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 [...]
Road Trip 2010: Carhenge
Just north of Alliance, Nebraska is a strange piece of artwork known as Carhenge. It was created by a local farmer as a replica of Stonehenge in England. We visited this oddity yesterday afternoon just before an early fall plains thunderstorm rolled through the area.
On the Panhandle Plains
You’ll have to forgive me for bringing up yet another old photo (this, like yesterdays, is from my Cali road trip in 2007), but I’ve been revisiting a lot of these to print out and put up on my walls. And, this is one of my favorites. I think the vertical version of this shot [...]
Good Old Fashioned Midwestern Thunderstorms
After picking up yet another new strobe for my gear bag last night, I ventured out onto the plains west of Chicago in hopes of putting that new flash to use. I really did, in fact, I completely drained the batteries. As I was heading into Rochelle, IL, clouds had began gathering on the horizon [...]
