Daniel Binkard: April 2011

20 April 2011

Growth on Highway 61, April 20, 2011

Plants grow through the surface of an old portion of Highway 61 near Arthur, Nebraska in April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Worm's eye view of old Highway 61 and the organic material protruding through the asphalt. I'm not a fan of the horizontal bits on the left and should have pushed them aside. But I like the monumental feeling of the main bush, and the orderly yellow line making its way to the horizon.

03 April 2011

Hillside Trees at Fort Robinson State Park, April 3, 2011

Fallen trees at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Fallen tree at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Fallen trees at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Fallen tree at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Yucca and trees on a hillside at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Clouds Over Crow Butte, April 3, 2011

Clouds over Dawes County, Nebraska, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

It was a Sunday afternoon with soft, but dramatic, clouds in the sky. I drove down a gravel road, looking for an angle on Crow Butte, and this simple scene seemed sufficient. The nearby tree provides a tiny bit of foreground material to punctuate things, but the key pieces are the butte itself and the wonderful clouds above. I like the closer puffs set against the soft striations beyond. I should play with the details at the bottom, to keep the tree from disappearing against the hills behind it.

02 April 2011

Sunset at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2, 2011

Sunset at Fort Robinson State Park, April 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)