PrairieDust visual journal

photographer Dave Leiker

Fog Silhouette

Fog Silhouette

Fog can endow a landscape with a luminous lighting that one doesn’t find otherwise. But it’s not a subject for late sleepers. The best moments usually come as the sun first lights up the sky.
Black Swan

Black Swan

Here’s the source photograph of the image. The swan was just minding it’s own business at the Emporia Zoo this weekend. I was tweaking the photo this evening, bringing out the detail in the feathers, and got a little carried away… but the...
Clements, Kansas

Clements, Kansas

Clements is still on the map because of a handsome stone arch bridge just down-river from the town. A couple structures can be found on the old town site next to the railroad, this being the best preserved of the bunch. I think a classic black and white image suits...
River Reflections

River Reflections

This was photographed along the Smoky Hill River, just above the spillway below the ADM flour mill, in Salina. I added some effects to simplify the image to basic shapes and light.
New Computer Wallpapers Posted

New Computer Wallpapers Posted

I posted six new wallpapers on our FlyoverPeople.net gallery. There lots of others there too, plus the pages for Kansas Skies and Kansas Wildflowers. That’s over 75 selections. I suppose I should put up some pumpkins for Autumn. Here’s the URL: Flyover...