Wind turbines spin in a farmer’s field on a cold winter evening in Central Illinois.
Mar 04, 2013 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, nature, scenic | Tags: efficient, electricity, energy, environment, farm, generate, green, IL", Illinois, In the 309, Midwest, rural, tower, turbine, wind | Leave A Comment »
As the full moon rises, it silhouettes the vintage grain elevator in Maquon, IL. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Feb 26, 2013 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Night, Photography, Rural America | Tags: Agriculture, grain elevator, IL", Illinois, In the 309, maquon, Midwest, Night, old, vintage | Leave A Comment »
The I-74 / Murray Baker bridge in Peoria, IL rises over a fog-shrouded Illinois River on a cold winter night. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Feb 22, 2013 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Night, Photography, Transportation, Travel | Tags: black and white, bridge, city, I-74, IL", Illinois, Murray Baker, Night, Peoria, river, urban, winter | Leave A Comment »
Knox County Highway 18, just north of Yates City, is coated with ice as the sun is about to set on a cold winter evening. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Feb 11, 2013 | Categories:Country Roads, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, Travel, nature, scenic | Tags: cold, country, county, danger, dangerous, highway, ice, icy, Illinois, Midwest, pavement, road, travel, winter | Leave A Comment »
With our wildly fluctuating temperatures in Central Illinois lately, we’ve had our share of foggy days and nights. And I love shooting in fog. One such evening was this past Monday, when I headed towards the Illinois River after work. This is the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad’s massive Illinois River lift bridge shrouded in a [...]
Feb 01, 2013 | Categories:Engineering, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Railroad, Transportation, scenic | Tags: bridge, fog, foggy, IL", Illinois, Illinois River, In the 309, lift, Railroad, Tazewell and Peoria, train, Transportation, weather | Leave A Comment »
It’s last call down at the local bar. Just before they turn out the PBR sign hanging out front, an empty BNSF grain train rumbles through Yates City, on its way back to North Dakota for a reload. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Jan 27, 2013 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, Flash Photography, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Railroad, Rural America, Transportation | Tags: bar, beer, BNSF, flash, IL", illinos, In the 309, late night, Midwest, Night, pabst blue ribbon, PBR, Photography, Railroad, railway, sign, strobist, train, yates city | Leave A Comment »
I’ve been considering purchasing a tilt shift lens for quite some time, mainly because I’ve grown tired of the distortion caused by my wide angle lenses when shooting subjects like buildings, or really, anything. The price has kept me away, which is why I decided to rent one from Borrow Lenses a few weeks ago [...]
Nov 14, 2012 | Categories:Architecture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, Photography, Travel, scenic | Tags: 16-35mm f/2.8 L II, Abe, Abraham, building, Canon, capital, comparison, home, IL", Illinois, lens, lesuire, Lincoln, Midwest, National Historic, Photography, sightsee, site, Springfield, tilt shift, travel, TS-E 24mm f/3.5, wide angle | Leave A Comment »
This is not the first time I’ve photographed this old machine shed that sits out by itself on the county highway just south of Smithshire, IL. But I just couldn’t pass it up this time with the brilliant sunset happening on the horizon. This photo is an HDR, created from eight different exposures to show [...]
Sep 17, 2012 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, Travel, nature, scenic | Tags: brilliant, colorful, colors, country, equipment, farm, HDR, high dynamic range, Illinois, machine, rural, shed, shine, Smithshire, sunset | Leave A Comment »
Near the small town of Union Grove, IL is this old farm with classic red buildings. It made for a nice photo prop on a warm summer evening as the sun set and a few clouds rolled in. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Aug 06, 2012 | Categories:Agriculture, Architecture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, Photography, Rural America, Travel, nature, scenic | Tags: barn, classic, corn, country, crop, farm, farming, field, green, Illinois, Midwest, Midwestern, rural | Leave A Comment »
I’ve decided to break out a bit from being so Central Illinois-centric with the Post Office project. To get back in the swing of things, here is the rural post office in Calamus, IA, Zip Code 52729. Calamus is a town of about 450 people west of Clinton right along historic US 30. Be sure [...]
Aug 02, 2012 | Categories:Architecture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Iowa, Photography, Rural America, Travel, post office | Tags: Architecture, brick, building, Calamus, country, endangered, Iowa, life, lifestyle, Midwest, Midwestern, post office, postal, rural, service, small town | Leave A Comment »
Working in downtown Peoria has given me the opportunity to watch and photograph the work being done on the Peoria Riverfront Museum as it progresses towards completion. It has been quite amazing to watch as what began as a giant hole in the ground early this winter has taken shape in to what will become [...]
Jul 26, 2012 | Categories:Architecture, Engineering, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Travel | Tags: after, Architecture, before, build, building, Cat, Caterpillar, county, design, downtown, funding, Illinois, metal, museum, new, Peoria, Peoria Riverfront Museum, progress, project, Riverfront, skyline, Welcome Center | Leave A Comment »
I’m slowly catching up on my blogging here! This photo is from back in March, taken on a warm spring afternoon in downtown Galva, IL. No one is around on this lazy Sunday afternoon in this typical Midwestern small town. A few clouds are gathered around the grain elevator looming over the old brick stores [...]
Jul 19, 2012 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, Transportation, Travel | Tags: country, evening, galva, HDR, high dynamic range, Illinois, in the three oh nine, Midwest, Midwestern, peaceful, quite, rural, small town, spring, Sunday, warm | Leave A Comment »
Waiting on the platform for his ride west, this gentleman was the only sleeping car patron to board here, with the rest of the substantial waiting crowd heading for the coaches at the rear of the train. The conductor of tonight’s Southwest Chief is watching from the vestibule as the Amtrak train slows for its [...]
Mar 06, 2012 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, Night, People Make the Trains Run on Time, Photography, Railroad, Transportation | Tags: Amtrak, B&W, black and white, blur, conductor, depot, Galesburg, IL", Illinois, motion, Night, Platform, Railroad, Southwest Chief, speed, station, stop, train, wait, waiting | Leave A Comment »
Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief departs Galesburg, IL after sunset on a winter evening. The many passengers who boarded tonight’s train will arrive in the much warmer climate in Los Angeles in about 36 hours, passing through the beautiful scenery in New Mexico and Arizona en route.
Feb 28, 2012 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Railroad, Transportation | Tags: Amtrak, environment, environmentally, evening, friendly, GE, General Electric, green, locomotive, long distance, passenger, Railroad, railway, relax, ride, sunset, Superliner, train, Transportation, travel, vacation | Leave A Comment »
Rising over I-55 just south of Chenoa, IL, County Road 3000 N disappears into the sunset on a winter evening. And as always, be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Feb 20, 2012 | Categories:Country Roads, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, Transportation, Travel, scenic | Tags: Chenoa, cold, country, county, County Road 3000 N, drive, evening, HDR, high dynamic range, highway, IL", Illinois, In the 309, overpass, pavement, road, sunset, travel, trip, winter | Leave A Comment »
As the sun sinks closer to the horizon, a tractor trailer truck rolls north on I-55 near Chenoa, IL. If you’re seeking semi truck stock photos, please be sure to follow this link to my gallery! And as always, be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Feb 13, 2012 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, Rural America, Transportation, Travel, Trucks | Tags: haul, highway, Illinois, interstate, logistics, road, semi, silhouette, sunset, trailer, travel, truck, trucking | Leave A Comment »
One of the icons on the Spoon River in Central Illinois is the Wolf Covered bridge. The bridge was originally built in the early 1840s, burned down in 1994, was rebuilt in 1999, and is currently used by Knox County Highway 17 to span the small river. In this winter evening view, a pickup truck [...]
Feb 06, 2012 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, Travel, nature, scenic | Tags: evening, highway, historic, icon, Illinois, Knox County, Night, photo, Photography, road, Spoon River, Spoon River Anthology, Spoon River Drive, Wolf Covered Bridge | Leave A Comment »
Earlier this month, while checking the satellite image on one of those typically cold, mid-winter days, I noticed a promising clearing line forming out near the Mississippi River that appeared to be timing itself well to arrive just before sunset. Those conditions can work together to make for some spectacular sunsets, when the last rays [...]
Jan 31, 2012 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Rural America, nature, scenic | Tags: clouds, colorful, farm, fire, IL", Illinois, In the 309, light, pink, prairie, rural, sunset, winter | Leave A Comment »
Helle Road runs through the rolling hills of the Spoon River valley just south of Ellisville, IL. In this view from last fall, the lightly traveled gravel path disappears into the far hillside amidst a forest of colorful trees. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Jan 24, 2012 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, nature, scenic | Tags: colorful, country roads, Ellisville, fall, gravel, IL", Illinois, In the 309, road, road trip, Spoon River, trees, valley | Leave A Comment »
With all the recent news regarding the closings of post offices around the country due to extreme budget shortfalls, I figured it was time to start posting a few more of my Post Office series to the blog again. Many of the post offices whose photo I’ve already posted to the blog are on the [...]
Dec 11, 2011 | Categories:Architecture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, post office | Tags: America, cameron, close, closing, country, endangered, government, IL", Illinois, post office, postal, postal service, rural, small town, united states | Leave A Comment »
Two views of downtown Williamsfield, IL on a warm early fall evening. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Nov 14, 2011 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America | Tags: country, culture, downtown, evening, IL", Illinois, In the 309, life, Midwest, Midwestern, rural, small town, sunset, Williamsfield | Leave A Comment »
To me there is nothing more symbolic of summer in the Midwest than lightning bugs. They’re almost like a mini-fireworks display over the fields. So what better day to post this image than the 4th of July? Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter – Flickr
Jul 04, 2011 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Night, Photography, Rural America, Travel, nature, scenic | Tags: bin, country, Edelstein, evening, farm, fireflies, firefly, grain elevator, IL", Illinois, In the 309, insect, light, lightning bugs, Midwest, Midwestern, nature, Night, rural, scenic, sunset | Leave A Comment »
It’s about time I got back to blogging. This new photo was made recently on the flat prairie near Cameron, IL, just after sunset. The last rays of the day lit up a nice cloud that was lingering over the plains on this warm summer evening. Be sure to join me on Facebook – Twitter [...]
Jul 02, 2011 | Categories:Agriculture, Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Photography, Rural America, scenic | Tags: cameron, cloud, country, gravel, HDR, IL", Illinois, intersection, Midwest, Photomatix, power line, prairie, road, rural, scenic, sunset | Leave A Comment »
This coming weekend, on June 4th, I’ll be selling my new book at the Elmwood Strawberry Festival in downtown Elmwood, IL. The book features my re-photography project focusing on the immediate aftermath of last years tornado and follow-up photos taken six months later. This marks the one year anniversary of the storm, as it hit [...]
Jun 01, 2011 | Categories:Features, For Hire, Freelance, Hire Me, I'm Available, Illinois, In The 309, Night, Official Business, Photography, Rural America, Travel, nature | Tags: blurb, book, country, Elmwood, event, IL", Illinois, lightning, limited edition, Midwest, Midwestern, Night, prints, rural, small town, storm, Strawberry Festival, tornado | Leave A Comment »
