Scott Bean Photography

Lake Idlewild Outlet Area

2008-12-31T16:22:00.003-06:00

One of my favorite things to photograph is running water, especially waterfalls. As you might expect, there are not all that many opportunities in Kansas for this, but we do have more than one might think. Of course these are not the 90-100' type waterfalls, but still pretty and peaceful to listen to. This set of photos was taken at the outlet area of a small lake, Lake Idlewild, near Waterville, KS.

Enjoy and Happy New Year!

Christmas Sunset

2008-12-27T10:46:00.001-06:00

Sunset on Christmas Day was fantastic! Didn't really get a good shot of it, but here are a few photos I took that evening.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Peace.

Cats, cats, and more cats

2008-12-27T09:46:00.012-06:00

Just a few pics of cats, some are cats we are fostering, a few are photos of our own cats. The foster cats will need homes soon, please check out the Riley County Humane Society and Pet Finder pages for me information on the following cats:

Cougar
Ranger
Nala
Bella
Lily

Solstice Sunset....almost

2008-12-27T09:40:00.001-06:00

I went out recently to get a picture of the sunset on the winter solstice, I thought that would be kinda cool. Fortunately there was a good sunset that evening, the only problem was that I went out a day early! A few pics from that evening can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Winter is here

2008-12-27T08:45:00.005-06:00

Winter weather has finally arrived. I was out at Tuttle Creek Lake during our first real snow storm. The snow was beautiful and my wife noticed the snow flakes and I was able to get a few macro shots of them. We also saw several Bald Eagles at the river ponds. Here are the photos from this outing.

Happy Holidays!

Horsethief Canyon, Kanopolis Lake

2008-11-27T09:00:00.003-06:00

I went hiking at Kanopolis Lake on Tuesday afternoon at the Horse thief canyon hiking trails with a friend of mine. This is my favorite place to hike in Kansas. We couldn't have asked for a better day to be out there. Here are some of my photos from this hike.

Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving!

Kittens

2008-11-18T18:29:00.007-06:00

Here are some photos of some kittens we are fostering for the Riley County Humane Society (RCHS). They are going to need a home soon.

Sadly their mother (Marble - pictured below) passed away today.

Marble was a great cat. She was abandoned while pregnant, had her kittens and while nursing the 3 of them, she adopted 3 others and nursed and raised them as well. What a mother! Rest in Peace Marble.

Please visit the RCHS website when you have time and consider making a donation or adopting a new family member!

Thanks!

Pillsbury Crossing

2008-11-17T20:18:00.001-06:00

Here a few pictures from Pillsbury Crossing taken on 11-15. Despite being chilly and windy, it turned out to be a nice evening with some beautiful light.

Enjoy!

Road Trip in IR

2008-11-11T11:35:00.003-06:00

Here are a few photos of my recent trip to northeast Kansas in infrared (IR).

Enjoy!

And Thanks to all the Veterans out there!

Bison hunting in Marshall County, KS

2008-11-10T15:47:00.003-06:00

I was back visiting my parents this past weekend and went to take some pics with my Dad. The weather was crappy, the wind was blowing like crazy so we decided rather than fight the wind trying to get some landscape photos we would go bison "hunting" and photograph a small bison heard just outside of Waterville. We also stopped and "shot" some cows and horses and even a barn! Here are the pics.

Enjoy!

Road Trip to Atchison

2008-11-10T15:29:00.003-06:00

Last week my wife and I took a quick overnight trip up to Atchison to explore northeast Kansas. A lot of trees in the area had already dropped their leaves so we missed a lot of the fall color, but it was still a good trip. Here are some of the photos.

If you haven't visited Atchison it is an interesting town, lots of history there.

Infrared Photos from this fall

2008-11-08T09:33:00.003-06:00

Here are some recent infrared (IR) photos from this fall. These were taken in various places around Kansas, Wildcat Park, Konza, Pillsbury Crossing, Elk City Falls, and Cross Timbers State Park.

Hope you enjoy!

Wildcat Park

2008-11-07T20:44:00.002-06:00

I was back to Wildcat Park recently. I had just 'discovered' this park a few weeks ago (despite living in Manhattan since '88!). I had hoped to find more color in the trees, but it was still a nice visit. A few snaps can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Marshall County Fall Colors

2008-11-07T18:15:00.002-06:00

October 24th was a busy day for photography! After shooting around Tuttle Creek lake that morning (see my previous post) I went to Waterville and took some photos with Dad out around the Alcove Springs area. We were hoping some water would be flowing over Alcove Springs, but no luck there. However the trees were really beautiful and we had great light. The photos can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Morning Fall photo trip to Tuttle Creek Lake

2008-11-07T17:51:00.003-06:00

Here are a few photos I took on a rare morning photo outing for me. I went out to the River Ponds area and then to the Carnahan Creek area on Tuttle Creek Lake. The colors were fantastic on this morning.

The River Ponds park has really been expanded recently, I found a really nice campground on the 'backside' of the River Ponds that must be relatively new. I will be visiting there again.

Enjoy!

Pillsbury Crossing

2008-10-26T18:28:00.003-05:00

I've always wanted to photograph Pillsbury Crossing with some fall color, but never have managed to get what I've wanted. I knew I would need a morning shot to get some light on the trees above the falls. On the 18th we had some really heavy fog in the morning so I thought I would go out and take some fog pictures around Pillsbury and then when the fog burned off shoot the waterfalls. When I got out to Pillsbury though the fog was gone, so I shot the trees around the waterfalls and my timing was great, there was one nicely colored tree in the perfect location and a nice blue sky to go with it. When I got back into town that morning though, Manhattan was still in heavy fog, so I headed out to Marlatt Ave and was able to get some fog pictures. Maybe mornings are not so bad after all...
The Photos can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Road Trip Day 2

2008-10-26T17:49:00.010-05:00

...the road trip continued with an overnight stay in El Dorado, KS where I got to photograph a small waterfall on the edge of town, through Eureka, KS where I got to photograph another small waterfall (photos from El Dorado and Eureka can be viewed here) then to Elk Falls, an absolutely beautiful place where I took several photos (click here to view).

After leaving Elk Falls, we drove to Sedan, KS then to Cross Timbers State Park (another beautiful place I want to return to and stay awhile) and through Emporia, Council Grove (and supper at the Hays House!) and back home.

Some Infrared (IR) photos from Elk Falls and Cross Timbers State Park can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Road Trip Day 1

2008-10-26T17:29:00.008-05:00

My wife (who graciously put up with me stopping frequently and taking pictures) and I went for a short overnight road trip early this month. The first place we stopped at was Lindsborg, KS which is a neat little town. Our next stop was Coronado Heights Park, which was built in 1932 by the Works Progress Administration. This was the first time I had been to Coronado Heights and I took several photos, which can be viewed here. It was an interesting place, I'm sure I will be back. From Coronado Heights, we drove over to the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge to take some more photos, which you can view here. Enjoy, more on Day 2 to follow...

Wildcat Park

2008-10-04T12:48:00.002-05:00

A few photos from a Wildcat Park, an area just outside of Manhattan, KS that I just discovered. How could I have not been here before! It is a very beautiful area. Photos can be viewed here. I'm sure I will be going back here this fall.

Marlatt Ave

2008-10-04T12:30:00.004-05:00

We had a double rainbow show up on the 23rd of September. I tried to get out of town quick enough to get a shot of it over some open prairie, but by the time I got my gear and got far enough out of town it was gone. I had to 'settle' for this sunset (taken along Marlatt Ave) instead.

Enjoy!

Old K-18 Road

2008-09-27T10:20:00.003-05:00

I was out recently on Old K-18 road to try and get some morning fog pictures. I didn't get up quite in time for the fog (imagine that!) but it was a beautiful morning.

Photos can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Carnahan Creek Area

2008-09-27T10:14:00.002-05:00

Earlier this month I was out around the Carnahan Creek area checking on the fall colors. Some of my photos from this trip are here.

Enjoy!

Sunflowers, sunflowers, and more sunflowers

2008-09-17T14:20:00.003-05:00

I really wanted to get out and photograph some sunflower fields this summer and thanks to KonzaDocent and this photo on flickr, I headed over to Washington County, KS. Wow! My Dad and I found 2 huge, beautiful fields of commercial sunflowers. We also lucked into a beautiful full moon rising over the fields. It was a great evening to be out.

Some of my photos from this evening can be viewed here.

Enjoy!

Avy

2008-09-17T14:07:00.002-05:00

Earlier this month I photographed a friends yellow lab, Avy, playing at a nearby state fishing lake. She was a great subject!

Some of the photos are here.

Marshall County 8-23-08

2008-08-27T22:45:00.004-05:00

It is getting closer to fall! The sorghum (milo) fields are heading out and starting to turn their fall colors. These are some pictures, both color and IR, of a recent drive through Marshall County where my Dad and I caught an amazing sunset.

Enjoy!