Wind Power; Saybrook, IL
Wind turbines spin in a farmer’s field on a cold winter evening in Central Illinois.
Knox County Highway 18
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
Machine Shed, Smithshire, IL
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 [...]
Union Grove Farm
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
The Wolf Covered Bridge
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 [...]
Prairie Fire Sunset
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 [...]
Helle Road, Ellisville, IL
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
Lightning Bugs on the 4th of July
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
The Elmwood Tornado, In Book Form
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 [...]
Spring Storm, Elmore, IL
Since it is just beginning thunderstorm season here on the plains of central Illinois, I figured it’s a great time to begin with some lightning photography. We had an early season storm move through the area last weekend, and I took the opportunity to head to one of my favorite spots near Williamsfield, IL where [...]
Midwestern Snow Storm
Here in the Midwest, we were hit with a huge snowstorm overnight. I ventured out in the heavy snow for about an hour last night, and had to dodge a few bolts of lightning and several claps of thunder in this crazy storm! Here are a few photos of the scene from downtown Elmwood, IL [...]
In The Three Oh Nine: American Flag Edition
I’ve been working today on updating the look of the website a bit. There’s a new logo, and a few new photos in the slideshow up top. I’ve also been working with the good folks at Photoshelter and Graph Paper Press to get my integration issues worked out, so if you navigate away from the [...]
Sunset After the Storm
On the same evening as the previous post, the Double Rainbows, I was headed back to the highway on a small dirt road. The rainbows had faded, as the sun had gone behind another line of clouds right at the horizon before it sunk below the horizon. But sometimes, the moments after the sunset are [...]
Double Rainbow!
Friday I had to be in Freeport, IL to shoot a few photos for a job. The area was getting hit with some pretty good storms all day, and I had to run around between raindrops to get everything finished up. On my way back to Chicago, the rain began to stop and I noticed [...]
Mississippi River Sunset
The sun sets through a few late evening clouds over the calm waters of the Mississippi River. This view, from high on the observation deck at Lookout Point in the Mississippi Palisades State Park near Savanna, is one of the finest views in Illinois. As always, join me on Facebook : Twitter : Flickr
