Lessons learned photographing Iceland
Here are some supplemental lessons I learned, and by “lessons,” I usually mean ´’mistakes’ or ‘misconceptions’ that tripped me up. None of them are life-changing or groundbreaking, but if even one of these manages to save you a headache, then great.
Photos: Our Kentucky trip
My wife’s family met for a week long vacation in a rural Kentucky house. Heavy rains our first night flooded a nearby stream.
Photos: Bridal Cave near Lake of the Ozarks
Photos from Bridal Cave near Camdenton, Missouri in the Lake of the Ozarks region.
Hollywood blew up my hometown
My hometown of Plano, IL has experienced a lot in the last 20 years. Perhaps the coolest development occurred in the summer of 2011, when Plano doubled as Smallville, Kansas, the fictional hometown of Superman, for the movie Man of Steel.
Photos from after the deluge
After two days of heavy, heavy rain, river levels have risen dramatically. Many area hydrographs show similar data to the ones below, rising from well under flood stage to what is classified as “major” flood levels.
Summer, Autumn, Winter and Rock River Flooding
Sure, technically the Rock River isn’t above flood stage right now at its measuring station in Moline, Illinois, but it’s been close enough for long enough this spring.