morning, but clearing. On top of the dunes, I pointed my camera toward the mountains in the North. I think this is Mount Herard at 13,297 feet.
Loking towards the NorthWest, the dunes had some interesting patterns
Later in the afternoon, after a rest, and with the sky now completely clear I headed back out for the long climb onto the top of the dunes.
On top again, the late afternoon sun started casting some long shadows across the tops of the dunes. I was about two hours early for the sunset, so I just sat around taking it all in.
The same location, but with a little more foreground detail.
Once the sun went behind the San Juan mountains, the shadows went out like a light - literally within the span of a few seconds. I was changing lenses when it happened, and took this picture soon afterwards.
There was nothing left to do but to hike back before it turned completely dark (made it with a few minutes to spare). Here's the scene looking towards the South as I was nearly off of the dunes.
I headed for Denver the next morning, and then back home after 2,950 miles of travel.
September 29 - Great Sand Dunes
I packed up camp on Thursday morning and headed South toward Great Sand Dunes National Monument. It's somewhere I've always wondered about. It was so unique that I'm glad I went. Hiking on the dunes can be challenging. First, there's no real feel of how steep a particular path is until you get close - and then you realize that it's very steep and the going gets tough. While there's usually a line of compacted sand that's pretty easy to walk on, there are many sections of loose sand that makes you struggle to gain ground. I usually ended up with boots full of sand quickly after I started walking.
During the first afternoon, I hiked a little way onto the dune but was a little wary of a huge threatening thunderstorm. This is a panoramic view of the thunderstorm (composed of 4 images) and a portion of the dune. It never did rain back at camp, though.
During the first afternoon, I hiked a little way onto the dune but was a little wary of a huge threatening thunderstorm. This is a panoramic view of the thunderstorm (composed of 4 images) and a portion of the dune. It never did rain back at camp, though.
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