Summer in the Mid

I once read an article in a photography magazine that boldly claimed there is nothing to photograph (as far as landscapes) in the Midwest.  I wholeheartedly disagree.  Here are a few photos from the sunset last night just outside Paris, IL...  
I'm lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

Maquoketa State Park

   Last week in Iowa, I visited a Maquoketa Caves State Park to explore and photograph the fall leaves.  Being used to the wide open, flat landscape of Illinois, the hills, valleys, and rocky cliffs were a great change of scenery and subject.  Maquoketa features a number of huge caves, a natural land bridge, flowing springs, and beautiful rock formations. 

   For a while I was the only visitor in the park, wandering along trails, photographing the light through the trees.  I was half-way up a staircase along a cliff when I heard a crunching and rustling in the woods.  Soon three beautiful horses came down the trail past me.  I took the lucky opportunity to photograph them in the woods, without signs of human existence as a distraction in the frame.  The horses were alone, living off the woods just long enough to have manes filled with cockle burrs.  They seemed used to humans and came to me when I whistled.  I spent about half an hour with them, walking the trail, taking pictures, and petting them while they peacefully dined on acorns from the forest floor.  Eventually a couple of hikers came along the trail and found me with the horses.  "Are these your horses?", one of them asked.  As a city girl, who is often intimidated by the largeness of horses without a fence between us, I couldn't help but smile that someone could mistake these horses as my own.  "No, I found them here and we've just been hanging out," I replied.  Shortly after that the horses wandered back along the way they had come, to find more acorns deeper in the woods.    

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Wild Weather in the Mid

This is my first June in the Midwest and it's taking some getting used to!  Wild storms have been popping-up every night this week -- seemingly out of nowhere -- with 35 mph winds, 50 mph gusts, torrential rain, eerie clouds, and odd post-storm lighting conditions.  Fortunately, wild weather is perfect for high impact photography.  Last night the storm cleared early enough for me to capture some of the bizarrely beautiful post-storm views.  Here are a few of my favorites:

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Country Cruisin' with Jordana Wright Photography

We get so busy running Jordana Wright Photography, that we have to make a point of taking an afternoon off to enjoy the recent beautiful weather.  One of my favorite pastimes is cruising around in the countryside with my husband.  Today the weather was so beautiful, we decided to go for the first cruise of the spring.  We had a great time exploring the country roads, stopping to photograph barns, streams, and other surprises along the way.  Here are a few of our favorites from the journey...

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Welcome Home!

We finally made our move to the Midwest! We have expanded our territory and now offer wedding, portrait, and event photography coverage from the East Coast to the Midwest! After two days of driving, two days of unloading our moving truck, and a few days of unpacking, we are finally settling in to our new home in Illinois! The scenery is beautiful for fine art photography, and the people here are so warm and friendly! I can't wait to get going on some Senior Portraits, Family Portraits, and Weddings. We have already generated a lot of local interest and are rapidly booking Fall Portrait Sessions!

Here are a few of the photographs I have taken over the past week near our new home. It really is an amazing place!

"Web on a Split Rail Fence"

This split rail fence separates our backyard from a soy bean field. Its a beautiful view to wake up to every morning. Here you can see how the dew hangs on a spider web.

"Gravel Road"

This road runs between two giant Coal Mines that have filled with water. The mines look like vast lakes, and are several hundred feet deep in places.

"Branches"

Twin Lakes, Paris, Illinois at sunset

"Corn Sunset"

"Telephone Poles"

"Corn and Fog"

When we stopped to take this picture we saw a man walking down the road barefoot, holding his shoes. He told my husband he "had some time on his hands and figured he'd go for a walk".

"Driveway"

"Crescent Moon and Tassels"

"Roadside Glow"

"Crossroads"

"Morning Fog"

This was the view from my kitchen window this morning when I woke up. I love it here.