Emporia Alleyway – Nightime

Emporia Alleyway – Nightime

by | Jan 26, 2008 | Cityscapes, HDR, Kansas

Emporia, Kansas on 5th StreetThe colors and painting of this area is really pretty, so I used it to do some experiments with light this evening. This image uses a standard HDR (high dynamic range) technique. Three exposures of the scene are made to capture light and...
S&S Cafe – Winter Night

S&S Cafe – Winter Night

by | Jan 14, 2008 | Cityscapes

Emporia, KansasIt seems like the S&S Cafe has been around forever. The neon glow and illumination through the windows always attracts my eye as I drive by at night. Here, photographed on a wet winter evening, the lights are reflecting on the glazed...
Winter Palm Tree

Winter Palm Tree

by | Nov 25, 2007 | Cityscapes, Winter

Well into a very mild autumn, the first real blows of winter bring it home. Another hard Kansas winter is approaching. And the neon palm trees in travel agency windows invite an escape to some tropical dream land.
The Carnegie Cultural Center – Ottawa

The Carnegie Cultural Center – Ottawa

by | Nov 18, 2007 | Cityscapes, Kansas

Built in 1903, this handsome building was originally a Carnegie Library. Both this and the Franklin County Courthouse, just a block north, were designed by Kansas architect George P. Washburn. Ottawa now hosts an art gallery and cultural events in the center.