March Madness is heading to Des Moines, Iowa this week as part of the first rounds of the Men’s NCAA basketball tournament are being played at Wells Fargo Arena. Free Open Practice Day On Wednesday, March 15th the arena is open to the public during team practices. Not only is admission free, but the parking…
Miracle on 86th Street is a free holiday light display in Urbandale, Iowa. It’s located in the Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park, which is next to the Urbandale Public Library and contains over 50,000 lights. Admission is free and there’s a lot of nearby parking. Location: Charles Gabus Memorial Tree Park in Urbandale, Iowa Website:…
Just before the clouds rolled in, I captured a few photos of the lunar eclipse over some landmarks in Des Moines, Iowa. The photos were taken between 4:15am and 5:15am just before the clouds came rolling in. If you’ve seen my lunar eclipse photos before – you recognize that I typically cover the full eclipse…
My nephew had a photography assignment that was due for school. I offered to take him out for various landscape and possibly wildlife photos and for our destination, I choose Jester Park in Polk County. His younger brother also wanted to tag along for the trip. He was at the age when he wore his…
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Here’s the final product from the snow timelapse that I set up in the backyard. We received over a foot of fresh snow which covered most of Central Iowa, including the Fisher-Price barnyard set up in my backyard. How the timelapse was made Here are the full details on what I used and how I…
Last night, we got just over a foot of fresh snow. I set up the GoPro in the backyard and am working on a timelapse, but while I was waiting I took my drone (DJI Mavic Air) downtown to capture some photos. One of the first things that caught my attention was the Traveler’s sign….
When the clouds cleared after a recent snowfall, I headed to downtown Des Moines for a quick winter walk through the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. For me, the conditions of fresh snow and sunshine are perfect for the sculpture park, especially if I can there before it’s covered with footprints. Of course, with clear skies, you…
During the holiday season, they light the base path at Principal Park. Principal Park is home to the minor league iCubs. Of course, seeing the base path from the ground level is very challenging. To give you this view, I took to the air with my drone to provide aerial photos and videos. Did you…
One of the best drive-thru holiday light displays in Central Iowa is “Lights of Hope”, which is held at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, Iowa. For 2022, the display opens on Nov 27th and runs through Dec 18th, starting at 6 pm each night thru 9 pm. Address: Lutheran Church of…