Rural America

Fall Photos

Posted on Oct 24, 2010 in Daily Grind, Joplin/4-States, Photography, Rural America | 0 comments

While I have been so busy with everything lately that I haven’t been able to find time to blog, I haven’t been too busy to take some photos of the nice fall weather we’ve been having. The other morning I got up early in an attempt to take some spectacular sunrise photos from a...

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Ruby Jack Trail

Posted on Jun 23, 2010 in Joplin/4-States, My Thoughts On..., Rural America | 1 comment

For quite a while I’ve been meaning to try out the Ruby Jack trail, especially considering there is a trail head just up the road from my house. The Ruby Jack trail is another rail-trail project, similar to the Frisco or Katy trail. It’s still under construction but as I understand it,...

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Red Filter

Posted on May 25, 2010 in Photography, Rural America | 0 comments

In my MSU days when I was shooting on 35mm film my favorite setup was TMAX black+white film with a red filter on the camera. I thought this gave landscapes a kind of … “ansel adamsy” type effect. When I transitioned into digital, one downside was my loss of this effect. I tried...

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End of the Rainbow

Posted on May 13, 2010 in Daily Grind, Rural America | 0 comments

Occasionally conditions are such that a rainbow forms. Generally this occurs when a late afternoon rain shower is followed immediately by clear skies. I suppose this could also happen in the morning but our weather generally comes from the west and in order to see a rainbow you have to be located...

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Old Route 66

Posted on May 11, 2010 in Joplin/4-States, Photography, Rural America | 0 comments

When I was on the way home from Cider Days I stopped along the highway and took a cool pic of the valley near my parents house. This year on the way home from Artsfest I was about a half mile from home when another cool photo presented itself. I remember liking this stretch of highway...

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Floating Big Sugar

Posted on Jul 27, 2009 in Day / Weekend Trips, Rural America | 4 comments

Floating Big Sugar

This weekend we organized an expedition of sorts to get our kayaks out on a new river (new to me at least). We picked Big Sugar Creek near Pineville because it’s A)close B)scenic and C)void of most of the party scene found further downstream on the Elk River. The first day we floated...

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