Chasing Rainbows #2

Another from our recent drive home from northern Iowa chasing rainbows. Couldn’t believe how vibrant this rainbow was. Full disclosure, this was how I saw it through my polarized sunglasses. I used a circular polarizer to get a similar effect during capture. I told my wife, who does NOT have polarized sunglasses, that I’ll probably have to desaturate the rainbow in post or people won’t ‘buy’ it as real. She reinforced the fact that this was how she saw it as well from the car. So I left it alone.

Chasing Rainbows #1

On a recent drive home from northern Iowa, there were a bunch of little storm cells moving southeast along I-35 around sunset. We were treated to rainbows for about a hour of our 2 hour drive. The 2 hour drive quickly became 3 because of all the stops we made along the way. :-)

Enchanted Tree

Like many others, I have come to enjoy trees. Particularly trees with good shape and structure. The light highlighted the main structure of this one tree nicely and thought it worthy of a photograph.

Pond Sunset #3

Pond Sunset #2

Same night, different view.

Pond Sunset #1

Found a new place. Exploring the space. Looking forward to shooting this pond under different conditions over the changing seasons.

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I’m probably one of the few people that actually loves winter…mostly the snow. Last week’s snow was light enough to blow in the cold, windy conditions and form snowdrifts along open country roads. Combined with the last light of the day, the textures and patterns made interesting subject matter. Totally worth standing out in the arctic cold conditions. (The most challenging part of shooting in arctic temps is keeping my camera hand warm!!)

Beauty In The Midst Of Chaos

I love how snow can completely transform an otherwise bland landscape. Things I’ve walked past a hundred times suddenly become more interesting. Put snow and fog together and you can see things that would otherwise be utter chaos or simply unnoticeable.

(Untitled) Evening Light On Drifted Snow

I love snow and the many ways it transforms a landscape. Roadside snow drifts are one such way I particularly enjoy photographing.

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Crazy to think what old farm buildings like this have witnessed and experienced during their lifetimes.

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This view seems to go on forever.

Flowers

All About That Sky

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The skies on this day were all sorts of interesting. One of those days that kept getting better. The type of conditions that cloud good judgement as you frantically search for a complementary foreground. Shot on my way into work and again on my way home but had to stop to attend our HOA meeting. Made it out just in time for the big climax after racing Beth home (safely of course). There was literally awesomeness in every direction. Here is one of the last images from that day. More to follow.

801 Grand

Shattering Silence

Des Moines Sunset Skyline

Iowa State Capitol Under Smoky Skies

Under smoky skies, the sun looks like I copied and pasted it into place over the Iowa State Capitol…but I didn’t. The density of smoke from surrounding wildfires filled our skies this August morning and acted like a neutral density filter providing a bit of detail to the sun that we’re simply not used to seeing.

Des Moines Street Lights