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27APR2012
Thank God Its Friday!
Have a great weekend!
John is right, it is an interesting crop, it's not often in nature do you see water do this ....pass at an angle in front of a fall....fast moving water and directional change in river direction is almost always present....I thought it was interesting, would have been better with a nice lense and a NDF.
26APR2012
A Long Day.....
So many flowers .....so little time.
Have a Bee-utiful day!
24APR2012
Ruling Sparrow.....
Got out back finally last night.....he's showing off....he is king of the covey.
Bad week.....crazy busy......trips soon too!
Have a great day, thanks for looking!
23APR2012
Vacation over we are back to the grind, have a great week!
Typical Monday... no time for anything, sorry I have not been commenting..... Thanks for looking I will catch up!millsmissouriwww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comwaterfallgristmill
22APR2012
Falls at the Mill.....
Hodgeson Mill Falls is located in Ozark County Missouri it sits in front of the mill.fallswaterfallswwww.phoyoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comozark countymissouri
18APR2012
Mildly Interesting Human....
The cat is again enjoying some outdoor "me" time by following me around the yard as I do the chores, she is waiting patiently for the brush....enjoying the warm pavers too.
Looking and wondering what i"m up too now.... the animal loathes me sometimes...depending upon which yard implement I'm using......and how far away from the brush we are.
Thanks for looking, mans best friend?roweythe catnebraskawww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
17APR2012
Abandoned America.....
No longer in use the barns sit idle wasting away, a view of a simpler time? When these were built power had not yet reached this area, no nail guns or skill saws, hand power and oxen......a simpler time?
Have a great day! Thanks for looking at my images!
31MAR2013
16APR2012
A Happy Easter to all!
Holly Family Shrine....Gretna Nebraska
With a few breaks in the clouds the torrents of rain stop briefly for this shot... the sky was boiling. Hand held single shot, with 50 MPH gusts! This storm goes on to Iowa and levels a town.
Transcript Monday!Catholic holly family shrinegretna nebraskanebraskawww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comstorm clouds
15APR2012
Stormy Skies....
As the storms rolled thru this small area of sunlight slipped by, it later became a tornado in Iowa.
Have a great start to your week!weatherwww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comnebraskamalcolm
14APR2012
The Big Red Barn....
Back to the Iowa trip, this barn is just south of Spirit Lake this area has an abundance of scenic barns to photograph.
Enjoy your weekend!
13APR2012
Easter Flags This Year...
Our flag pole out on the front deck just after sunset. The busy street always has traffic too.....I try to keep the flags in the season we are in, spring is next!
Have a great weekend....It's Friday and thanks for all the wonderful comments on my Hawk shot yesterday!
12APR2012
Looking for a Meal.....
Our sparrow muncher stopped by at sunset last night for a little snack.He's four feet from the bird food but with his curved beak he can't pick it up so he waits for a small rat or bird to come by to feed.
Have a great day.....thanks for taking the time to look at my image!hawkcoopers hawkbirdsanimalswww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
11APR2012
The Iowa Sunset....
Looking out over a bluff into rural Iowa, thanks for all the comments on the barn yesterday, that barn is the only one like it in that area. The only other place I have seen that type is in Idaho I think it is a Bavarian or German type.
10APR2012
Little Red Barn
Another barn from the trip to Iowa the other day. Foliage is just starting to bud out down in this valley. The hard freeze we had last night and tonight will stop most of the spring growth for a few weeks.
Thanks for all the wonderful comments!
09APR2012
Field of Phlox...
Make it a great week! Thanks for looking and your comments.
08APR2012
He died so you and I may live...
Happy Easter.....He Has Risen.Jesuswhat to have in your lifebefore all othersgod is greatHe died for our sinsthe alpha and the omegaread the biblelove one anotherknow the ten commandmentspractice themgather in his namestand naked before himHave faith each daypraise him
07APR2012
Jewell Lake Mill.....
Old school look at the gristmill on the High Hampton Inn and Country Club lake.
Have a wonderful Easter weekend!
06APR2012
Good Friday Flowers....
Hope your Friday is the best, thanks for the wonderful comments on my Bluejay yesterday!
05APR2012
Thank you........
A quick stop and look toward the camera as if he knows he is getting his picture taken, he attacks the stack of food and is gone in a flash, it takes place in less than three seconds.
Have a great day! Thanks for taking the time to look at my images!
04APR2012
Weathering the Storm.....
Another shot of the storm that rumbled into the barnyard, have a great day......don't get caught in one of these.
03APR2012
Pretty in Pink....
All of the trees out front have blossomed now, this little guy was the last, I guess it had to hit ninety degrees before the buds flew open, they smell so good!
Make it a great week, thanks for looking!
02APR2012
Crabapple sunset......
Have a great week....Thanks for all your wonderful comments!flowerstreecrabapplewww.photoperson.com.www.pictureperson.com
01APR2012
April fools.....don't be fooled today, single shot hand held just for John, it took me longer to upload it than to process it....no HDR.
I got this shot of the train leaving the station Monday.......aint no turnin back.
Have a great day........April foolswww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comfoliageflowers
31MAR2012
Around the bend.....
Desoto Bend NWR.... this area has been underwater for most of last year, this is our first trip into the Refuge since the Missouri floods of last spring. Still lots of debris and no animals.
Thanks for all the awesome comments on my image "A Roll in the hay" yesterday, sometimes you just need some motivation to start processing things different, it seemed although I was going down a "dark" path while processing causing many images to load dark.....not that this shot "Around the Bend" is dark but the devastation still remains and it will be many years before the Missouri Valley floodplain returns to normal. All of the homes and business's in the area were underwater for over six months.... a major interstate systems was underwater for six months, imagine that in your neighborhood.....tragic.
There was a muted silence around the refuge as we drove it completely, no wildlife but there are clear signs the fauna is starting to emerge a spring arrives. It's amazing to see areas built up of slit the river displaced from the areas rural farms, some silt berms were twenty feet tall where there was once a depression prior to the flood......it took thousands of man hours and many pieces of equipment to displace enough dirt to confine the river from engulfing whole communities in the area.....the river, it moved an estimated 100 million cubic yards of farmland to six states downstream of Nebraska and out into the Gulf of Mexico......brutal dictator this Mother Nature.
Have a great weekend!
Trainwreck, you were right, a stopped clock is right twice a day.....I am a lucky guy, it's unfortunate things are not well with you in light of the events transpiring this week, This week I will step up my game and work a bit. You should be listening to Johnny Cash just like your dad did .......maybe hear the message.
30MAR2012
A Roll in the Hay.....
Rural Iowa with a break in the clouds, moments to sunset....
Linda really liked this barn so this one is for you Linda, I enjoyed the trip.
Friday....finally. Another week of great images produced by y'all, thanks for commenting on mine.....Pj's in town so I had to step up the processing...... apparently. Party on Garth! Thanks for making it #1 today!
29MAR2012
Next in line.....
Awaiting the refurbishment center it sits on the lot.www.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comcarvehicleautomobile
28MAR2012
Just as we think the clouds are to dissipate we run across this barn, I am down wind of a freshly plowed field with a forty knot wind buffeting the camera on the tripod. I took multiple shots this was the best in the bunch I just couldn't overcome the shaking of the camera on the tripod for the longer higher resolution shots. Iowa is starting to blossom also, this shot is just south of Storm Lake. Single shot no HDR no stitching.
Have a great day, thanks for taking the time to comment on this image.
27MAR2012
As the World turns.....
Forgotten days of another era against the backdrop of tomorrow, I shot this a mile from the barns over two hillsides. The wind whipping at forty knots you can see the radiant heat mirage from the dark ground in the larger size.
Rural Iowa, we started looking for birds...we settled for barns.
Have a great day, hope you enjoy a bit of fly over country.....soon all our landscapes will have a power generator in them, or will the large pile of birds below them slow their migration?iowabarnswind energy a million dollars each subsidizedwwwphotoperson.comwww.pictureperson.complight of america series
26MAR2012
Are you going to bring the food soon....
Have a great week....thanks for looking!
25MAR2012
Up, up and away....
From our stop at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge a few weeks back.
We are off to find the bald eagle's at Desoto Bend today.....or some barns. Enjoy your Sunday!squaw creekwww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com birdsanimalsnational wildlife refugenwr
24MAR2012
Rain rain go away......
Pouring for days now the birds are so hungry it just doesn't bother them to be out in it.....
Have a great weekend, thanks for taking the time to stop and look at my image!cardinalbirdsanimalswww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
23MAR2012
Through the raindrops...
As the storm clouds open the covey retreats to the big blue spruce tree we call the condo, one by one they all funnel past this one, he must be the elder. When all are safe he heads to the condo himself until it stops raining ...
Our rain is gone....hurry up flowers!
Have a great day!
22MAR2012
Mom said there would be days like these.....
Four days and counting it has rained this hard most of the day. We have our herd of Cedar Waxwing's migrating thru as they do every year, they strip the large berry producing trees of the old soft decaying fruit left over from the winter, clean up the yard and are gone. Soon the Barn Swallows will return from Mexico and start building there nest in the same spots as always, our cat can't wait for the dive bombing to begin.....till then the rain continues, off and on today. Rain adversely effects the clarity of the shot, most seem out of focus it's really the distortion of the rain thru the shot. This shot is 800mm deep and almost 120 feet away....have a great day, hope you enjoy this one.www.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comcedar waxwingsbirdsanimals
21MAR2012
Marilyn........he's back!
Round six .....our little guy here is getting frustrated and is about to give up for the day. Now you really see the size difference between these two, most of the time the Starling is the champ......till this guy comes to the raceway.
I don't know how to top yesterday's shot that was quite overwhelming......thank you for all the great comments, I got an amazing amount of comments and the image went to my third best image I have ever produced here in the Daily's.....Thank's for your support! Hope you enjoy this image.....have a great day.grackelstarlingbirdsanimalswww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
20MAR2012
Country Storm......
Yesterday I was working at a friends home when a squall line came through, it just missed dumping torrential rains on me so just as it went speeding by I grabbed the camera and ran to the top of the hill trying to find something to put in the shot.
Nebraska......Tha Good Life State they call it.......Hope your day doesn't look like this, enjoy.
Thanks go out to Ginger and Ardell for having me out to such a special place!
Thanks for all the wonderful comments....#1 wow I am humbled. This was quite a nasty little storm on the plains, who said fly over country couldn't be cool! Again thanks for stopping by and looking at my work!nebraskathe good lifewww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comstormwindmillclouds
19MAR2012
HEY.......That was mine Mister!
These two duke it out all day, the big blue head eating always won, it didn't matter how many starling's were there he just came in and took what he wanted. One time the Starling put up a tussle and got a feather ripped out......they are so comical too watch!
The warmer it gets the more active things are becoming in the gristmill raceway.....
Soon the flowers go into the gristmill raceway as we do each year and we will need to feed at another site, till then the battle's rage on!
Its a new week, make it a great one, thanks for taking the time to look at my image!www.pictureperson.comwww.photoperson.combirdsanimalsstarlinggrackel
18MAR2012
These two stopped by yesterday morning for a bit of the blarney.....
Coffee and bailey's this morning too.....Good Mornin America!pretty birdsbirdsanimalswww.phoyoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
17MAR2012
Leprechaun gazing......
One of our friends we feed in the backyard....at sunrise 400mm deep......Happy St Patrick's day mate!
Have a great weekend, thanks for all your great comments, thanks for looking.
16MAR2012
Good Morning Sunshine!
Thanks for making yesterdays #1 all day.....enjoy!sunrisesouth carolinacoastwaveswww.photoperson.comwww.pictuerperson.com
15MAR2012
Spring burst.....Omaha Nebraska
In the eighties today....yea!www.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comfoliageflowersplants
14MAR2012
Happy Birthday Mom!
Thanks for the great comments on the Cardinal shot yesterday
I thought I would keep the bird thing going, an older shot for today.
Auto, Auto......I know.....again.hummingbirdanimalbirdswww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
13MAR2012
Mr. Cardinal...
I'm 800mm deep in the backyard.....I thought the trees in the background of this shot looked cool, what do you think?
It's not really about the bird.....or is it?
I have computer problems causing me to be disconnected from the internet the past few days.....trying to resolve that issue....sorry if I have yet to comment on your image.
12MAR2012
Woodrough came by the raceway of the gristmill the other day.....
It is cold out and rainy with a very overcast sky.....I took this right after sunset, this bird is exceptionally hard to shoot as they are here and gone in a flash....I was waiting as I sometimes do in the evening for the herd to come get there last meal before dark. We have direct sunlight on this point of the raceway to the gristmill in the morning I just can't seem to get up in time as I have a lot of things going on right now but I always have the lens on the tripod.........more to come.
Have a great week! Thanks for all your great comments!birdanimalwoodpeckerwww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
11MAR2012
Forty miles to nowhere.....
We are as far out in the back country of Wisconsin as it gets, the bridge we are on takes you deep into the Peshtigo River Wilderness in Marinette county. We came this way to catch a few dozen of the state rustic roads that have existed for almost a century, the fall foliage in this area was tremendous and I am still processing images out of the trip. An abundance of wild area to navigate Wisconsin backcountry is within eight hours of sixty million people yet few that live in the state take advantage of the sheer beauty that abounds there. Much like your state or country each has that spot known for being the Mecca of beauty and calling for recreation or use, Wisconsin is a great outdoor paradise. Looking through the many images of the trip we noticed this area has a certain density of hardwoods that provide a array of color unlike anywhere else in the state. Just to the left of this image is the parking lot of Goodman County Park it has a few wood bridges that take you to the many trails into the backcountry. Multiple waterfalls and or rapids are a stones throw from this park a few old rustic cabins dot the landscape and picnic tables are plentiful near the parking lot. We got here fairly late in the day and pressed on to find a shower and a bed for the evening. We spent the nights before in Door County and our many miles of driving today gave us this special look at quite a spot.
KB was a failure at Las Vegas! Have a great sunday!riverstreamwisconsinwww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.com
10MAR2012
Minnesota Coast.....
Have a great weekend!shipboatvehiclewww.photoperson.comwww.pictureperson.comlighthouse
09MAR2012
The Challenge...
Reflecting Waves...
09MAR2012
Season end........
TGIF.....