Fall In Madison Co.

After a few days of resting at home and hardly touching my camera I decided to go for a short drive in the country Friday to visit a few of our covered bridges and some early fall color.

On the way I stopped at the mum farm to see if they had some falls displays,it was a bit early for many of the potted mums,But I found some color in thier beautiful display garden. I only wish my gardens looked so nice. The tables were filled with every pumkin and gourd variety you could imagine. I only wish I could have taken a mum or two home with me.

The Clouds Floating AcrossThe Full Moon

It's been a quiet week since Monday,and I haven't used my camera as much,I did go out one night to capture long exposures of the clouds floating across the surface of the moon. The sky was filled with light fluffy clouds.

Exploring Area Parks In Search Of Wildlife

Monday I spent the day with a friend and fellow photography nut. We visited several central Iowa parks in search of wildlife big and small.

It was a beautiful morning ,although overcast at times. We started out the day at Saylorville Lake,just down from the dam. on the river. There we saw Great Blue Herons,a Jouvenile bald eagle,Hawk and Kingfisher. I still have to pracxtice with wildlife photography,many of my action shots were just not very clear.

We also visited Jester park,where they keep Elk and Buffalo.The park is lovely,and they had recently built a new garden/seating area that overlooked the animals enclosures.The sun decided to come out and play,and it was easier to capture the animals in the sunlight.

I had some technical issues at that point,my long zoom lens has developed some problem,and I will have to send it in for repair.

Towards the end of the outing we found ourselves at Glenwood park in Des Moines. There is a large pond full of turtles and frogs,I spotted a blue dragonfly,but he was to quick for me. There was also plantings of wildflowers,grasses and even a patch of orane mushrooms at the base of an oak tree.Lots of photo opportunities.

To sum up the day,it was a beautiful early fall day spent with a good buddy,enjoying some good natured teasing,Lots of smiles,and a few good laughs.

Step Back In Time...

Saturday I met with a flickr group in my area for photography day at The Living History Frams in Des Moines. It was a beautiful day,the sky was beautiful,and it wasn't even too hot.

The farms have existed in this site for generations. They have sights form the Ioway Indian tribes that used to live there t,to pioneer settlers in the 1800's ,up to the gfarms of the turn of the century. The workers dress in period clothing,and di things as they were done back then.

The phoyo ops were many,and there were photographers on hand to discuss tips.

I walked way too much and have appreciated the day of rest that came with editing all the photos taken. Here are just a few, To see a slideshow of the day's images visit my flicr set.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aplseed/sets/72157602126964991/

Rural Beauty

Just an ordinary drive home,instead of staying on the Interstate I took the last 6 miles of the trip down a small rural road. The fields of corn and soybeans are drying in the sunlight and turning the fields shades of toast and gold.The landscape at this particular farm is so lovely, It is a favorite place for me to go to take sunset images.