Dave | PrairieDust

Twisting Road

by Dave | Apr 8, 2008 | Black and White, Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape

Wabaunsee County – The backroads of Kansas are the way to travel if you want to see the inner beauty of the state. Of course this assumes you’re not in a hurry, and have four-wheel-drive to get, or keep you out of trouble.

Smoky Haze on Wabaunsee County Farmland

by Dave | Apr 7, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape

Looking down from one of the hilltop views in scenic Wabaunsee County, the land sections in the valley below are painted with spring colors. The view isn’t a clear and usual. Smoke from range burning throughout the area has filled the hills with a bluish...

Photographing the Burn

by Dave | Apr 6, 2008 | Flint Hills, Human

Photographer Don Palmer carefully approaches a section of burning range grass on a Wabaunsee County side road. Ground cover is commonly burned in the Flint Hills every spring to help maintain the tall grass prairie ecosystem.Also check out my Flash slideshow from this...

Range Burn in the Kansas Flint Hills

by Dave | Apr 6, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape

Range burns are used, in the Kansas Flint Hills, to help maintain the tall grass prairie. An excellent source for more information is this article on the Emporia State University web site.Also check out my Flash slideshow from this years burn.

The Road West

by Dave | Apr 5, 2008 | Black and White, Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape

Early morning fog accentuates the layers of the rolling Flint Hills, on a side road just off highway 99. I hit the road early this morning, as I looked forward to a day touring the Flint Hills with photographer Don Palmer, of Kansas Photos. I’d never met Don,...

Early Morning Alley

by Dave | Apr 3, 2008 | Cityscapes

A photoblog, or journal, is a little like a sketchbook. It’s a record of experiments, visual notes for things to try later. I don’t know if this images works by itself, but there is a play of light and color that I like, and I want to do more with it. I...