Wild flowers or Lichens
The last two weeks have been spent watching the NCAA tournament, hearings, and the news, but not by choice. I got a sinus infection and flu about two weeks ago and my wife followed suit this past week. Fortunately, we…
Snow Squalls?
Last Thursday morning, I checked the National Weather Service forecast and learned that snow squalls were predicted for my area. It seemed strange since the sky was a beautiful Indiana winter blue. I went to a late lunch meeting with…
2016 Holiday List
I decided to make a holiday shopping list for landscape and wildlife photographers. I did not include any cameras, lenses, tripods, bags, etc. as there are multiple websites with thorough reviews to help you choose. Rather, I have created an…
Chasing the water
The Plan The weather last Friday was predicted to be cloudy−a great day to photograph waterfalls. A friend and I planned a trip where we had decided on our first destination. We would decide the second destination later that morning…
We might think there is only one type of rock in Indiana
Rock or Rocks? If you ask a Hoosier about rocks the first thing that comes to mind is limestone. The second thing to come to mind is limestone. And, the third thing to come to mind is limestone. Indiana, particularly…
Exploring Cave River Valley Nature Preserve
The importance of research One aspect of landscape photography is doing a lot of research before you leave home. I typically use several maps, search for images, trip reports, and visit various websites to find places to explore and photograph…
Exploring the Little Blue River in the Hoosier National Forest
Steven Higgs and I set off early yesterday to photograph the Little Blue River that flows through the Hoosier National Forest in Southern Indiana. It was almost a two hour drive to our first stop. Our first stop was at…
Searching for the Anderson River
Steven Higgs and I set out this before sunrise this morning to photograph the Anderson River in the Hoosier National Forest. Last night, the forecast was for partly to mostly cloudy that would make for great lighting. The weather forecast changed…
Exploring Mill Creek at Spring Mill State Park
A few weeks ago, I started working on a new photography project. My first and only stop that day, was at Spring Mill State Park. I had planned to shoot along Mill Creek and walk up to Hammer cave. Then,…
Fall Creek Gorge and Portland Arch Nature Preserves
I have been on several trips to various nature preserves, the Hoosier Nature Forest, and stat parks the last few weeks and have fallen behind on my postings. So, I am going to slowly get caught up. Fall Creek Gorge…