by Dave | Apr 26, 2008 | Architecture, Black and White, Kansas, Small Towns
Council Grove, Kansas – We’ve noticed attempts at launching renovation projects for the old Ritz Theater, but I don’t know the current status.
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.
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,...
by Dave | Mar 22, 2008 | Black and White
A group of great blue herons (I think that’s what they are) nest in the top of the trees beside a river in Rice County, Kansas. Overcast skies and late afternoon light turned this into a silhouette. The big birds were watching me. I found that if I slowly raised my...
by Dave | Mar 21, 2008 | Black and White, Small Towns
Bookcase, underground at Ellinwood, Kansas – A long buried segment of the towns history is now open for tours. Underneath the city streets is another, underground city. Here you can walk through the tunnels that joined cellar businesses in an earthier economy – bars,...
by Dave | Mar 11, 2008 | Black and White, Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape, Soft Lights
This is along old road 10, southwest of Alma — This one’s all about the textures in the scene – the grasses, limestone, the walls of the school…. They come through better in a monochrome than in color. The natural coloring wasn’t great...
by Dave | Mar 9, 2008 | Black and White, Kansas, Small Towns
Alta Vista, Kansas — another angle on this fantastic wooden bridge over railroad tracks.
by Dave | Mar 4, 2008 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Winter
Emporia – Beautiful architecture and stonework, muted by one of the many winter storms this season.
by Dave | Feb 10, 2008 | Black and White, Cityscapes, Kansas, Winter
