Drinkwater Shriver Mill

Drinkwater Shriver Mill

by | Jul 26, 2007 | Black and White, Kansas, Small Towns, Soft Lights

Cedar Point, Kansas The first structure at this site was a dam and sawmill built in 1867 by O.H. Drinkwater, who also gave the town its name. Eight years later, in partnership with Peter Paul Shriver, the sawmill and dam were replaced with the stone structures of the...
Wonsevu, Kansas

Wonsevu, Kansas

by | Jul 23, 2007 | Kansas, Small Towns, Soft Lights

Chase CountyThe photo makes this little unincorporated spot in the Flint Hills seem bigger than it is. A small school house rests across the intersecion. It is also painted in simple whites, and seems so very quiet.
Ancient Arches

Ancient Arches

by | Jul 21, 2007 | Kansas

Deep in the woods, along the banks of the Cottonwood River, the arches of the Clements stone arch bridge appear through a break in the dense growth. For a brief moment it takes on the mystery of other great, man-made antiquities. It isn’t a lost city, though...
Flint Hills Windmill

Flint Hills Windmill

by | Jul 21, 2007 | Kansas, Landscape

This scene was found on a trip through the Flint Hills, in Chase County. Another photo, very similar, from the same trip is available on the wallpapers page. This one was put together from images of different exposure, using HDR (high dynamic range) techniques.
Sylvia

Sylvia

by | Jul 18, 2007 | Kansas, Small Towns

I may be off a town, but I’m pretty sure this scale house was on the edge of Sylvia, Kansas. It was one of those contrasty days with no texture in the sky. A photographer with better sense would avoid this, but I sometimes like the clear, featureless skies, the...