Iowa Photographers Getting Together: Trying to get some Iowa photographers together for a meet, greet, shoot weekend. We need subjects, locations, ideas for dates. Join in! I'm a...

tk Loc: Iowa

Trying to get some Iowa photographers together for a meet, greet, shoot weekend.

We need subjects, locations, ideas for dates. Join in!

I'm a scenery and bird person myself and live in the Iowa City area. Right now there are eagles nearby, round barns, and old barns.

MarciaLL Loc: Iowa

When it warms up I would love to get together. Im in Council Bluffs. Maybe we could do different areas each time. I love shooting barns!

tk Loc: Iowa

I agree, different areas and different seasons would be great!

Anybody got an idea for spring? Maybe a park with a spring through it. Do river shoots in the spring with the snow melt running through? (I'm just throwing out ideas, not dictating..)
Neat bridges. Still some covered bridges around. I'll look up a few.

marxgo Loc: Central Iowa

For central Iowa, Ledges State Park is a good one. One of the professionals from Ames, Iowa holds a class there every year. Of course Living History Farms is good, and Madison County for the covered bridges. And the Prairie Reserve around Prairie City is nice in spring and summer.

tk Loc: Iowa

marxgo wrote:

For central Iowa, Ledges State Park is a good one. One of the professionals from Ames, Iowa holds a class there every year. Of course Living History Farms is good, and Madison County for the covered bridges. And the Prairie Reserve around Prairie City is nice in spring and summer.

All places I've never been. Good place to start!

sbykerider Loc: Des Moines IA

Chichaqua Bottoms is a cool place, I went there for a winter festival a few years back, I don't know if they still do it but they had dog sleds, ice fishing, and all sorts of stuff. We spent most of our time cross country skiing. I have also canoed out there in the summer.

tk Loc: Iowa

sbykerider wrote:

Chichaqua Bottoms is a cool place, I went there for a winter festival a few years back, I don't know if they still do it but they had dog sleds, ice fishing, and all sorts of stuff. We spent most of our time cross country skiing. I have also canoed out there in the summer.

Never heard of it. I'll look that up!

tk Loc: Iowa

They have quite a bird conservation area started and a bird blind!

sbykerider Loc: Des Moines IA

Even Jester Park has a nice bird blind and wild life area :) and a pelican festival in the spring (I think it was springmighta been fall)

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

tk wrote:

I agree, different areas and different seasons would be great!

Anybody got an idea for spring? Maybe a park with a spring through it. Do river shoots in the spring with the snow melt running through? (I'm just throwing out ideas, not dictating..)
Neat bridges. Still some covered bridges around. I'll look up a few.

Backbone used to have some nice springs and scenery!

marxgo Loc: Central Iowa

sbykerider wrote:

Even Jester Park has a nice bird blind and wild life area :) and a pelican festival in the spring (I think it was springmighta been fall)

And don't forget buffalo at Jester. The only time I was there for the pelican festival, they were all far out but I did go to the river and was able to get closer.

Carla J Loc: Monroe, IA

tk wrote:

Never heard of it. I'll look that up!

I have not heard of this one either or Backbone. I also love old barns, silos, farmsteads. There is an area on the western part of Iowa that might be interesting called Loess Hills. Not sure I spelled that correctly. I haven't been there. However, it sounds like it could be pretty in the spring.

I am also into old gas stations and towns with really old buildings.

tk Loc: Iowa

marxgo wrote:

And don't forget buffalo at Jester. The only time I was there for the pelican festival, they were all far out but I did go to the river and was able to get closer.

Coralville Reservoir has a great place at the spillway for the pelicans when they are in. You can get great close up shots.

Also, there is another thread of this topic in the Introduction area titled Howdy from Iowa. This may not be as active of an area since not as many people follow this thread due to the political rantings.

tk Loc: Iowa

Also go to Howdy from Iowa for more information.

Whuff Loc: Marshalltown, Iowa

Ledges is a great place especially in the fall at peak color time.