Archive for the ‘Illinois’ Category

Double Sunset

Double SunsetDouble Sunset

Photo of Opportunity

I look around for new shots whenever I go for a walk, visit a place or drive around.

I pulled off the interstate to explore an abandoned barn–more on that in a previous post–and ended up finding a great opportunity with the sunset over this farm pond.

I just need a mountain and I’d be set. I don’t think Illinois will oblige me though.

One of the basic formulas of photography goes like this:

Sunset + Water = Good Photo

Another formula, that builds on the above:

Sunset + Water + Mountain = Great Photo

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God’s Paintbrush

God's PaintbrushGod’s Paintbrush

A great subject for photographs

I greatly enjoy photographing beautiful sunsets. The photos almost take themselves.

Almost.

The Best time for Sunsets

This was taken 10-15 minutes after the sun dipped below the horizon. The best time to take sunset photos is after the sun has already set. Similarly, for sunrises, before the sun is above the horizon.

It’s also key to have intermittent clouds. Clouds provide structure to the sky and give the sunlight something off which to bounce.

Paintbrush

The clouds almost look like streaks of paint, and so I imagined this tree as an enormous paintbrush with which to paint the sky. I really like the colours.

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Harvesting Soybeans

Harvesting SoybeansHarvesting Soybeans

I recently moved back to Central Illinois. You can’t drive any direction from town without going through miles of corn and soybean fields. The gray days that go from November to February are hard, but I think the open plains are very beautiful. Right now is the tail end of harvest. I went on a long bike ride through the country and saw several farmers out harvesting.

I stopped to photograph this combine harvesting soybeans.

This one is a bit more experimental. Is a pseudo-HDR with several filters and texture overlays. I want this picture to have a classic sort of look.