by Dave | Apr 9, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape
Wabaunsee County back road.
by Dave | Apr 9, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape
Very simple lines here, and I have to give credit to Don Palmer who drove me to the top of one of his favorite hills in Wabaunsee County, and pointed out this tree. Leaves should be popping out on the branches soon.
by Dave | Apr 8, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape, Still Life
A very busy post, this is. It holds a corner position, stabilizing the a join of three fences at the top of the hill on Bobcat Road.
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 7, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape
Looking down from one of the hilltop views in scenic Wabaunsee County, the land sections in the valley below are painted with spring colors. The view isn’t a clear and usual. Smoke from range burning throughout the area has filled the hills with a bluish...
by Dave | Apr 6, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape
Range burns are used, in the Kansas Flint Hills, to help maintain the tall grass prairie. An excellent source for more information is this article on the Emporia State University web site.Also check out my Flash slideshow from this years burn.
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 25, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape
Chase County, Kansas — This is a composite photo. The brooding nature of the clouds needed something more to bring the concept into focus, so I brought in the swooping blackbird, photographed a few miles south earlier that evening. A color wash was also applied to...
by Dave | Mar 24, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape
A lazy, spring afternoon fit the lifestyle of these grazers just fine. Like most domestic animals they saw me as a potential source of food, and came closer to investigate. I also saw dozens of deer, last evening on green grass meadows, but couldn’t get close...
by Dave | Mar 16, 2008 | Flint Hills, Kansas, Landscape, Soft Lights, Winter
North of HartfordI drove through Neosho Rapids, and the wildlife area this morning, but the landscape and sky was pretty gray. This scene has a wash of green in the background, adding a little bit of freshness to the photo.
