28 May 2011

Swollen River, South Sioux City, May 28, 2011

Flood waters from the swollen Missouri River encroach on the grounds at Scenic Park in South Sioux City, Nebraska, May, 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

The Missouri River experienced heavy flooding in 2011. During a lighter portion of the flood, I was out late at Scenic Park in South Sioux City with the idea of photographing a surreal landscape. Here, the water was pushing far onto the grass of the park, and I remember seeing frogs and a turtle taking up temporary residence earlier in the day. The composition is about mirror images, and is a long-exposure, high-dynamic-range composite. The curved strip in the middle is steam or something like that from an industrial building, blowing in the breeze. The long exposures that make up this composite smoothed out any motion in the water, creating clean reflections.

01 May 2011

Fence line, Dawes County, May 1, 2011

Fence line, Dawes County, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)
It was a great day for clouds, and this fence had just the right amount of weathering. Usually I see scenes while I'm driving, and it's impractical to stop. Or the scene turns out to not work when I do stop. The grass is the third element in the object triangle, providing a set of gentle curves to offset the straight lines of the fence and the foreboding clouds.

Afternoon Clouds over Dawes County, Nebraska, May 1, 2011

 

There's that spare tire you've been looking for, Dawes County, Nebraska, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

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

Fence line, Dawes County, Nebraska, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Clouds over Ormesher Road in Dawes County, Nebraska, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Clouds gather over a farming implement in Dawes County, Nebraska, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Bison in Dawes County, Nebraska, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Dark clouds over a treeline in Dawes County, Nebraska, May 2011. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)