by Dave | Feb 14, 2009 | Artifacts
Old Hwy 75, north of Lyndon, Kansas
by Dave | Jan 2, 2009 | Artifacts
Hodgeman County – If it weren’t for this crumbling site, and a blip the intersection of roads in the Kansas Gazetteer, one wouldn’t know a town was once here. These fragments of failed towns are common in the midwest. Often nothing is left but a pile of...
by Dave | Jan 1, 2009 | Artifacts, Flint Hills, Soft Lights, Winter
Here’s a simple study that I find pretty satisfying.It’s more than the place, or the thing. It’s the way light spreads over a scene – especially, for me, when it’s slightly overcast – so that light wraps around things, adds a glow...
by Dave | Dec 27, 2008 | Artifacts, Flint Hills, Soft Lights
Here’s another view of the old chicken coop in the woods.
by Dave | Dec 27, 2008 | Artifacts, Flint Hills, Soft Lights
Nestled in the woods north of Elmdale is this century-old limestone-block chicken house. A shallow ravine in front offers a pathway for groups of deer. Seven crossed the highway as we approached. One-by-one they gracefully leaped over a gate and dissapeared into the...
by Dave | Dec 23, 2008 | Artifacts, Flint Hills, Landscape
Found on the edge of highway 56, in Osage County, Kansas – The collapsed roof creates an overall shape that puzzles the eye for a bit. The used-to-be-red wall boards, warped & arching outward, add to the effect.
by Dave | Oct 2, 2008 | Artifacts
I posted a B/W photo of this old truck some time back, but it was its layers of color that stopped me.
by Dave | Sep 21, 2008 | Artifacts, Black and White, Dissolving, Small Towns
This is found on the intersection of highway 4 and highway 15, on the edge of Elmo in Dickinson County.
by Dave | Sep 19, 2008 | Artifacts, Still Life
Lost Springs, Kansas But when the tin man discovered his heart, he also found himself even more lonely, and wondered if there was anyone for him, still lost in the woods.
by Dave | Sep 18, 2008 | Artifacts, Black and White, HDR, Kansas, Small Towns
Lost Springs, Kansas