Photography dreams

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I love photography, especially nature photography.  One of my all time favorite photographers is Jim Brandenburg, based near Ely, Minnesota (also, incidentally, one of my favorite areas on Earth).  His photos are simple yet evocative, and just plain beautiful.  Check out “A Secret Bay” as just one example of his gift.

Another favorite is Larry Kanfer, who is based near where I grew up and who specializes in landscape photography.  Most people who visit east central Illinois think it is so boring and one-dimensional — miles upon miles of corn fields and soybeans in a land that is incredibly flat.  Larry changes that perception and his photos bring out the great beauty and variety in landscapes where I grew up.

And then there is my niece, Josie, who has a real gift for photography as well.  A recent post on her blog illustrates this. Another post entitled “Fall in Central IL” is also a favorite.

  • http://thewillingwanderer.blogspot.com/ Josie

    Thanks for the commedation but i don't think i deserve it. I think there's so much scope for interesting pictures here- people tend to write off our area as uninteresting but the sky makes up for everything. I always enjoy seeing your pictures though i think you see things many people don't notice and that is very cool. I particularly like the leaf pictures you posted this fall.

  • http://www.familymanlibrarian.com FamManLib

    Josie, you're welcome and I think the commendation is deserved! :-) By the
    way, where can I find a high res image of the photo on the righthand side of
    your blog of what I think is a persimmon?

  • http://www.familymanlibrarian.com FamManLib

    Josie, you're welcome and I think the commendation is deserved! :-) By the
    way, where can I find a high res image of the photo on the righthand side of
    your blog of what I think is a persimmon?

  • http://thewillingwanderer.blogspot.com/ Josie

    Thanks for the commedation but i don't think i deserve it. I think there's so much scope for interesting pictures here- people tend to write off our area as uninteresting but the sky makes up for everything. I always enjoy seeing your pictures though i think you see things many people don't notice and that is very cool. I particularly like the leaf pictures you posted this fall.

  • http://www.familymanlibrarian.com FamManLib

    Josie, you're welcome and I think the commendation is deserved! :-) By the
    way, where can I find a high res image of the photo on the righthand side of
    your blog of what I think is a persimmon?

  • http://thewillingwanderer.blogspot.com/ Josie

    Well thank you then. :)
    Sorry for some reason it didn't send me an email notification you replied like it usually does. I can send it to you via email if you like? Oh, here's the post I originally had it in – http://thewillingwanderer.blogspot.com/2008/11/…