With wildfires raging across the area, but not quite in your backyard, there are some unreal situations. This reminds me of the dawnless day when the forces of Mordor began their march on Minas Tirith. I like the texture of light and dark in these clouds of smoke, with the sun’s disk visible behind but nowhere near as bright as it should be in the afternoon. This is an eerie place to be.
30 August 2012
25 August 2012
Red Leaf at Fort Robinson, August 25, 2012
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| Red leaf detail at Fort Robinson State Park, August 2012. (Photo by Daniel Binkard) |
At the shore of the Johnson Reservoir at Fort Robinson, I found this twig that had seen better days. Its last leaf is a brilliant red, shown here contrasting with a green background. I like the glow of light in the veins of the leaf, with a counterpoint made in the dark veins of the dried leaf above.
24 August 2012
Sunset at the Nebraska National Forest, August 24, 2012
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| Sunset at the Nebraska National Forest, August 2012. (Photo by Daniel Binkard) |
Sometimes the sky is just right and you can see the sun as it drops behind the distant hills. There is great variety in the lighting and color of the clouds, plus the gradient of bare sky as it goes from blues to reds.
11 August 2012
Infrared Shoreline at Box Butte Reservoir, August 11, 2012
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| Infrared photo of trees along the shore at Box Butte Reservoir, August 2012. (Photo by Daniel Binkard) |
The water had been quite a bit higher up to this point. Now, walking out onto the marshy shore, you can find signs of water plants that had been present during the high-water time. This is an extended exposure that shows some motion blur, as the plants move in the breeze. The two bright tree limbs in the foreground and the plants at their base form the point of interest, with the remaining elements being darker or more obscured. I like the bed of plants on the lower left, which anchor the scene.
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