Fresh Beet Leaves

Fresh Beet Leaves

Cheryl brought home a batch of fresh carrots and beets from the Emporia Farmer’s Market this morning, both with all of the greens. The beet leaves have an incredible range of color.
Stone Ruins

Stone Ruins

This picturesque site is on private land, and was photographed over the top of a gate. But that worked out okay, I used the gate post to steady the camera, and it’s a good angle on the walls. Don Palmer said an old school is, or was, further back on the land. At...
Her Grandmother’s House

Her Grandmother’s House

I was given permission to climb the gate and photograph this house by a nice lady who said her parents and grandparents used to live here. Again, you can see smoke from local range fires coming over the hill on the left.
Kansas Industry – Bunge Corporation

Kansas Industry – Bunge Corporation

For Kansas Day we’re tipping our hat (not that I actually wear one) to the industries that sustain the economic life of our state. I believe the Emporia site is the only Bunge Corporation plant in Kansas, though they employ around 22,000 people in 30...
Emporia Alleyway – Nightime

Emporia Alleyway – Nightime

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...