After a week-long effort, I have finished working on my hot air balloon collection. The final count is 14. As always, this took much more time and energy than I imagined. But now, for the fun part. Here is the third image in my collection, one that I call Fire Fly. The name is a bit vague, until you see the burner glowing just above the pilot’s head. Here is my latest, with more to come soon.
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Fire Fly
Mellow Yellow
This is the second of several balloon images that I have been working on. I am posting this one because I really like the fact that if you look very closely, you can see the flame heating up the air inside the balloon. This image, for obvious reasons, is called “Mellow Yellow.”
Red Flyer
We went to a local hot air balloon festival this weekend. It was amazing. The balloons were fabulous, so very colorful and accessible. I came away with a lot of promising images. This one is the first of several that I will be posting in the next week. I hope you enjoy the show.
Madison’s Covered
There’s an old saying that good things come to those who wait. This image is proof that there must be some bit of truth in this old saying. I say this because I have been working with image for well over two years. In all the time that I have edited with this image of a covered bridge in Madison County Iowa, nothing would come close to what I felt when I saw this bridge. Finally, with my new method of editing my images, I can say with some satisfaction that this image is ready to be shared. You might say that at long last, Madison’s covered.
Journey Home Again
There is an old saying that notes, “if you give a man a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” I have found a new hammer to use on my work; a hammer that hopefully will move my images forward in ways that I never thought possible. Take this image for example. In its original form, this has been one of my most popular efforts. Much remains to be seen if this new version will be equally well received. So, for those that have followed my work for some time, here is my newest “hammered” version of one of my all time favorite images.
Heartland Highway
We had an incredible spring storm move through the area last night. The sky was spectacular, but way too dark to make a good image. The next day, however, really brought another wonderful scene in southwest Iowa. This view, one that I call Heartland Highway, is looking to the southeast, hours after last night’s show had moved through the area.
Heartland Views 