Coronado Heights

Coronado Heights

by | Jan 7, 2008 | Kansas, Landscape

Coronado Heights, built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936, sits high on top of a hill northwest of Lindsborg, Kansas.
Defending the Fort

Defending the Fort

by | Jan 6, 2008 | Kansas

A boy atop Coronado Heights, near Lindsborg, looks down the sights of a pretend rifle as he imagines holding off attackers to the fort. I visited the castle several times as a child, and thought it was really built by Coronado. The structure, though, was never really...
Wooden Fence and Barn

Wooden Fence and Barn

by | Jan 1, 2008 | Black and White, Kansas, Landscape, Winter

This is another picturesque scene on the edge of highway 4 between Topeka and Eskridge. The shadows and light along the fenceline make a good tonal study.Photo notes: This is a black and white image with a platinum toner effect.
Empty Cabin #2

Empty Cabin #2

by | Dec 30, 2007 | Uncategorized

I photographed this abandoned stone home about a year ago. It’s along highway 58 west of Leroy. It fits really well as a an introduction to a National Geographic article available online: The Emptied Prairie. The essay’s scope includes Kansas and the...
Empty Cabin

Empty Cabin

by | Dec 30, 2007 | Black and White, Dissolving, Kansas

I photographed the interior of this abandoned stone home about a year ago. It’s along highway 58 west of Leroy. It fits really well as a an introduction to a National Geographic article available online: The Emptied Prairie. The essay’s scope includes...