I’ve been spending some time with this old clammer lately. It’s just a matter of trying to get a good, cloud based background with a little color it in. Some Iowa sunsets, particularly those mixed with a little foul weather, can help. This sculpture, named Mississippi Harvest was done by Illinois artist, Erik Blome, and … 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
What a difference a year makes. 2020 was looking on paper to be one of the most fun and interesting years for photography…it was a chance to return to some subjects that were a first for me last year…and you know, you always hope to do a little better with some experience. But one by … Read more
Looking back I now consider it a privilege to have worked on a family farm. It wasn’t my family, it was that of a friend, but they treated me very kindly. Farmers are often like that. I realized that the work in such a place is never really done…there is always something to do. In … Read more
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
A winter sunset with swans…what could be better? Well OK, maybe more swans but still… One of the good things about Iowa…if we have a mild winter…if certain pools of water remain open or reopen from an early ice up, the Trumpeter Swans seem to find them. And they’ll remain in the area for as … Read more