My temple is the swamp… When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most impenetrable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place, a sanctum sanctorum… I seemed to have reached a new world, so wild a place…far away from human society. What’s … Read more
The business of landscape photography is usually a hit or miss proposition….mostly filled with misses, almost-had-its, and sunsets that were so close to being epic (but fizzled out at the last moment) that you sometimes wonder if it’s worth the time and effort you put into it. But it’s always worth it. Because you won’t … Read more
“The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, – melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness of Nature undisturbed by man.” ~ William Beebe
A young eagle makes a final pass over Cone’s marsh before sunset. In the distance I can hear the call of Sandhill Cranes, White-fronted Geese, and a family of Trumpeter Swans. The vibrant array of life is indicative of the habitat…a lovely mixture of wetlands and prairie grasses…a natural Iowa landscape that has never fallen … Read more
I should have known better than to visit the marsh on a spring evening. It’s a perfect time for muskrat dates…and I’m not a fan of being a couple’s third wheel. Muskrat love however wasn’t quite what I expected. I grew up in the 70’s…and no joke, you can look it up if you don’t … Read more
Sometimes it’s more important to look back, rather than ahead. Lest you think I’m getting all philosophical and such, I’m referring to photography. This day had been a rainy one…just dull, overcast, and nothing to brag about. Towards evening though, the clouds started to break up and whenever that happens, sunlight has a chance to … Read more