INDIANOLA IOWA

21DEC2013

Lucky Number

Greeted by the chase team of family members the crew discusses the days flight. The trail is to the target, an X …….they missed.

From the National Balloon Classic at Indianola Iowa earlier in the year.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

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SOUTH OMAHA

20DEC2013

Homeward Bound

Done for the night the sun behind the clouds the trucker has dropped the final container of the day.

In south Omaha at the BNSF Gibson Yard terminal.

Thanks for looking at my work, please leave me a comment, Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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LOCHSA RIVER

15DEC2013

Whitewater

From the trip to see Kristy and Nick in Washington, on the way back in the pouring rain i shot this image from the bank of the Lochse River at full flow for the year……quite a thrill for me!

Yup…..got the big boy out of the closet for this one….my favorite lens to use …..by far, it means I'm am sitting next to the action! Hand held the kayakers flow thru the rapid at quite predictable locations, if not then its a carnage image. A snow melt river filled to capacity this guy is about 200 yards away and is clipping along at ten knots. Its dark here… the canyon walls are near vertical here at the rivers restriction and the cloud deck is a mere fifty feet above. The road meanders beside the river up to Lolo Pass and trailhead…one of my favorite roads of America, its a road all Americans at least once in their lifetime should travel, any time of the year.

Make it a great W….. weekend!

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LADYSMITH WISCONSIN

14DEC2013

Under Cover

We ran across this little spot in Ladysmith Wisconsin….i'm pretty sure the snow in the winter time is at roof level.

Have a great weekend!

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AMNICON STATE PARK WISCONSIN

09DEC2013

Amnicon Falls

With the sun quickly setting at Amnicon State Park in Wisconsin.

From our trip back in October.

Thank you for your comments.

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HUDSON WISCONSIN

08DEC2013

Five Below Flight

For the V challenge today……a vehicle.

From the Hudson Hot Air Affair last year in Hudson Wisconsin, so cold my tripod would not move left or right or up or down.

Thanks for all the wonderful comments, they help me get better!

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SEYMOUR NEBRASKA

02DEC2013

Moving Coal

An eastbound full of coal passes a westbound empty heading for Wyoming.

Make it a great day, thanks for your comments!

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SAC MUSEUM

22NOV2013

The Field Trip

Went to the Sac Air Force Museum ….Festive day.

So your last question you asked me on Facebook you did not give me a chance to answer before you de-friended me….gotta love that, the old equivalent of hanging up on someone, so here is the answer, one you can visit as you see fit…always here for you.

You have made it quite apparent to me that i have failed at the overall objective for sure. I had you so you could take care of me when i am weary cold lonely and aged, so when my tired body gives up and needs help those who i raised and cared for when they couldn't take care of themselves would care for me.That our life experiences, friendship, trust, and faith in each other would cause you to care for others and your elders in need…….i guess you didn't see the care and attention i gave while others were to busy or important to care for the aged and dying around us. Did i spare you the pain, or were you to scared to watch my pain of those who have left before us…..for now i'm the elder, my elders all gone.

Thinking someone is going to take care of you other than you is self defeating…."he helps those who help themselves."

Thinking I should all of my life wouldn't make yours better, only worse.

The one who takes care of you is the one in the mirror….at some point you have to face that fact.

Your question has many answers so check back often as I'm sure through the many years ahead i will add to this my Birthday post, thanks for not calling me on my Birthday too…..logically i can dismiss that because my parents, gone, are who i have to thank…..someday you will know the feeling of not being able to say "thank you", and "i love you"…….someday when its not about you.

Coast to coast and at 12,000 feet you sat across the seat ever searching for life's greatest scenes…..wish you could have seen one in me.

Thanks for looking at my work today, feel free to leave a comment.

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WISCONSIN FOREST

18NOV2013

Colorful Forest

Deep into the Wisconsin backwoods we ran across this great spot, enjoy.

Image awarded Honorable Mention in the "Nature Category" n4c.us in November 2013. Submitted through the Omaha Camera Club. Come join us!

Thanks for looking at my work, have a great week!

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WEST OMAHA

15NOV2013

Omaha Foliage

Just a pretty set of trees here in Omaha.

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WESTERN NEBRASKA

13NOV2013

The Spot

Out in Western Nebraska .

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WEST OMAHA

10NOV2013

Downhill Coal

"The Railroad"

Looking west from mile post ten this image spans a couple of miles. The train has crested the highest obstacle in Nebraska and is downhill through Omaha Nebraska. First bridge is 96th Street the second 108th and the third I-80.

In Omaha the automobile either goes over or under the tracks, there are no vehicle crossings on the main lines.

Omaha is the Railroad Capital of America.

So if you look at my last post i called Foggy Five you see the whole hill. These coal trains typically have a single locomotive pusher on the end.

Thanks for looking at my work!

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PICNIC TABLE

07NOV2013

Foggy Five

Out with fellow Omaha Camera Club member Rorry D we are out at mile point ten….also known as the picnic table, it is a spot close to home. We shoot here a lot because this is the final hill to the Missouri river. The bridge there is 72nd street or Seymore…the engine is just about to cross the 84th street tressel.

This view is looking eastbound….this is a commodity train, a jumbled assortment of loaded cars bound for your town.

We had the green for some time…..green….yellow and red. About as good fall foliage as we get here too.

Lens was getting wet here.

Thanks for looking at my work today!

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TAMORA NEBRASKA

06NOV2013

Eastbound Tamora

Early morning fast moving coal.

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COZAD NEBRASKA

05NOV2013

Cozad Cleanup

Picking up around town.

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CAMPSITE ONE

30OCT2013

Campsite #1 Wisconsin

Deep into badger country we ran across this great campsite.

Image won First Place in the "Travel Category" n4c.us in October 2013, submitted through the Omaha Camera Club.

Thanks for all the wonderful comments on the lightroom tutorial last night as well, i hope to see some great images from you all.

Thanks for looking at my work today, leave me a comment if you have a moment.

Ok so that's four non HDR images in a row….see i can still process that way too, and win! Thanks for the e-mail….headin out to the rail yard!

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MATTRESS FACTORY

23OCT2013

Lane Change

An eastbound coal train changes tracks at the mattress factory.

Thanks for looking at my railroad image today, If your a rail fan i hope you visit the railroad section of my website.....thanks!

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BLACK OUT DAY

22OCT2013

Black Out Day

At the stadium the day UCLA beat Nebraska.... in the Northwest corner next to where the team comes out.

Submitted this into the Omaha World Herald Photo Contest....voted #1 fan favorite in the Children Category, it will appear with 18 other category winners. Over one million votes on 12,000 images collected.... the 19 images will be featured in the book FOCUS ON NEBRASKA, HUSKER FULL HOUSE a book put out yearly by the local paper The Omaha World Herald here in Nebraska....the Good Life!

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CENTRAL WISCONSIN

21OCT2013

Waters Edge

A look at the Wisconsin foliage.

Seems our lives search for color in the deep Winter and we arrive at Spring with flowers and blooms.......then from the Summers toils we arrive in Fall to watch them turn colors, wither and Fall.

Nature being AMAZING...….

Image received an award of Merit in the "Nature Category" n4c.us in October 2013, submitted through the Omaha Camera Club.

Soon the migrations arrive, are you ready......

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AT THE GOTCHES

19OCT2013

Bountiful Harvest

"Overflowith"

Out at Liz and Jim's.....with the flat tire.

Nebraska.....the good life.

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DULUTH MINNESOTA

08OCT2013

Three Deep

This homeless community had tents three hundred feet deep.....

Thanks for looking at my work today, i am feeling better now, thanks.

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SILENT IRON

23SEP2013

Old Iron

From our stop by the Missouri Valley rail yard.

Image received an Honorable Mention Award, October 2013 n4c.us in the " Creative Category," submitted through the Omaha Camera Club.

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WAVERLY NEBRASKA

16SEP2013

Waverly Coal

Southbound to Lincoln under the I-80 bridge.

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MAN DOWN

15SEP2013

Shallow Pulse

Jocularity.......

Deflating fast Joe Bruin just doesn't know if Lil Red can be revived.

.....a little Husker fan looks on, clothed in blue.

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WEST OMAHA

13SEP2013

Eastbound Containers

Under the I-80 overpass 8361 crest the highpoint at 65 mph.

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SEYMOUR NEBRASKA

11SEP2013

A New Sun Rises

Bright is the future....find truth in the past.

Morning sun for the mourning ones.

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CAR SHOW

03SEP2013

Middle America

They must be eating apple pie back there!

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DOWNTOWN OMAHA NEBRASKA

02SEP2013

Bright Lights

The trestle to Council Bluffs Iowa is behind me and the sun is just cresting the horizon.

Sunrise in Omaha Nebraska.

Have a great Labor Day!

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HUSKER NATION

01SEP2013

Huskers....

Happy....

Humble.....

Humans.....thanks for looking at my work!

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OMAHA NEBRASKA

30AUG2013

Trestle Train

Still hot here in middle America, Huskers Nation comes alive tomorrow night!

Thanks for looking at my work, have a great Labor Day weekend!

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INTO SEYMOUR

28AUG2013

Downhill

Hot and humid here in the midwest.

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DOWNTOWN GASSER

26AUG2013

The Gasser

Downtown at Nebraska at the Market.

Mini self portrait.....lol.

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WEST OMAHA

23AUG2013

Round the Bend

West bound out of Omaha the empty coal cars head back to Wyoming.

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AT THE BALL FIELD

20AUG2013

Day at the Park

Hope you had a great day yesterday.....sometimes you just have to show someone how much you are really worth.

Have I cost you enough now... you never thought I was valuable, you never thought twice about what you did, look beyond you.....the past is but a mere thirty days away.....will it consume you?

Thanks for looking into my world today!

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HAPPY HAPPY

17AUG2013

Little Sister Liz

Just like being there.....congratulations to you both!

Thanks for looking....move beyond the relative connection.....lol!

She is my favorite sister....

Our family Miracle!

"Family"

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DOWNTOWN OMAHA NEBRASKA

13AUG2013

Big Black Buick

From the car show in downtown.

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LINCOLN NEBRASKA

08AUG2013

Rainy Day Blues

The sky opens on the tailgate at Husker Nation.

There seems to be a fine line when adding a process to an image. Im still trying to find out what final composition makes me happy and sets me apart from you. Yesterdays train image was a tough one....i have been a month working on that for a Union Pacific Calendar Contest and i agree it was over exposed and slightly over processed. It is actually processed to hang in extremely glossy bright white framing which most don't see the image framed in, or "soft" in LR. Still love that you are paying close attention to my work.....your comments make me better. Call it a niche, art or whatever i see my competition everywhere i turn, we shot last week with amazingly talented top name photographers, I enjoyed the few moments sharing career accomplishments as the event transpired, someday i may take you up on your offer Ken.

Jim thanks for your suggestion on yesterdays image...i never thought of that, cool logic override tool i have not used, thanks!

Nebraska.....the good life, "two a days" start soon....I may get my pass this year, seems like a lot of work.....i tend to avoid that these days.

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CROSSING PATHS

07AUG2013

Railroad Crossing

X-844 lumbers through Omaha ......coal trail running across the South Omaha tressel.

A true two-fer.....My favorite X-844 image Jim......calendar nod?

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FIELD OF DREAMS

06AUG2013

Field of Dreams

X marks the spot......the highest balloon in the frame is over the ground marker that is the target of the bean bag toss...you can see the white ribbon the pilot has attached to the bean bag.

Just to the right is the impact zone where twenty balloons are down....behind me is the crowd, it's 7:15 a.m.

The liftoff point is out where the balloons are the smallest....about four miles out.

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VENDOR ROW

05AUG2013

Coffee Time

Vendor row at the National Balloon Classic just after the morning flight.

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01AUG2013

National Balloon Classic

From the Mass Ascension last Saturday night.

I was always on the ground but i did all the pilots meetings .....it's one of the aeronautical licenses i don't have.....just not thrilled with the crash landing part of the equation yet, my father...the best co-pilot a person could have often ganderd around these for years....always peaked his curiosity.

My last balloon image made it to number twelve in my best of......thanks for the wonderful comments, hope you enjoy this one a well.

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29JUL2013

Have a great day!

Image won Second Place in the "Pictorial Category" n4c.us in October 2013, submitted through the Omaha Camera Club.

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14JUL2013

Adoration

Best Friends

For my friends Becky and Matt.....

My first wedding shoot. You just got to look hard for the 'A' today, think outside the box, be creative.....lol.

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05JUL2013

Future Home Run

Our little buddy.....at the ball field.

He has his eye right on that ball.....the catcher is wondering, will he hit it....the crowd seems to approve.

Processed in Lightroom 4... a single image uploaded to HDR effects pro 2.....lots of good stuff smeared all over it..... then put back into Lightroom 4 for detail (noise reduction.)

I had someone tell me the other day....."it looks so Herman Rockefeller"...lol....made my day!

Have a great day!

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04JUL2013

Happy Fourth

So we ended the night at the Gallup Campus just north of downtown Omaha Nebraska.

It's semi windy.....the girls have there feet in the water....

Went to the car show and saw my sister.

Had way too much to drink.......with some friends.

Thanks for all the feedback on my HDR work yesterday, I find that to be quite refining of an Image, creates a uniqueness to your work....

Thanks for looking at my work, your comments help me get better.

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03JUL2013

All Smiles

From the car show out west this weekend.

We are out to the river tonight to shoot the fireworks in downtown Omaha....

I have been busy working in the NIK programs to develop what I like, mainly HDR....some like it, others not so much. How Bout you....?

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26JUN2013

Red Light

Getting ready to leave Omaha X-844 sits at the end of the line next to the World Series Stadium.

We chase it over to Iowa Today, on Friday it heads home to Cheyenne Wyoming.

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25JUN2013

Omaha Light

It's the harbor view you have been looking forever to find.....right here in Nebraska.

Lake Cunningham in the early evening......the smell of oak burning in the campfire lingers across the lake.

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