Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Veteran's Memorial: Part 2

I've been to the Veteran's Memorial numerous times, but this was the first since getting the new Canon T4i. I went out there tonight and spent about 30 minutes playing with the different settings. I am quite pleased with the performance of the Canon T4i. Here are some pictures I took at the Veteran's Memorial tonight. ...

Astrophotography: Part 2

With clear skies and not being too cold, decided to take my camera out and get a few shots of the night sky tonight. I took several shots, but these two were really the only ones I liked. ...

Trip to Wakita, OK

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From Kansas to South Dakota

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Miner's Memorial

The Miner's Memorial in Pittsburg was built in honor of the work and lives of the coal miners that worked in the coal mines in the Pittsburg area. One of the features of the Memorial is a large, life-size bronze statue of a coal miner. The lights in the area at night allows for good lightning conditions to get unique shots, definitely a place that...

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

A Day at Elk Falls

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Downtown Fire

A fire destroyed two businesses on May 21st, 2011 in downtown Pittsburg. I first noticed something big was on fire when I went outside and saw a huge thick cloud of smoke rising from the middle of town. I grabbed my camera and started driving towards the smoke, as I got closer I could see just how big of a fire this was as flames shot out of the roofs...

A Walk in the Woods

I took a few pictures when I spent an afternoon walking the trails at Wilderness Park just north of Pittsburg. It's a great area to explorer and if you take your camera with you, you'll find a lot of different things to photograph. ...

Veteran's Memorial

The Veteran's Memorial located near Pittsburg State University is another place I find myself going to often to continue practicing my photography skills. Even at night, the memorial is well lit providing you with enough light to work with, especially if you're wanting to practice long exposures. There are plenty of things to photograph, and many ways...