Dam Motion Blur, August 31, 2019

Water cascades down the spillway at Tie Hack Reservoir, Bighorn National Forest, August 2019. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Water spills down the stepped wall of the Tie Hack Reservoir. The steps are large, but you feel like you could get quite the experience trying to climb against the flow of water. I have increased the contrast to showcase the idea of graphite on textured paper, which seems appropriate for the scene. There is plenty of variety on each step. The curves and splashes of the water are all subtly different.

Statue and Fountain in Las Vegas, April 9, 2013

Statue and fountain  in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Plenty of carefully curated, tourist-friendly bits of architecture and sculpture in Vegas. This statue proved quite intriguing with the sun creating a halo of light (as opposed to a halo of shadow?), and the drops of mist on the lens from the fountain got lit up too. It's a bit of a grab shot, but every time I see it I have to smile. That's how you know you have your head on right.

Las Vegas Scenes, April 9, 2013

 

Ducks in a fountain in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Statue and fountain  in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

The Roman elite communicated through a complex system of horns. The richest Roman nobility could exchange information at the equivalent of a 14.4 modem. Most of this information consisted of explicit renderings. Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Sightseers gather along the shores of Bellagio to watch the fountains in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Motion blur view of people on a sidewalk in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Waterfall in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Las Vegas Scenes, April 8, 2013

 

Sunset at Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Evening sidewalk, Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Lit tree and buildings in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Car lights in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Hot waterfalls direct to you in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 31, 2006

 

Infrared fenceline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared sign at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared shoreline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared shoreline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Infrared shoreline at Briggs Pond in Chadron, Nebraska, March 2006. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Dredging the Missouri River, June 7, 2004

Dredging along the Missouri River shoreline at Ponca State Park, working to create the backwater channel, June 2004. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

The Overlook Trail at Ponca State Park has a few cliffside spots where you can look out over the Missouri River. This is a bit of a different perspective compared to the overlook platform, and can be helpful in arranging foreground and background objects that are both distant to the photographer. Here in 2004, there is a project going to dredge a backwater channel along the Nebraska shoreline, which will create a habitat for birds, fish, and the ecosystem that goes with them. I don’t know the specifics of the dredging process, but it’s interesting to see the machinery involved. I like the arc of the floats in the foreground, which point back toward the boats and other equipment, and beyond toward the shore.