On a mid-July run out to the Dassel area for a client photo shoot, Shawn pulled off the road and shot these beautiful images of fields of ripening wheat and hearty stands of soybeans. The steamy weather in central Minnesota has made for great growing conditions for small grains. According to the USDA report forContinue reading “A Mid-Summer Field’s Dream”
Nothing says Springtime fun like kids playing with kids. Shawn shot these images today just outside his photo studio on the family’s hobby farm near Rogers, MN. His youngest, Bethany, enjoys a friendly nibble from a recent arrival to the farm’s goat herd. Shawn’s wife, Cristine – the goat operation manager, reports 10 goat kidsContinue reading “Springtime Kids”
It’s great to see the combines rolling. I love this time of year in Minnesota. I bet the farmers are glad to finally get rolling too. It’s been a tough harvest… a great crop, but not enough good weather to bring it in. The corn moisture is high, so they’ll be spending a lot ofContinue reading “Corn Harvest – A view from the AgriLife Back Porch”
Last Saturday morning, Shawn and I were watching the sun rise over a sea of cattle in a Texas feed yard as the cowboys made their first ride through the pens checking the health of their bovine charges. I really do love my work. We’ve been wanting to make this trip for some time. AContinue reading “On Beef Safari in Texas”
There are times when the light is magical. On a recent trip to Galena, Illinois, for a client photo shoot Shawn and I happened to find ourselves outside Dubuque, Iowa — near the Swiss Valley, specifically — just at that magical hour before sunset. We quickly began running the back roads of the farm country, criss-crossingContinue reading “Farmscapes at Sunset”
The connection between man and animal is primal, and almost poetic. When it works well, the relationship ennobles both parties. When an image captures this unique relationship I think it speaks to the deepest places of what makes us human. Maybe that’s a little too philosophical, but those of you who like to hang outContinue reading “Unspoken”
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