Going back to the images I had asked people to choose between number one and number two, I have reworked the image of number 2. I am learning an entirely new way of processing…

Here is a batch of iris pictures, hope you enjoy!

This is a former hybrid seed corn operation so there were some interesting old machines and buildings to see. Kind of sad to see something that was a real going operation for a long time…

…instead of leaving to take more pictures I decided to work on the Teter Rock picture and see if I could get it right.

First off, thanks everyone for giving a vote on which one you prefer. I hope you enjoyed the exercise and I got some good feedback.

I’m going to have both printed small to verify the look, and I think I already know which one I will be adding to the portfolio but would like a little feedback. Which do you think is the better picture?

Woohoo, now I can claim I am an “Award Winning Photographer”…well, kind of…

…Mission accomplished.

Tomorrow is the Art and Craft Show at the Memorial Auditorium downtown and I will have my booth set up and in action for the very first time. I’m excited!

…here are a couple of random shots from the last month or so.

A Mississippi Kite on the powerline…

I made another stop in New Mexico at what is called the Valley of Fire.

Today I complete my White Sands visit…

Continuing my visit to White Sands…

I arrived right at the opening of the gates to the park and got a full two hours there before having to move on…

Antelope on the short grass prairie.

The main thing the Zodeman is working on these days is getting ready to display at craft fairs/flea markets/art shows. I have purchased a pre-owned canopy and interior display walls.

Some pictures from driving around in Sumner County, Kansas in the last week.

Seems as though lately I’ve been doing a whole lot of photography business things, but not much photography. Went for a little drive around the countryside this morning.

An area of Kansas that not many seem to know about is the Gypsum Hills region. This is a formation of old rock from the Permian era, and has a lot of iron in it that turns red when exposed to the air. The western end of this red hill formation is home to The Big Basin Preserve.