A photo taken in Tama Iowa that can really grab your eye with such contrast of colors. 
I always like red on blue so I think
that this just works on these beautiful days the silver is a bonus.
You usually never think of pigeons being photographed unless it is in some large city park setting so I think it is nice to try and show them in other settings as well.
Enjoy and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Some People just envision the mid west as the Great plains and completely flat.
Well Here in Tama Co Iowa right in the middle of the Mid West it is not flat at all. Granted we do not have
any mountains. What we do have is some breathtaking rolling hills. Hills that can be used for fields but also have a way of dancing with the shadows of the clouds and yet the ability to meet the sky and touch the Sunsets.
They also have the ability to hold a farm and protect it from the driving wind.
Thanks for stopping by enjoy and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
While at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines we did get to see one breed of our grabby little friends.
I am not familiar with this particular breed, he like most little monkeys are very curious and wants to
automatically start checking every thing out. It did not take this little guy very long to come over and check us out.
As soon as he did he was right to the point of letting us know that he was checking us out not the other way around.
It did not take him very long at all to figure out that he wanted to check out my camera as well. As I can not blame him if I am near a camera I tend to try and pick it up as well. Camera stores love that habit, The person sitting next to you at a graduation noticing you eyeballing their camera is more then just uncomfortable.
Anyways that is a whole other story.
While taking photos this little guy starts trying to grab my camera, It is a really cool camera so like I said I can not blame the little guy. 
Well once he figures out I am not going to let him have my Camera you guessed it he just took off.
And here I thought he came over to check us out, nope I see his ploy now it was just a play for the camera. With agile moves, cute as could be he did make a good run at it. However he will have to try some one else. Plus there is no way my camera could have fit back through that fence.
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Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Just a quick one today every one from the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines Iowa. The Sea Horse Prance
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Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Ok I know I can be a little strange at times and this picture may not help my plead for sanity.
I have always had a fascination of playing in the water and still do. So when I see something neat in the water I am automatically drawn to it. I took this photo because of how the
light was deflecting and falling on the rocks. And as you look close see how many shapes you can find. You know like we all use to do laying on our backs looking at the clouds. If you have never laid on you back looking at the clouds trying to find shapes, faces and so on then you really need to because you are probably to wound up or just uptight. There is a reason that the title of this photo has Frogs in it see how many you can find.
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Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Wind mills were a staple of our growing farms back when farming was about the only industry in Iowa. Being used for many things from pumping water to powering tools. Today we are starting to see Huge colossal wind mills popping up and now their main purpose is to use the wind to generate electricity. 
That is enough about wind mills on to the photo today is a picture of an old wind mill that is still standing in Tama Co Just East of Toledo Iowa. I took this photo just after sunset making a nice silhouette. Now I have a problem
I think the photo needs to be Color to really work. However I showed it to my Wife as a B&W and she informed me that is what works for this photo.
So for today and to appease I will post both the color and the B&W. If you would like to comment on which one you like better please do (I know you will say the Color version).
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Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
One thing about Wild life Photography is it can have as much excitement as it can be boring. Here in Tama County Iowa we have such an over population of deer it is so much easier to capture good photographs now compared to 10 years ago.
Even though it may be easier you still need
to be prepared. One way is to try and always be ready to take a photo even if you do not have anything in sight. You just never know when something is going to come running over the hill towards you or sneak up from behind you. Also you need to be prepared to be outside for long periods of time. It really does not take that long to get frost bite or worse if you get to far out and are ill equipped. So always make sure you take the time to be prepared. Let some one know where you are going and when you will be back.
Your comments and feed back are always welcomed
Thank you and God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
I think here in the Mid West is one of the best places to photograph geese. 
I particularly like Marshalltown and Tama Iowa for quick easy access areas where the birds are wild enough
that they do not look tame on film. As well as use to people enough that you can get close enough to get a reasonable photo at times. The two love birds above got a little uncomfortable with my prescence so they decided to fly out to the Ice shelf giving me the opportunity I was waiting for.
Enjoy and God Bless,
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
I went for a drive while all the girls were sleeping and found some really nice scenic views as well as some wild life. 
After taking a photo I turned to get back into the jeep and I seen this sitting back in the woods. It is an old corn crib. It looks like
It has been there for decades and realistically probably has. I have not seen a corn crib of this style sense I was a boy and even that one was a more modern design.
I just automatically got lost in the scene with the way the the sun gave it just enough accent to catch my eye but no matter how you look at it you know it is from a time long forgotten and that will only be vaguely remembered through years of memories and growth.
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Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
I thought I would share one of my favorite bands with every one. They are very easy listening and can just be pleasing to the soul.
Even here in Central Iowa we can get be exposed to all kinds of music. This Australian
Band takes Psalms and sings them. As some people know the Psalms are made up mostly of songs and poems so it is only natural that some should be sang instead of read.
I hope you enjoy and if you would like to find out more you can visit Sons of Korah's web site here and they have links to their facebook and myspace as well as more samples of their music and tour dates.
Enjoy and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
Ever look at winter in B&W. I think only certain feelings and looks can be expressed in B&W. I do not see many winter photographs in B&W but I really like the outcome when done right. Today is another short day I am working on a few other projects and took the day off to calibrate a birthday.
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Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)
