Kittens

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

...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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Carnahan Creek

I went out to Carnahan Creek recently and ended up shooting some pics there and also on some country roads nearby. The evening was beautiful with a fantastic sunset. After I was down shooting I just sat down on a hillside and enjoyed the peace and quiet for awhile, something I hadn't done in a long time when out photographing. It was nice...that is until I woke up the next day covered with chigger bites from sitting in the grass!

Photos can be viewed here. Enjoy!