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| On an early spring evening in western Iowa, I photographed the sun setting behind an abandoned rustic barn and homestead which illuminated the nearby budding tree. |
| Near sunset on a recently cut field, clouds form in the late evening above a row of hay bales in Eastern Nebraska near Memphis. |
| As the sun sets at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge the sky seems to light on fire. This photograph was captured on a brisk, early spring evening, the remaining clouds streaked across the sky and reflected the colors of the setting sun. |
| Just as the sun dipped below the horizon and I turned toward home, I found this country road that had been created through the grass. I stopped quickly and was only able to make a couple of exposures before the all the light was gone. |
| This photograph captures the reflection of the sunset as the sun illuminates the leading edge of clouds at Frank Shoemaker Marsh near Lincoln, Nebraska, one of the few remaining homes of the endangered Salt Creek Tiger Beetle. |
| Early morning rays illuminate the Badlands in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Originally designated a National Monument, Badlands National Park was redesignated a National Park on November 10, 1978. |
| The warm setting sun shines brightly across the frozen lake before dipping below the horizon. On a cold February evening in 2006 I ventured to DeSoto Wildlife Refuge looking to photograph the Bald Eagles that nest here in the winter. What I found was a gorgeous sunset. |
| A maple tree bursts forth into glorious autumn colors while the setting sun shines through the leaves. |
| Chimney Rock in western Nebraska was a beacon for early settlers. During the 19th century it served as a landmark along the Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail, and California Trail. A vertical version of this photograph is available at Chimney Rock - Vertical. |
| After an intense storm, a rainbow touches the sun-drenched fields of Nebraska. While there is no pot of gold, the landscape glows with the warm glow of sunset. |
| Cottonwoods stand tall in the foggy mist. |
| A small snail climbs across a mushroom after a wet spring at Schramm State Recreation Area in eastern Nebraska. |
| This photograph was captured in the dead of winter, when the old Missouri River oxbow at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge transforms into a reflective sheet of ice with a single rock still visible. |
| On a cool morning, the smell of a past rain fills the air. The sunrise illuminates the passing storm clouds at Badlands National Park, South Dakota. |
| A beautiful sunrise over snow covered prairie at Boyer Chute National Wildilfe Refuge in Nebraska. |
| The setting sun shines through a small hole in the clouds as the Platte River flows past a lodged log. This was taken near Schramm State Recreation Area. |
| It was a calm evening at Mahoney State Park with the sun just below the horizon. The pinkish light was reflected off the clouds and then reflected and dispersed from the lake. |
| The fog rises from the valleys in the Nebraska Sandhills briefly allowing the rising sun to shine across the scene. |
| A small lake nestled in the Sandhills reflects the rising sun on a cool spring morning. |
| The just risen sun shines through trees and fog in Ponca State Park, Nebraska. |
| Although autumn was fleeting in Nebraska and Iowa this year, there were some hold outs after the snowfall. This maple tree turned brillant warm oranges and reds two weeks after a snow storm and managed to hang on to a majority of its fall leaves during some pretty gusty times. I couldn't help but stop and capture the vibrant colors with the setting sun filtering through the leaves. |
| An early spring rain drenches the prairie landscape, creating reflective puddles in a newly plowed road. |
| After an early spring rain, the prairie landscape is drenched creating puddles in a newly plowed road. |
| On a humid July evening at Jack Sinn WMA in eastern Nebraska, the air was still and the marsh was quiet. |
| Water flows down six-finger falls in Northern Arkansas. |
| The Gateway Arch and its reflection at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1980, Kenneth Swyers tried to parachute onto the Gateway Arch, he succeeded in reaching the structure, however, he failed in his subsequent base jump attempt, sliding down one side to his death. |
| From the base of the north leg looking in a south easterly directly, the Gateway Arch curves through the sky and into the fog. |
| Built between February 12, 1963, and October 28, 1965 the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was designed to honor the westward expansion of the United States. Designed by architect Eero Saarinen and engineer Hannskarl Bandel, it is 630 feet wide at its base and 630 feet tall and is currently the tallest monument in the United States. From the base of the north leg looking in a south easterly directly, the structure curves through the sky almost touching the low clouds. |
| Built between February 12, 1963, and October 28, 1965 the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was designed to honor the westward expansion of the United States. Designed by architect Eero Saarinen and engineer Hannskarl Bandel, it is 630 feet wide at its base and 630 feet tall and is currently the tallest monument in the United States. From the base of the north leg looking in a south easterly directly, the structure curves through the sky almost touching the low clouds. |
| Through the thick fog the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is barely visible. |
| Alone by a small pond near the Gateway Arch, only a single duck for company barely visible through the fog. |
| On an early fall morning, the rising sun shines brightly across Chadron State Park, in western Nebraska. |
| After an intense midwestern spring storm, from a Nebraska hilltop, an entire rainbow arches through the sky. |
| On an early fall evening, the final rays of the sun are briefly visible across Chadron State Park, Nebraska. |
| This photograph was taken 20 minutes after sunset when the clouds in the sky were still alit with the magnificent winter light at Desoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska. A vertical version of this photograph is available at Into the Cold Prairie. |
| At Schramm, a fragrant, colorful and invasive Dames Rocket grow across the forest floor. |
| Near the Platte River, I captured these purple Dames Rocket which contrast with the vibrant greens of the spring. |
| In the early morning at Ponca State Park, the setting moon descends into the fog rising from the prairie. |
| Morning dew clings to a spiderweb at Ponca State Park in northeastern Nebraska. |
| Morning fog rises from an offshoot of the Missouri at Ponca State Park in northeastern Nebraska. |
| Sunrise begins to illuminate the erie formations at Toadstool Geologic Park in western Nebraska. |
| The last rays of sun shine through a 'toadstool' before it dips below the horizon at Toadstool Geologic Park in western Nebraska. |
| As darkness approaches Toadstool Geologic Park in western Nebraska the formations begin to take on an otherworldly appearance. |
| Clouds float lazily over the strange stone structures at Toadstool Geologic Park. |
| Hoarfrost clings to a stand of cottonwoods at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska. |
| Hoarfrost creates a silvery outline on the branches of cottonwoods at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska. |
| Ice formations behind a waterfall at Platte River State Park, Nebraska. |
| Twilight descends on Platte River State Park, Nebraska and causes a deep blue hue on the wintery landscape. |
| An ice abstract in a stream at Platte River State Park, Nebraska. |
| As the fog descends throughout the sandhills, a single old tree remains visible through the haze. |
| Prairie grass, visible from the foreground to the hills of the sandhills, glow amber from light of the setting sun. |
| On a late fall morning, the sun rises slowly over DeSoto Lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. |
| A tree fresh from the autumn fall stands naked near DeSoto lake. |
| A single bloom amongst hundreds, briefly bursts forth on a tree in Nebraska. |
| A small snail shell rests on the bottom of the forest captured by the surrounding growth. |
| Rays of light illuminate the Ozarks at Whitaker Point while Hawksbill Crag juts out from the side of the hill. Hills blanketed in verdant trees can be seen for miles around. This image was featured in the 'Traveling the Journey of Light' Photoblog on May 13, 2010. Click Here To See the Post |
| Rays of light illuminate the hills of the Ozarks in Northern Arkansas. |
| Near King's Bluff in the Ozark National Park, a white spiderweb is accentuated against a colorful background. This image was the Photo Friday image on the 'Traveling the Journey of Light' Photoblog on May 14, 2010. Click Here To See the Post |
| A singular autumn leaf against the vibrant blue sky. |
| When capturing this photograph on a cool July evening at Jack Sinn WMA in eastern Nebraska, the evening was quiet except for the frogs and insects and the occasional honking of geese overhead. |
| On a late spring evening the calm marsh at Jack Sinn Wildlife Management Area reflects the colors of twilight. |
| A single wildflower sits alone in a field of foxtails during the brewing of a spring storm. The yellow of the buds contrasts against the cool tones of the approaching menacing clouds. |
| Sunrise on a chilly late November morning in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. That morning frost clung to the cattails and logs and the lake had a slight layer of ice that had formed overnight which reflected the light of the rising sun. |
| As a small creek snakes through the prairie, a colorful sunset illuminates the last of the purple sky over Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska. |
| An intimate look at a flower gone to seed. |
| The beautiful sprial pattern that is contained within a "Hen" (Sempervivum Tectorum). |
| Sunset at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, Nebraska. Eugene T. Mahoney State Park overlooks the picturesque valley of the Platte River near Ashland in southeast Saunders County. |
| This photograph captures the light from the setting sun illuminating the underside of the higher clouds as a lone cloud floats through the scene. |
| An intimate photograph of a group of foxtails. |
| Shapes, colors, and contrasts combine to create this abstract scene on a pond at Jack Sinn WMA in eastern Nebraska. |
| Moonrise over DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska/Iowa. |
| The natural beauty of an endless field of wheat glowing with a golden yello as the sun touches the distant horizon at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. |
| During the winter, the Platte River in Nebraska freezes and then thaws which create these ice jams. |
| On a chilly morning I photographed several beaver huts nestled throughout Nathan's Lake at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge. |
| An intense autumn sunset is reflected in the Frank Shoemaker Marsh near Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| A photograph of one of a stunning display of sunset light illuminating high clouds following a late afternoon intense storm on the plains of Nebraska. |
| Here, two trees stood for an eternity, alone on a vast empty prairie yet they remain together. For me, this photograph evokes a calming feeling, one of togetherness and companionship. Two united against the elements and time. |
| In late summer I photographed this storm storm raging over the Platte River in Eastern Nebraska near South Bend. |
| After exploring the western side of DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge I came across this old shed. The quiet evening had a serenity felt throughout the park. |
| The former oxbow of the Missouri River, the oxbow at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is completely frozen on a frigid January evening. |
| The former oxbow of the Missouri River, DeSoto Bend is completely frozen on a frigid January evening. |
| An early October snowfall covers the trees at Schramm State Recreation Area in eastern Nebraska. |
| A bumblebee quietly collects pollen for the hive from a purple thistle. |
| A White Fawn Lily sprouts quietly from the forest floor at Platte River State Park. |
| A fallen leaf from autumn, trapped beneath the frozen ice. |
| Water flows behind the frozen waterfall at Platte River State Park, Nebraska. |
| Late afternoon sun in early September shines through some grass in the Frank Shoemaker Marsh near Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| In Boone county, Nebraska, the air was cool and early morning dew clings to a small reed. |
| A fierce midwestern storm creating many lightning strikes, moves quickly east across the Nebraska plains into Iowa. |
| Passing ominous storm clouds reflect the red and orange hues of the sun 45 minutes after sunset. |
| A lone Canada Goose feather rests quietly on a log, briefly, before the breeze blows it along to its next destination. |
| Fiery reds and oranges dominate the sunset over the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. |
| Chimney Rock, long a symbol of the state of Nebraska. I captured this photograph as the warm morning light shone across the plains. |
| In the fall of 2006 I photographed this spectacular sunset at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge across the prairie. |
| An abstract of bubbles formed in the frozen lake. |
| A single chartreuse yellow flower blooms among the clover. |
| A sunny yellow iris begins to bloom by the ponds at Schramm State Recreation Area, Nebraska. |
| The Black Hills in South Dakota are known for their tall pine trees that cover the rolling hills. |
| The Black Hills in South Dakota are known for their tall pine trees that cover the hills as a dark blanket. |
| The warm sunrise light illuminates the faces with a reddish hue. |
| Mt. Rushmore National Monument at sunrise with the Avenue of Flags in the Black Hills of South Dakota. |
| Mt. Rushmore National Monument at sunrise with the Avenue of Flags in the Black Hills of South Dakota. |
| Washington's profile in the Black Hills of South Dakota. |
| A panoramic of Mt. Rushmore National Monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota. |
| On a late summer evening, a collection of hay bales line a country road in Eastern Nebraska near Memphis State Recreation Area in the late summer. |
| Downtown Omaha, Nebraska on the Gene Leahy Mall in the Early Morning just before sunrise. The two larger skyscrapers, the Woodman Tower and the First National Bank building dominate the skyline. |
| Taken at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha during Game 4 of the 2009 College World Series, Texas took on Southern Mississippi. This photograph is a combination of 2 exposures stitched together. |
| Game 14 of the 2010 College World Series, South Carolina competed against Clemson. South Carolina went on to the win the game and the series, the last year of 60 total that the series was played at Rosenblatt Stadium. This photograph is a combination of 4 exposures stitched together for detail. |
| The Nebraska state capitol building in Lincoln at sunset on a cool spring evening. This building houses the only state unicameral type government in the United States. |
| On a quiet evening on Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, these purple flowers stand silently. A pinkish sky is the last sign of the sun before the last light vanishes leaving the fields in darkness. |
| Clouds in the sky reflect the setting sun as sunset decends upon DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge. |
| During the muggy summer, I photographed this storm rolling through the prairie at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge in Nebraska. |
| An late autumn moon rises above DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. |
| At Arbor Lodge State Park in Nebraska City, a red speckled brillant yellow maple leaf rests quietly in between wind gusts. |
| Drops of melted snow bead on a fallen maple leaf at Schramm State Recreation Area in eastern Nebraska. |
| A fallen leaf is coated with a light frost, evidence of the previous chilly night. |
| A branch filled with yellow autumn leaves seems to reach for a bit of sunlight. |
| From a branch of autumn leaves, a patten of fall leaves display their warm, inviting colors. |
| A plant casts a long shadow across the dry, cracked earth on an early autumn morning. |
| During a colorful sunrise the clouds are briefly illuminated. |
| On the wet forest floor, a collection of mushrooms sprout from a log. |
| A collection of mushrooms sprout from the forest floor. |
| Sunset over the Platte River in Nebraska from the Tower at Mahoney State Park. |
| A photograph of a beautiful sunset at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, Nebraska. |
| Branches devoid of leaves darkly contrast in the moody blue scene. |
| A photograph of an abstract pattern emerges from the earth after several days of varying rainfall and heat. |
| Taken right before sunset on a wheatfield in DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Capturing a photograph of a nature abstract, sand and water collide and intermingle to create interesting patterns along the banks of the Platte River in Eastern Nebraska. |
| Capturing a photograph of a nature abstract, sand and water collide and intermingle to create interesting patterns along the banks of the Platte River in Eastern Nebraska. |
| Clouds float lazily over the eroded hills at Toadstool Geologic Park. |
| Sunset on Wehrspann Lake at Chalco Hills, Omaha, Nebraska. |
| A light breeze moved the water along the DeSoto oxbow at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge as the sun set below the horizon. |
| A common scene in autumn, a fallen leaf on an old log. Taken at the OPPD Arboretum, Omaha, Nebraska. |
| While setting up to capture the 9/11 tribute in downtown Omaha I instead witnessed a spectacular fall storm. I managed to capture this lightning between the Woodmen Tower and the First National Bank Tower. |
| Shortly after a strong Midwestern storm the sun briefly lights up the sky with an intense glow. |
| Taken at sunset at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, Nebraska. |
| Sunset over the Platte River in Nebraska from the Tower at Mahoney State Park. |
| This white wildflower blooms in late spring in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. |
| A dragon fly rests on a bud in Wood Duck Pond in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. |
| During a spring evening in Omaha, Nebraska I witnessed some spectacular godbeams. This is the Gene Leahy Mall which runs down the center of downtown. |
| Downtown Omaha, Nebraska from the Central Park Mall just before dawn. |
| Qwest Lake at Mahoney State Park at sunrise on a cool November morning. |
| While photographing this winter sunset scene at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, I included a feather from a bird that evidently met an untimely end. |
| On September 11, 2006 Omaha, Nebraska paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 by hanging 2 large United States flags on the Woodmen tower and by shining two large lights into the sky. |
| On a cold February day I visited the field of restored prairie grass at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge for a sunset shot as the sun hit the horizon. |
| A few pine cones and rest on the frozen ground. This photograph was captured at the OPPD Arboretum, Omaha, Nebraska. |
| A lone leaf rests on a bed of grass yellowed from the winter. |
| These 'Guardians' protect the exit of a little stream leaving Lake Wehrspann in Omaha, Nebraska. |
| On September 11, 2006 Omaha, Nebraska paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 by hanging 2 large United States flags on the Woodmen tower and by shining two large lights into the sky. |
| On September 11, 2006 Omaha, Nebraska paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 by hanging 2 large United States flags on the Woodmen tower and by shining two large lights into the sky. This particular photo was taken during a spectacular fall lightning storm. |
| 3 riders cross Hogback bridge in Iowa one of the famous bridges of Madison County. |
| Every year Omaha Celebrates the Holiday Lights Festival after Thanksgiving and during Christmas and New Years by putting lights up in the downtown area around Gene Leahy Mall. |
| Every year Omaha Celebrates the Holiday Lights Festival after Thanksgiving and during Christmas and New Years by putting lights up in the downtown area around Gene Leahy Mall. |
| Every year Omaha Celebrates the Holiday Lights Festival after Thanksgiving and during Christmas and New Years by putting lights up in the downtown area around Gene Leahy Mall. |
| Every year Omaha Celebrates the Holiday Lights Festival after Thanksgiving and during Christmas and New Years by putting lights up in the downtown area around Gene Leahy Mall. |
| Every year Omaha Celebrates the Holiday Lights Festival after Thanksgiving and during Christmas and New Years by putting lights up in the downtown area around Gene Leahy Mall. |
| Every year Omaha Celebrates the Holiday Lights Festival after Thanksgiving and during Christmas and New Years by putting lights up in the downtown area around Gene Leahy Mall. |
| The Oxbow at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge ripples gently in the wind. |
| As the sun dipped below the horizon, the clouds lit up in the sky across the snow covered DeSoto Lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge. |
| An early spring sunset descends upon DeSoto National Bend Wildlife Refuge. |
| A Black-Eyed Susan blooms in late summer. |
| Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska. Towering eight hundred feet above the North Platte River, Scotts Bluff has been a natural landmark for many peoples, and it served as the path marker for those on the Oregon, California, Mormon, and Pony Express Trails. Scotts Bluff National Monument preserves 3,000 acres of unusual land formations which rise over the otherwise flat prairieland below. |
| The Gene Leahy Mall in downtown Omaha lights up with the Holiday Lights Festival. Every year Omaha hosts the Holiday Lights Festival and places 1 million holiday lights in the downtown area to celebrate. |
| The morning sun emits a glow that radiates orange off the unusual formations in the Badlands National Park. |
| An old windmill and fence are the only company to a single tree on the eastern Nebraska plains. |
| A lily pad blossoms in the late summer at Powell Gardens near Kansas City, Missouri. |
| The late afternoon sun creates abstract shapes from the long shadows in the Badlands, South Dakota. |
| The Ingemann Danish Church and Cemetery west of Moorhead in the Loess Hills of Iowa was founded by early immigrants in 1884. This unique country church offers a scenic respite for travelers. |
| The full moon rises above the Badlands. |
| Sunset descends over Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Sunset over the Platte River in Eastern Nebraska near Schramm State Recreation Area. |
| The early morning light illuminates the unusual formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota. |
| An Oak Tree in Late Autumn at Arbor Day State Park in Nebraska City, Nebraska. |
| In the cold of the winter, a pine cone hangs from a snow laden tree. |
| A white blanket of snow covers a row of hay bales in the country. |
| Evening descends at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge. |
| After an intense Midwestern storm, beautiful color is reflected in the clouds. |
| Two trees enjoy the sunset at Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge. |
| An old barn sits forgotten on a farm in Central Iowa. |
| An Oak turns gold in mid-October at Mahoney State Park in Eastern Nebraska. |
| A doorway to an old barn in eastern Nebraska. |
| The setting sun shines through the trees at Platte River State Park. |
| Morning fog hangs low across the Platte River and a train chugs down the tracks as seen from the tower at Platte River State Park. |
| The summer sun shines through the early morning fog on a country road in eastern Nebraska. |
| A gray misty fog hangs over Mahoney State Park. |
| Arbor Day Lodge at Arbor Day State Park, Nebraska. |
| Carhenge near Alliance in western Nebraska. |