The MJ Hogan grain elevator dates to 181-62 and was built along the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Seneca, Illinois. Korona 8×10 Kodak 12″ f6.3 Commercial Ektar Ilford FP4+ 25 seconds @ f45 Yellow 8 […]
One Image, One Story: Grain Lines
Grain Lines The geometry of this shot tells a story. The strongest vertical elements are associated with the old steel tile grain elevator in Venango, Nebraska. In most towns on the great plains, the grain […]
Truck and Grain Elevator – Big Rock, IL
A 1996 Ford F150 waits patiently for a buyer near the old grain elevator in Big Rock, Illinois on a sunny January 19th, 2020.
One Image, One Story – Aurora Sub Sunset – Lee, IL
A fast BNSF intermodal train is frozen in time in a frozen landscape outside of Lee, IL on January 19th, 2020. Sometimes people think I’m crazy because I like winter so much and I get […]
Elevator Sunset Panorama – Steward, IL
The old wood elevator in Steward, IL stands proudly as the sun sets on a cold January day in 2020. I’m going to start a new post category just featuring new work. It’ll be similar […]
One Image, One Story – January
JanuaryThe last rays of soft, warm light on a January day illuminate a farm near Lee, Illinois. Amanda and I took a drive out west yesterday. I wanted to get some better photos than I […]
What to do with Winter Skies
Winter Rest – Grundy County, Illinois Winter weather has to be one of the biggest environmental changes associated with my move from Colorado back to the Land of Lincoln. Much of Illinois’ winter season is […]
Contrast as a Compositional Tool
Windmill Generations – Adair, IA Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about effective composition for compelling photography. Look at any basic photography book or internet post and you’ll see discussions about the usual suspects — […]
2020 Vision
TransformationThe sun is getting high enough in the sky to start burning off the heavy fog that has enveloped the Morton Arboretum on Christmas Eve, 2019. I was struck by the sense of transformation when […]
Ruminations on Gear, or Thoughts on the Nikon Z7 – Part 1 of 3
Caribbean Flamingo – Fort Worth ZooNikon Z7 and Sigma Apo-Telemacro 400mm f5.6 This begins a 3 part series in which I’m going to both discuss my experience renting a Nikon Z7 and flesh out some […]