by Dave | Aug 23, 2009 | Artifacts, HDR
Bushong, Kansas – At the back of the auditorium light spills through roof beams onto the keys of this old Hensel standing grand piano. The school was a combination elementary / high school, a handsome building completed in 1952, one year before the town’s...
by Dave | Aug 22, 2009 | Kansas Culture, Small Towns
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas – Above, Judy Coder begins to sing (solo) the Mourning Dove Song, one of the most hauntingly beautiful yodel songs I’ve heard. After taking this picture I just put the camera away and listened in silence. On every second saturday...
by Dave | Aug 19, 2009 | Garden, Still Life
Farmer’s Market, Emporia, Kansas It isn’t a good likeness. I’m not purple, and my body type is at least a little better than an eggplant. Nevertheless, the dark blob reflected in the vegetable fruit on the right is me – in case you’re...
by Dave | Aug 16, 2009 | Black and White, Cityscapes
Downtown Topeka, Kansas – Nothing political going on here, just thought it was kind of a funny scene.Nikon D300 w/ Nikkor 12-24mm
by Dave | Aug 15, 2009 | Architecture
Topeka, Kansas – The All Veteran’s Memorial is across the street from the well-maintained Great Overland Station. The 1927 Union Pacific station doesn’t serve railroad passengers anymore, but hosts tours and a variety of activities. And, of course,...
by Dave | Aug 12, 2009 | Night, The Natural World
Photographed from the edge of Lyon County Fishing Lake, Kansas I pulled myself out of bed at 3 a.m. this morning, grabbed my Nikon and headed northwest, away from city lights. I knew the moon would be bright in the sky, obscuring all but the brighter shooting stars....
by Dave | Aug 12, 2009 | Landscape
by Dave | Aug 11, 2009 | Cityscapes
Lyon County Historical Museum – Kansas
by Dave | Aug 8, 2009 | Human, Kansas Culture
Here’s another from the Joyce Thierer series Nikon D300 w/ Nikkor 18-55 f2.8
by Dave | Aug 6, 2009 | Black and White
Neosho River, Kansas – At the roots of the river excursion experience are the huge trees along riverbank, with massive anchors into the soil exposed by river erosion. Often a whole nest of trees weave their foundations into a common root mass, helping each other...
