Monthly Archives: August 2017

Country Quartet

Every road trip has at least one memorable moment. A recent trip to Northwest Iowa found me on the country roads with a farmer that was showing me around their family operation. The grass was green, lush, and wet from a rain shower earlier that morning. Kneeling in the wet grass to capture the perfect image...
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Summer Storm Clouds

Watching clouds build in the east I grabbed my camera and was out the door. A summer storm and windmill are two of my favorite items to photograph when I’m in rural America. Barns, fairs, and livestock round out my top five. I quickly framed my shots. So many wonderful colors were blending together in the...
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Foggy Skies and Creative Thoughts

Fog was not part of my plan early yesterday morning. It was apparent that even as the fog cleared, the skies would be overcast at best. At my first stop I found it hard to use the light to capture the scene. Moving between locations I was feeling far from pleased. My overcast mood was high-jacking...
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Try, Try Again

I left my house last Saturday confident I would capture the perfect image of a hummingbird.  On the way to the workshop at the Patuxent Research Refuge I mentally reviewed the equipment packed in the back of the Jeep. The last step in my pre-class review was the reminder to relax. Learning is part of the...
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