6/30/15

Wow, it's the last day of June already.  Going to be hot as well, mid 90s.  Yuck.  I took this image back in the early part of June when we were having rain and cooler weather.  This is an image from the Annual Bi-plane Fly-In that was held in Junction City, KS.  This Mohawk Bi-plane is owned and flown by a local car dealer.  He was giving rides to the public in order to raise money for an aeronautics group for young adults.  At the time this picture was taken he was changing passengers.  I decided to give the image a different look and process in B&W with a tone.

6/15/15

This is a lovely Thistle bud that I just loved the pattern of leaves on.  I had wanted to try this style on a flower and I thought this one worked well for it.  This is a copper toned B & W image.  I found these growing in a field in the housing area behind where I live.

12/28/14

Those of you who only visit my Blog may notice a trend on Sundays.  I post a lot of trains and such mainly because over on Google + I co-curate a theme called Steamy Sunday and we encourage others to post photos of steam.  They can be anything steamy, even the steam off a coffee cup, I just happen to enjoy trains as does the other curator who is from Australia.  Anyway, this is a bit different, it's a steam traction engine that some friends of ours own and operate at the Steam Threshers Reunion up in Rollag, Minnesota.  I was trying out a new B&W style, with a copper tone to it and thought I would share it today.  This is a 28 HP Minneapolis.

8/19/14

This is a shot of the Dutch Mill in Wamego, KS that I took this spring but never shared.  The Red Bud trees were blooming like crazy at the time even though the tulips were not due to the late spring we had this year.

8/8/14

Peek-a-Boo
I liked how this Sunflower was opening up and seemed to be playing a game of Peek-a-Boo so I actually have a title.  I tried processing it a different way and quite liked the look so that's what you get.  :-)

4/19/14

This is a tulip image that I added a couple of different effects to.  It was inspired by a couple of different photographers on Google + whose images I admire.  I used a sepia tone and then also played with the light in this image.  This tulip was originally red.

3/25/14

I don't usually post this kind of train photo here on the blog.  I took this in Pennsylvania at the historic Rockville Bridge which is the largest stone masonry arch bridge in the world.  I was photographing just the bridge but then got lucky when a train started across it as well.  Norfolk Southern still uses this bridge and crosses it very slowly.  I would guess to keep vibrations to a minimum so as not to cause damage.  This image has a slight HDR effect added to it.  I also cropped it to a bit panoramic view.

3/13/14

This is an image I took in Rocky Mountain National Park this past summer.  We were on a hike to Alberta Falls the first evening we were there.  I decided to try a long exposure image and I also put a bit of an HDR effect on this. 

2/25/14

This is a photo from this past June.  I took this at the Bi-Plane Fly-In that's held here now in Junction City every summer.  I wasn't sure what the exact make of this plane is the the tag behind the propeller and engine said that it is Wright Engine which is appropriate as the first flight was made in a Bi-plane by the Wright Brothers.  I played with it a bit in Photoshop as well to make the plane itself stand out better.

2/16/14

This is an image from our trip to Yellowstone this past summer.  This is Grand geyser which wasn't horribly "grand" at the time because we didn't get to witness a full eruption.  It was quite active though as you can see in this image.  There is a slight HDR effect to bring out some details but yet keep it natural looking.

12/7/13

This is a view of Konza Prairie in early winter.  I love how the grasses look when late afternoon sun hits them.  Brings out the reds and oranges in them and gives some color to a blah winter.

12/1/13

This is an image of the Norris Geyser Basin area in Yellowstone National Park.  I found it very interesting with the color of the water and the steam rising off the hillside.  Very alien looking.  And oops, forgot to post this yesterday. ;-)

11/17/13

This is an image from our trip to Yellowstone this summer.  This is in the Norris Geyser area where you could find very alien looking landscapes.  This was an active pool made colorful by minerals.  I put a bit of an HDR effect on it to bring out highlights as the cloudy day made the original a bit flat.

11/14/13

This is an image of the Smokey Hill River in Junction City, KS a week or so ago.  I got this on a very windy day and you can see that some of the leaves are already gone from the trees but I was able to get the shot before they were all gone.

10/26/13

A fall scene in Kansas this past week.  Late afternoon sunlight on a field of Brome grass and a view of the Walnut trees turning yellow.  Winter is coming quickly.  <SIGH>

8/19/13

This is the new home of alittleplaceontheweb!  For a few days I will post at both sites but the old site will be ending on August 29 and this will be where you will need to come if you want to continue viewing my Photo of the Day posts.

All pictures on this blog if clicked on will show a larger version so please do click if you wish to see it larger.

These are dried Teasel flowers that I saw in eastern Missouri.  I just love the shape of them, they are very interesting.  I liked the way these were back lit as well and I decided to do a sepia tone on the whole thing to make it a bit different and interesting.