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Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of 5 participants and will be held with a minimum of only 2.
If you are looking for a great opportunity to get personal individual instruction I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a great way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance.
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September 23, 2024Red Covered Bridge
The Red Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Cole Hill Road across Sterling Brook in Morristown, Vermont. Built in 1896, it is the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in the town, and one of the last to be built during the historic period of covered bridge construction in the state. It is of queen post truss design, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
It is a single-span queen post truss, 64 feet long and 18.5 feet wide, with a roadway width of 15 feet, carrying one lane of traffic. The bridge is covered by a red metal roof, and its exterior is clad in red-painted vertical board siding, which extends around to the insides of the portals. The siding does not extend all the way to the roof, leaving an open strip between the two. The bridge rests on abutments of stone and concrete; the north abutment includes a large granite outcrop. The bridge deck is supported by steel I-beams installed in 1971 to carry the active load.
The bridge was built in 1896, one of the last known to be built in the 19th century in Vermont. Its construction is somewhat unusual, with distinctively thicker bottom chords on the trusses, built out of twelve layers of planking.
As with many of the bridges, it has been known by several names including Sterling Brook/Chaffee, but most commonly is now called the Red Bridge.
Where it is:
The Red Covered Bridge is located in a rural area of southwestern Morristown, just north of the junction of Cole Hill Road, Sterling Valley Road, and Moren Loop.
Follow Route 100 out of Stowe heading towards Morrisville and take Stagecoach Road, which is on the left soon after leaving the village of Stowe. Turn left on Sterling Valley Road after 1.7 miles, and the bridge is located less than two miles on the right over Sterling Brook.
Maps:
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GPS:
44°31’7.05″ N 72°40’39.522″ W
Cost:
The is no cost to visit the bridge, it is a public roadway.
Hours:
Open 24 hours.
Facilities:
There are no facilities at the location.
Red Covered Bridge Photo Gallery
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More Photographic Destinations in Vermont
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Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
September 21, 2024I spent some time in western Kansas with my wife visiting family a couple of weeks ago, and of course while she was doing most of the visiting I would go out and take photos. As was my evening normal if it looked like there might be a chance for a sunset shoot I would head out of town about an hour before to find a location and try for a photo. As I was leaving she asked me to stop at the store and pick up a few things for supper.
I drove out to a Location in the Cimarron National Grassland known as Point of Rocks. The bluff overlooks the north side of the Cimarron River. Point of Rocks has been an important landmark for travelers to this region of Kansas. It signifies the closeness of springs and thus water. Point of Rocks was an important landmark for travelers heading west on the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail and for modern day ranchers. Point of Rocks is the third Highest Point in the state of Kansas with the elevation at its summit being 3,540 feet.
Point of Rocks-Middle Spring Santa Fe Trail Historic District, which includes the cliff, a spring, and four Santa Fe trail segments, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In my photo you can see the original Sante Fe Trail with ruts left by wagons.
As it goes when you are a photographer, everything looks good when you leave, but by the time I arrived it was pouring rain. I waiting a little while and was about to leave and started to a little lightening of the sky out to the west. I texted my wife the following image I shot out my car window while it was still raining:
I have learned that the best sunsets and sunrises are about 90% chance of nothing and 10% chance of great. Well this time it was great (at least in my opinion) and I spent the next 15 minutes taking photos in every direction until it wasn’t great anymore.
I did make it to the grocery store about 5 minutes before they closed.
My favorite image from this session is below, this is an 18 shot HDR Panorama. This means that there are 6 images with 3 shots of each image taken at different exposures combined into 1 final image. Click on the image for a larger view.
Here are a few more that I captured during the sunset.
All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
September 20, 2024Lone Tree Sunset September 2024 Free Wallpaper
A lone tree on the plains of the Cimarron National Grassland in southwest Kansas at sunset.
Cimarron National Grassland is a National Grassland located in Morton County, Kansas, United States, with a very small part extending eastward into Stevens County. Cimarron National Grassland is located near Comanche National Grassland which is across the border in Colorado. The grassland is administered by the Forest Service and is the largest area of public land in the state of Kansas.
The grassland includes 23 miles of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail. The ruts left by wagon trains are still visible.
Image is 1920 x 1080 pixels
Free Wallpaper Image
I will be offering one of my images as a free desktop wallpaper for your computer each month. I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed the opportunity to travel our great country and. take them.
How to Set Your Wallpaper or Background Picture
The downloaded file will be a compressed ZIP file, which will need to be decompressed before you can use it.
Windows 10
To unzip the file in Windows 10
Open File Explorer and find the zipped folder.
To unzip the entire folder, right-click (or press and hold) it, select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.
To unzip a single file or folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Then, drag or copy the item from the zipped folder to a new location.
To change your background image in Windows 10
Select the Start button, then select Settings > Personalization to choose a picture worthy of gracing your desktop background, and to change the accent color for Start, the taskbar, and other items. The preview window gives you a sneak peek of your changes as you make them.
In Background, select a picture or solid color, or create a slideshow of pictures.
Mac
To unzip the contents, follow these steps:
Click the Unzip button.
From the drop down menu, choose to unzip your files to this Mac, iCloud Drive, Dropbox or Google Drive.
A “Finder style” window will open. …
Choose to unzip the Entire Zip file or Selected Items. …
Another option is to click the New Folder button.
Here’s how you can change your Desktop picture on a Mac
From the Desktop, choose Apple→System Preferences. The System Preferences window appears. …
Click the Desktop & Screen Saver icon. The Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences pane appears.
Click a folder in the column on the left and then click a picture in the area on the right.
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All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
September 18, 2024Fort Clinch State Park
Fort Clinch is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification, built as part of the Third System of seacoast defense conceived by the United States. It is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida. The fort lies to the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound, in the northeast part of the state. Today it is included within the boundaries of Fort Clinch State Park.
The fort was placed on caretaker status in 1869; it remained so until 1898, when the Army garrisoned it during the short Spanish–American War. In September of that year, the Army abandoned it again. The fort gradually deteriorated.
During the Great Depression, workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began restoration of the fort during the 1930s. It was restored to the Civil War era. In 1935, the State of Florida bought 256 acres that included the then-abandoned fort and the surrounding area. Fort Clinch State Park including the fort, opened to the public in 1938.
The fort was closed to the public during World War II and used as a communications and security post. It was re-opened to public visits after the war ended.
The fort was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It is interpreted largely in terms of its use as a base of Union operations during the American Civil War.
Inside Fort Clinch, visitors can tour five bastions, guard rooms, a prison, enlisted men’s barracks, bakery, blacksmith shop, storehouses, hospital, kitchens, lumber sheds and galleries. Every room is furnished to re-create a depiction of the site as garrisoned by the First New York Volunteer Engineers in 1864.
Where it is:
The Fort Clinch State Park is a Florida State Park, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. 2601 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Maps:
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, click and drag the to move the map, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view.
GPS:
30°42′16.88″N 81°27′16.06″W
Hours:
Park open 8 a.m. to sunset, 365 days a year. Ranger station open 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fort open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Visitor center is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Cost:
Admission Fee
$6 per vehicle (two to eight people).
$4 single-occupant vehicle.
$2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.
$2.50 per person for fort admission.
Facilities:
The park has a visitor center, campground, restrooms and outdoor showers.
The visitor center offers a variety of snacks and refreshments, including ice cream, cookies, candy, granola, soda, water and chips. Visitors can purchase a variety of supplies and souvenirs, including firewood, ice, bait, clothing such as shirts and hats, and educational supplies including Civil War items, books and more.
Location Contact Information:
2601 Atlantic Ave.
Fernandina Beach FL 32034
904-277-7274
Fort Clinch State Park Photo Gallery
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More Photographic Destinations in Florida
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view. Click on a pushpin for more information about the Photographic Destination, then click on the title to go to the location page.
Click Here for Photographic Destinations by State
All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
September 17, 2024Mushroom Rock State Park
Mushroom Rock State Park is noted for its mushroom rock formations.
These rocks are the remains of beach sands and sediments of the Cretaceous Period, the interval of geologic time from about 144 to 66 million years ago. Sandstone and sedimentary rock is held together by natural cement. The concretions that make up Mushroom Rocks are cemented calcium carbonate. The largest rock measures 27 feet in diameter. There are two mushrooms and a giant shoe rock, as well as numerous other rock formations in the 5-acre park.
Mushroom Rock is Kansas’s smallest state park; as well as being “one of the 8 wonders of Kansas Geography.” Mushroom Rock State Park is managed by Kanopolis State Park,under regulation of Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. The rocks served as meeting places and landmarks for Native Americans and early pioneers such as John C. Fremont and Kit Carson.
Where it is:
It is located in the Smoky Hills region of north-central Kansas in Ellsworth County, Kansas, United States. The park is surrounded by farms and you can usually hear cattle lowing nearby.
Mushroom Rock State Park is located on the Prairie Trail Scenic Byway northwest of Marquette about 5 miles north of Kanopolis Reservoir and State Park, 3 miles west of K-141 on Avenue K, a county road or south of K-140 from Caneiro on 25th Road
Maps:
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, click and drag the to move the map, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view.
GPS:
38°43’29.004″ N 98°1’50.28″ W
Hours:
Open 24/7
Cost:
There is no charge for the park.
Facilities:
There are Picnic tables and a rough toilet.
Location Contact Information:
Managed from:
Kanopolis State Park
200 Horsethief Road
Marquette, Kansas 67464
(785) 546-2565
Mushroom Rock State Park Photo Gallery
Click Here for full page gallery
More Photographic Destinations in Kansas
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view. Click on a pushpin for more information about the Photographic Destination, then click on the title to go to the location page.
Click Here for Photographic Destinations by State
All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
September 11, 2024Clayton Lake Dinosaur Trackways
Clayton Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, featuring a 170-acre recreational reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. The landscape is characterized by rolling grasslands, volcanic rocks, and sandstone bluffs, set on the western edge of the Great Plains. The park area was a stopover point for travelers along the Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail.
More than 100 million years ago, dinosaurs walked on the sandy shores of a seaway that extended from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. Days were warm and humid, and plants covered the shore, much like the modern lowlands of Louisiana and Mississippi. You will see tracks of at least four different types of dinosaurs, including three—toed plant eating ornithopods, meat—eating theropods, and an armored dinosaur.
There are over 500 dinosaur tracks here. These tracks are some of the best— preserved examples in the world. They represent the behavior of dinosaurs, including where some slipped in the mud and used their tails for balance to keep from falling. The tracks are studied by paleontologists to estimate the speed a dinosaur was walking, the way it stood, its weight, and if the dinosaurs traveled in groups.
In 1955, the New Mexico Game and Fish Commission built a dam across Seneca Creek to make a bird refuge and fishing lake, now Clayton Lake. Layers of basalt and shale were blasted away, creating an emergency spillway and exposing soft sandstone to the weathering effects of rain and snow.
In 1982, Clayton Lake overflowed into the spillway, rushing over the ground and removing the last few inches of sandstone that covered the tracks.
Dinosaurs that tromped along this sandy shoreline left distinct footprints that remained long after they had passed. Some of the footprints filled with dust and debris, preserving the footprint shape and sometimes even the texture of the foot that made the print. Over time, the footprints were covered by layers of sand and mud.
Over millions of years, sand turned to sandstone and mud to mudstone. These soft, sedimentary rock layers were buried beneath more layers of rock, including impervious basalt from lava flows that originated from an ancient volcano. The basalt-sedimentary rock boundary is still visible in some areas of the park.
Tracks are full of information about dinosaur biology and behavior as well as the environment in which they lived. The Clayton Lake trackways are particularly important because of their diversity and abundance.
Where it is:
It is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Clayton, close to New Mexico’s border with Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas. The park is accessed via New Mexico State Road 455.
Maps:
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, click and drag the to move the map, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view.
The map shows the location of tracks that have been uncovered so far at Clayton Lake.
GPS:
36°34’20.268″ N 103°18’4.812″ W
Hours:
Open 24/7
Visitors Center 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Facilities:
Amenities
Boating Facilities:
Boat Ramp
Campground Facilities
5 Campgrounds
26 Developed Campsites
7 Sites with Water
9 W+ E Sites (30 amp)
Group Campsites
Restrooms
Restrooms with water
Showers
Vault Toilets
Group Facilities
2 Group Picnic Shelter
Group Camping
Pre-Historic Site: Dinosaur Tracks
Visitor Center
Exhibits
Observatory
Location Contact Information:
ADDRESS & PHONE
141 Clayton Lake Road
Clayton, NM 88415
575-374-8808
CONTACT
Mark Funk
Park Manager
Mark.Funk@emnrd.nm.gov
Clayton Lake Dinosaur Trackways Photo Gallery
Click Here for full page gallery
More Photographic Destinations in New Mexico
Interactive Google Map
Use the map + – controls to zoom in and out, use the Map drop-down to change to “Map”, “Satellite”, “Hybrid”, or “Terrain” views. Drag the little man icon from the upper left corner to a map location for street level view. Click on a pushpin for more information about the Photographic Destination, then click on the title to go to the location page.
Click Here for Photographic Destinations by State
All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
August 15, 2024Canopy Road August 2024 Free Wallpaper
The Canopy Road leading to Fort Clinch on Amelia Island near Jacksonville Florida.
Image is 1920 x 1080 pixels
Free Wallpaper Image
I will be offering one of my images as a free desktop wallpaper for your computer each month. I hope you enjoy the images as much as I enjoyed the opportunity to travel our great country and. take them.
How to Set Your Wallpaper or Background Picture
The downloaded file will be a compressed ZIP file, which will need to be decompressed before you can use it.
Windows 10
To unzip the file in Windows 10
Open File Explorer and find the zipped folder.
To unzip the entire folder, right-click (or press and hold) it, select Extract All, and then follow the instructions.
To unzip a single file or folder, double-click the zipped folder to open it. Then, drag or copy the item from the zipped folder to a new location.
To change your background image in Windows 10
Select the Start button, then select Settings > Personalization to choose a picture worthy of gracing your desktop background, and to change the accent color for Start, the taskbar, and other items. The preview window gives you a sneak peek of your changes as you make them.
In Background, select a picture or solid color, or create a slideshow of pictures.
Mac
To unzip the contents, follow these steps:
Click the Unzip button.
From the drop down menu, choose to unzip your files to this Mac, iCloud Drive, Dropbox or Google Drive.
A “Finder style” window will open. …
Choose to unzip the Entire Zip file or Selected Items. …
Another option is to click the New Folder button.
Here’s how you can change your Desktop picture on a Mac
From the Desktop, choose Apple→System Preferences. The System Preferences window appears. …
Click the Desktop & Screen Saver icon. The Desktop & Screen Saver Preferences pane appears.
Click a folder in the column on the left and then click a picture in the area on the right.
Previous Free Wallpaper Images
All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published. Please be sure to double check with the location before relying on this information as everything changes over time, especially hours, prices, and whether the location is still open.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser-known destinations, as well as the famous "Icon Locations" for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to ensure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Greg Disch is a freelance photographer located in Arkansas. Greg specializes in nature, scenic, wildlife, and other outdoor subjects in Arkansas and other areas of the country. Most of the images on this site are available for sale as prints, personal use, or rights managed stock photos.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention, you need. Most classes and workshops are limited to a maximum of six participants and will be held with a minimum of only two.
If you are looking for a wonderful opportunity to get personal individual instruction, I do private workshops and classes at a location of your choice, whether doing a location photo shoot, coming to your home or business, traveling across the country on a road trip, or at my classroom. This is a fantastic way to learn digital workflow and be sure that your computer equipment is properly configured for optimum performance. [...]
August 14, 2024Texas Bluebonnets Photography Workshop
March 25-28, 2025
Join me for a chance to photograph the Texas Hill Country at the peak of spring Bluebonnet flower displays.
This is a photography workshop, we will be spending time on many aspects of photography as the opportunities permit. We will learn landscape, macro, sunrise and sunset, night sky photography including Milky Way (weather permitting). You will learn how to create HDR images and Panoramic images as well as studying composition and lighting.
Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis (Fabaceae)
A hardy winter annual native to Texas. Adopted as the “State Flower of Texas”, this is the most commonly seen variety along roadsides and in uncultivated pastures throughout the state. Flowers are densely arranged on a spike with a characteristic ice white terminal tip.
Bluebonnets are annual wildflowers that thrive in degraded soils in full sun with little competition. That means that you’ll often see big fields of bluebonnets on heavily grazed land, land that has experienced recent fires, and land that has been mown, such as a roadside. In fact, TxDOT times roadside mowing to allow for bluebonnets and other wildflowers to reseed for following years. TxDOT also buys and sows about 30,000 pounds of wildflower seed annually, directly contributing to the large bluebonnet displays you see from your car window.
This workshop is limited to 4 participants.
About the Workshop
Our workshops are based on digital photography, the assistance that I can provide and the immediate feedback of digital make “in the field” workshops one of the most effective teaching formats available. Whether finding the correct exposure, looking through the viewfinder for the perfect composition, or learning how to use the equipment, you can’t beat real world experience. Classes are kept small, it’s all about personal, individual attention. Digital offers a number of benefits for learning photography including:
Immediate feedback on exposure and composition
Immediate critique from the instructor an other participants
Ability to do reviews and projection
Automatically capturing all shooting information (Meta Data)
Ability to manage work flow while still on location
Workshop Itinerary
Our schedule will be based on the weather and location of the best fields for flowers, we are dealing with nature and not a precise time or place can be predicted months ahead. Plan on early mornings to get on location to catch the sunrise and early morning light.
Changes to the Itinerary
In order to offer the best experience possible for the workshop participants we reserve the right to alter the itinerary when our judgment warrants it. This could be due to unforeseen circumstances, closures, weather or other conditions beyond our control. We may also alter due to new or unexpected photographic opportunities that may arise.
Workshop Policies and Information
Cost
The workshop fee per session will $995.00 per participant.
What is Included
Your workshop fees include full instruction and location guiding. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the technical aspects of photography, practice their skills in the field, and receive feedback on their work. My workshops are small groups allowing for personalized instruction based upon each participants needs.
What is Not Included
Transportation to and from the workshop, lodging, meals, incidental expenses, entrance fees, gratuities, and items of a personal nature are not included.
Transportation
Transportation is not included in the workshop, however we will carpool to shoots in order to minimise the number of vehicles.
Lodging
Our base for the workshop will be in Fredericksburg TX. Lodging is not included in the workshop fee, you will need to make plans for 3 nights of lodging in Fredericksburg TX or nearby.
Meals
Meals, drinks, and snacks are not provided, and are the responsibility of the participant, we will generally plan to eat as a group.
Group Size
We keep our group size small, this provides for a high degree of personal attention and a great amount of flexibility in making the workshop the best possible experience for the participants. This workshop is limited to a maximum of 4 participants.
Health and Physical Considerations
All participants should be in generally good health, walking and moderate climbing may be necessary in outdoor workshops and you will be responsible for carrying of your own equipment on location shoots. If you are taking any medications be sure to bring a supply sufficient for the duration of the workshop. If you have any concern about your ability to participate in a workshop please contact us before registering.
Equipment Needed
To get the most from the workshop you should have a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or mirrorless camera, tripod and an assortment of lenses. That being said, it is the photographer not the camera that makes the photo.
We have a great variety of subjects and shooting situations so a good selection of lenses is suggested. Be sure to bring a camera backpack or bag to carry and protect your equipment. I recommend bringing two camera bodies if you have them as we may be shooting landscapes and within seconds have an opportunity for birds or wildlife requiring a telephoto lens.
Registration, Payment, and Refund Policy
You can register any way you like, just so I get your information, you can use the online registration, the contact form, email, postal mail, or call me on the phone (479-414-6889) either to register or just ask a question. Registration is done on a first come basis, so register early to secure your space. Enrollment is limited in our workshops, so once you have been accepted your participation is important to us – we are counting on you to attend. If you must withdraw from a course, we must receive written notice of your cancellation, and then apply the following refund policy: We do not make refunds on workshop fees. We do not make partial refunds for unused portions or services of a workshop for any reason whatsoever. If we are able to fill your space in the workshop we will give full credit towards another workshop. If we are not able to fill your space we will issue 50% credit towards a future workshop. If there are openings I will accept last minute registrations when possible.
We can accept no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in the services to be provided. We reserve the right to change our arrangements should conditions necessitate, or to cancel any aspect of the workshop due to exceptional circumstances.
In the unlikely event that we need to cancel a workshop we will refund all monies paid, in full. Notification of our cancellation will be made via either a telephone call or an e-mail to you at least 14 days prior to the beginning of a workshop other than an emergency. We cannot be responsible for phone messages and e-mails not being received in a timely matter due to your service providers. We cannot be responsible for non-refundable airline tickets unused or other travel arrangements because of a workshop cancellation. All workshops have a minimum participation level which must be met or the workshop may be canceled.
Non Photographer (Spouse, significant other, or friend)
We welcome spouses to join you on the workshop experience however “workshop activities” are limited to registered, paid attendees. You may have a non photographer accompany you to all activities but they must pay for the workshop. If they wish to accompany you on the trip but not attend the workshop activities, but stay with you, finding other activities during the day, and meet for meals and social type events that is perfectly acceptable.
Liability Waiver
All participants will be required to sigh a liability waiver before beginning a workshop. As there is always an element of risk in any adventure associated with the outdoors, participants must read the liability release form carefully. Participation will certify that said participant is physically fit and capable of participating in outdoor photography exercises in field locations, and is fully and completely aware of any associated risks created by field locations and weather.
Weather
The more the better, at least as far as the photography goes. Workshops will not be canceled and no refunds will be made due to weather, we will not be responsible for any additional costs that may be incurred by weather delays or cancellations due to weather, flight delays, or other. Participants should come to the workshop prepared for all weather conditions.
Trip Extensions
We may be able to extend your trip in the area, if you would like more time and personal instruction. Please contact us for more information and rates before the workshop.
Smoking
We prefer that you do not smoke, however if you must please abide by the following guidelines. Smoking is not allowed in or near vehicles, during instructional sessions, during group meals, or at other times when in close quarters with other workshop participants.
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August 14, 2024Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Photography Workshop
February 8-9, 2025
The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma is protected as the largest tract of remaining tallgrass prairie in the world. By September the big bluestem and switchgrass reach heights of 6 to 8 feet with a few patches stretching to 10 feet. When trees turn to their rich autumn colors in October, so do the grasses. One of the main attractions for our photography is the Bison, the herd now numbers more than 2,500 and grazes 21,000 acres of mostly open range. During the workshop we will learn to photograph birds in flight concentrating on the Short Eared Owls that live on the prairie during the fall and winter. Rough‑legged and Red‑tailed Hawks, Northern Harrier, both Bald and Golden Eagles and Short Eared Owls are common sights during the fall and winter. You also may see deer, coyotes or bobcats roaming the prairie. In addition there are excellent opportunities for landscape images. looking much as it appeared while the bison roamed the prairie in the 1800’s.
In addition we will visit Woolaroc a 3,700 acre wildlife preserve and world-class art museum.
This workshop will provide you with 2 days of personalized in the field instruction on various techniques including composition, camera settings, autofocus, and birds in flight.
This workshop is limited to 5 participants.
Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is the largest (39,650 acres) protected remnant of tallgrass prairie left on earth. Due to urban sprawl and conversion to cropland, this ecoregion, originally spanning across 14 states from Texas to Minnesota, have left less than 4% remaining of this magnificent landscape.
Since 1989, The Nature Conservancy in Oklahoma has proven successful at restoring this fully-functioning portion of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem with the use of 2,500 free-ranging bison and a “patch-burn” model approach to prescribed burning.
The preserve is located at the southern end of the Flint Hills, a rocky, rolling prairie that stretches from northern Kansas into Oklahoma. Exposed limestone formations make cultivation difficult, and thus the Flint Hills have survived much as they were when they were an Indian hunting ground for tribes such as the Wichita, Osage, and Kaw. In March bison graze the new green grass in areas of the preserve which were burned the previous fall.
Prior to its purchase by the Nature Conservancy in 1989, the preserve was called the Barnard Ranch which had been part of the Chapman-Barnard ranch of 100,000 acres. The foreman of the Chapman-Barnard ranch, Ben Johnson, Sr. was a rodeo champion. His son, also a rodeo champion, was Ben Johnson, Jr. who appeared in more than 300 movies and won an Oscar for his role in The Last Picture Show.
The preserve is bisected by well-timbered Salt Creek and its tributaries. The eastern portion of the preserve is in the Cross Timbers, a north-south running belt of tangled oak forests that were a major impediment to early travelers heading west. About 10 percent of the preserve is forested and the remainder is tallgrass prairie with grasses of several species that can grow 10 feet tall.
The tallgrass prairie owes its existence to fire, whether caused by lightning or manmade. Without fire, the prairie quickly becomes brushland. The Indians were aware of this and burned the prairie regularly to nurture new growth of succulent grasses and to kill intrusive trees and shrubs. The Nature Conservancy has continued this practice with a process called “patch burning” in which about one-third of the prairie is burned each year. This process has proven beneficial not only for bison and cattle, but also for the threatened greater prairie chickens which also inhabit the preserve in small numbers.
Woolaroc
Hidden away in the rugged Osage Hills of Northeastern Oklahoma, Woolaroc was established in 1925 as the ranch retreat of oilman Frank Phillips. The ranch is a 3,700 acre wildlife preserve, home to many species of native and exotic wildlife, such as bison, elk and longhorn cattle.
The prominent species at the Woolaroc Ranch are the American Bison, elk (wapiti) and longhorn cattle, which are truly native to this area and were found here in the days before Columbus. Other species include the Japanese Sika deer, North European fallow deer, water buffalo, llamas, aoudads, ostriches, Sardinian donkeys, and pigmy goats.
Not only does the Woolaroc Museum house one of the most outstanding western art collections in the world, you can also explore Frank Phillips’ private collection of curiosities, including a race-winning monoplane and the world’s largest collection of Colt rifles.
About the Workshop
Our workshops are based on digital photography, the assistance that I can provide and the immediate feedback of digital make “in the field” workshops one of the most effective teaching formats available. Whether finding the correct exposure, looking through the viewfinder for the perfect composition, or learning how to use the equipment, you can’t beat real world experience. Classes are kept small, it’s all about personal, individual attention. Digital offers a number of benefits for learning photography including:
Immediate feedback on exposure and composition
Immediate critique from the instructor an other participants
Ability to do reviews and projection
Automatically capturing all shooting information (Meta Data)
Ability to manage work flow while still on location
Workshop Itinerary
Saturday February 8, 2025
We will photograph through the afternoon and possibly capture the Short Eared Owls before shooting the sunset on the prairie. We will travel to Bartlesville for dinner and to spend the night.
Sunday February 9, 2025
We will have an early morning to reach the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve for a sunrise and early morning photo shoot. From the prairie we will stop for brunch and then on to Woolaroc where we will spend the afternoon, before returning to Fort Smith.
Changes to the Itinerary
In order to offer the best experience possible for the workshop participants we reserve the right to alter the itinerary when our judgment warrants it. This could be due to unforeseen circumstances, closures, weather or other conditions beyond our control. We may also alter due to new or unexpected photographic opportunities that may arise.
Workshop Policies and Information
Cost
The workshop fee per session will $295.00 per participant.
What is Included
Your workshop fees include full instruction and location guiding. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the technical aspects of photography, practice their skills in the field, and receive feedback on their work. My workshops are small groups allowing for personalized instruction based upon each participants needs.
What is Not Included
Transportation to and from the workshop, lodging, meals, incidental expenses, entrance fees, gratuities, and items of a personal nature are not included.
Lodging
Our base for the workshop for most meals and lodging will be in Bartlesville Ok.
Lodging is not included in the workshop fee, you will need to make plans for 1 night of lodging in Bartlesville Ok for Saturday February 8.
Meals
Meals, drinks, and snacks are not provided, and are the responsibility of the participant, we will generally plan to eat as a group.
Group Size
We keep our group size small, this provides for a high degree of personal attention and a great amount of flexibility in making the workshop the best possible experience for the participants. This workshop is limited to a maximum of 5 participants.
Health and Physical Considerations
All participants should be in generally good health, walking and moderate climbing may be necessary in outdoor workshops and you will be responsible for carrying of your own equipment on location shoots. If you are taking any medications be sure to bring a supply sufficient for the duration of the workshop. If you have any concern about your ability to participate in a workshop please contact us before registering.
Equipment Needed
To get the most from the workshop you should have a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) or mirrorless camera, tripod and an assortment of lenses. That being said, it is the photographer not the camera that makes the photo.
We have a great variety of subjects and shooting situations so a good selection of lenses is suggested. Be sure to bring a camera backpack or bag to carry and protect your equipment. I recommend bringing two camera bodies if you have them as we may be shooting landscapes and within seconds have an opportunity for birds or wildlife requiring a telephoto lens.
Registration, Payment, and Refund Policy
You can register any way you like, just so I get your information, you can use the online registration, the contact form, email, postal mail, or call me on the phone (479-414-6889) either to register or just ask a question. Registration is done on a first come basis, so register early to secure your space. Enrollment is limited in our workshops, so once you have been accepted your participation is important to us – we are counting on you to attend. If you must withdraw from a course, we must receive written notice of your cancellation, and then apply the following refund policy: We do not make refunds on workshop fees. We do not make partial refunds for unused portions or services of a workshop for any reason whatsoever. If we are able to fill your space in the workshop we will give full credit towards another workshop. If we are not able to fill your space we will issue 50% credit towards a future workshop. If there are openings I will accept last minute registrations when possible.
We can accept no responsibility for losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in the services to be provided. We reserve the right to change our arrangements should conditions necessitate, or to cancel any aspect of the workshop due to exceptional circumstances.
In the unlikely event that we need to cancel a workshop we will refund all monies paid, in full. Notification of our cancellation will be made via either a telephone call or an e-mail to you at least 14 days prior to the beginning of a workshop other than an emergency. We cannot be responsible for phone messages and e-mails not being received in a timely matter due to your service providers. We cannot be responsible for non-refundable airline tickets unused or other travel arrangements because of a workshop cancellation. All workshops have a minimum participation level which must be met or the workshop may be canceled.
Non Photographer (Spouse, significant other, or friend)
We welcome spouses to join you on the workshop experience however “workshop activities” are limited to registered, paid attendees. You may have a non photographer accompany you to all activities but they must pay for the workshop. If they wish to accompany you on the trip but not attend the workshop activities, but stay with you, finding other activities during the day, and meet for meals and social type events that is perfectly acceptable.
Liability Waiver
All participants will be required to sigh a liability waiver before beginning a workshop. As there is always an element of risk in any adventure associated with the outdoors, participants must read the liability release form carefully. Participation will certify that said participant is physically fit and capable of participating in outdoor photography exercises in field locations, and is fully and completely aware of any associated risks created by field locations and weather.
Weather
The more the better, at least as far as the photography goes. Workshops will not be canceled and no refunds will be made due to weather, we will not be responsible for any additional costs that may be incurred by weather delays or cancellations due to weather, flight delays, or other. Participants should come to the workshop prepared for all weather conditions.
Trip Extensions
We may be able to extend your trip in the area, if you would like more time and personal instruction. Please contact us for more information and rates before the workshop.
Smoking
We prefer that you do not smoke, however if you must please abide by the following guidelines. Smoking is not allowed in or near vehicles, during instructional sessions, during group meals, or at other times when in close quarters with other workshop participants.
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Workshops and Classes
Complete photography workshop information, including schedules, and individual outlines are found within the Workshops section.
Greg offers both classroom instruction and in the field hands on photographic workshops. Classroom sessions are normally held in Fort Smith Arkansas, but arrangements can be made to bring a class to your group.
All classes and workshops have small class sizes designed to provide an optimum student to instructor ratio, where you can get the personal attention you need.
My workshops and classes are designed around the students needs, with a hands on approach.I provide a photography workshop, not just a photo tour, my goal is provide you with as much personal hands on assistance as possible. I will check with each participant to see how you are doing and if you need help, if you wish for assistance let me know, if not just let me know, and you will be free to shoot on your own. I am more than willing to look through your viewfinder or at your LCD to check your images and offer constructive critique.
Current Workshops and Classes
Photographic Destinations
I will be posting an ongoing project I call “Photographic Destinations”.
Great Places for Great Photos
Let me help you to find a great location for your next photography adventure. I will list many lesser known destinations, as well as the famous “Icon Locations” for photography. I will provide photos (Lots of Photos), location information, consisting of what there is to photograph as well as other information about the destination. I will give costs, maps, directions, contact information, and other essential information for a successful photo trip. I will only post for locations that I have personally photographed to insure a quality guide to great locations for photography.
If you know of great places that are not posted, please send me the details, I may just decide that is a place I need to go!
Stock Photo Galleries
Search from thousands of images in my online galleries I am excited to be able to offer my images available for browsing or purchase.
- Browse Images
- Create and Save Personal Lightboxes
- Purchase Licensing Rights
- Download High Resolution Files
- Download Personal Use Files
- Order Prints
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