As I’ve posted about before, I spent my weekend (a few weekends back) with my church’s youth group on their annual retreat to the Y Camp. Here are some pictures I took with a cruddy camera phone of the weekend. Jentry being oh so scary. Docking Time! Shawn, enjoying the… Read More »Docking Station Alpha
There aren’t as many people out there that are as passionate about a TREE as they are about their PET. However, the people that have passion are very passionate. Here are this week’s submissions for TREE: Bill Wentworth Kim Barker 1 Kim Barker 2 Sarah Karber Angie DeWaard 1 Angie… Read More »WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – WEEK 27 – TREE
Here is a picture of the mist from Minnehaha Falls from my trip there with Bethany. Or more precisely it is a picture of Minnehaha Falls where its mist has covered my camera. You may be getting an idea of how incredibly slick and dangerous this little photo excursion ended… Read More »Corporate Handouts and Building Bombs
I took this picture from the back deck of the lodge where we spent a plurality of our time during the 2016 Youth Group Retreat. I took this picture after we had set up the prayer stations and while we were waiting for the kids to return from their outdoor… Read More »Glass Packs
Yeah. This is late again. It has been crazy. What can I say. These images are from January 2007. They are in a folder named ICE STORM. None of the pictures of the ice storm were worth saving though. Next Saturday’s folder is entitled “Minnesota”.
My last image from a walk around Ledges back in January. It seems I need to get to Ledges again very soon. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 20mm APERTURE: f/25 EXPOSURE: 1/10 DATE: 01/31/2016 15:14 LATITUDE: 41.99427° LONGITUDE: -93.88499°
I’ve written in the past about the treachery of the footing on my recent trip to Minnehaha Falls with Bethany. This is the picture I took after I biffed it. Hard. I’m sorry this is late… but you know… life. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: UNRECORDED APERTURE:… Read More »Slip. Slide.
One of the last Ledges pictures in the hopper. Maybe one more left. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 18mm APERTURE: f/6.3 EXPOSURE: 1/160 DATE: 01/31/16 – 15:30 LATITUDE: 41.99542° LONGITUDE: -93.88558°
On my recent trip to Minneapolis I efforted to photograph Minnehaha Falls. Below is a picture from those efforts. (Waterfall not included) Bethany and Tempe accompanied me on this trip. It was then that she revealed to me that her favorite way to break the law iS to illegally park.… Read More »Mini + 2(Ha)
One of the last pictures from that walk around Ledges over a month ago. I seem to be in a water mode lately. You’ll see. Or you have seen. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOAL LENGTH 60mm APERTURE: f/22 EXPOSURE: .3 seconds DATE: 01/31/16 – 15:08 LATITUDE: 41.99454° LONGITUDE:… Read More »Longer
A wintry look at Ledges’ famous stone bridge. I might just make this entire week about my walk around Ledges. But I might not. It is almost as if writing the 2 previous sentences was a complete waste of time. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH 18.0mm APERTURE:… Read More »Bridge Mode
Another photo from my trip to the Ledges State Park. I’m planning on visiting a waterfall in Minnesota this weekend. It will be quite a bit larger. Hopefully still frozen. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 1000 FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm APERTURE: f/4 EXPOSURE: 1/2500 DATE TAKEN: 01/31/2016 – 15:08 LATITUDE: 41.99453°… Read More »All These Little Gestures
A waterfall (sorta) from Ledges State Park. Still a couple more pictures from my recentish walk around Ledges. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V ISO: 100 FOCAL LENGTH: 10mm APERTURE: f/22 EXPOSURE: 1/4 DATE TAKEN: 01-31-2016 – 15:05 LATITUDE: 41.99386° LONGITUDE: -93.88518° FIELD OF VIEW: 61.9°
I might have gone a little mad with the HDR toning on this image. Its not like I’m a maniac or a raving thing. I just go a little mad sometimes. We all go a little made sometimes. Haven’t you? Sometimes just one time can be enough. PARTICULARS CAMERA: SONY… Read More »Norman Bates
I might have mentioned in the past that sometimes photographing clouds can make me… well sad isn’t the right word… but I haven’t always enjoyed clouds to their full potential because of a long chain of reasoning that fires instantaneously in my head. While I don’t want to go over… Read More »Reclaimed
I spent the last weekend in Manhattan, Kansas and accomplished all of my goals for that trip: 1. Witness an Iowa State victory. 2. Eat Nate’s cooking. 3. Eat a Varsity Donut. 4. Get to the top of Manhattan Hill. 5. Get to the top of KS Hill. I have… Read More »KS
This is a look back at the photos from the calendar I gave as Christmas gifts in 2012. You’ll see many of the same images from the flower calendar. I have no doubts. Front Cover January February March April May June July August September October November December I’ve never done… Read More »2013 Christmas Calendar
As I look over this collection I am reminded that it has been too long since I’ve done some full moon photography, like the photo represented by April. Who wants to keep me company and go do some full moon photography next full moon? January February March April May June… Read More »2011
The 2010 calendar was the last calendar that included a human subject. As I open up the subject matter past flowers for the 2017 calendar, it is possible a human subject might find their way back into the calendar. Until then Jill and Sara are the last humans to grace… Read More »2010
Time to take another stroll down memory lane. This was the last time I appeared in a calendar. Probably will be the last time I ever appear in a calendar. January February March April May June July August September October November December The last day to order a 2016 Photography… Read More »2009
I don’t think it is too bold of a statement to say that this is the only calendar that will ever include a picture of a cat in it. January February March April May June July August September October November December Today is the last day to order the 2016… Read More »2008