An Olympus Get together in Iowa? Yes It actually happened 6 Olympus photographers got together with what was probably the largest collection of Olympus gear in Iowa including any camera shop. We went out armed With 5 digital Olympus cameras, 8 OM Cameras, and 27 lenses. 27 lenses in one location right in the middle of Iowa. A site that few ever get a chance to see. In fact it was the first time I had ever seen any thing close. We went to the Spalding Factory to start the Day of photography and socializing off. Then we were off to Silver Creek Which is a preserve for wild flowers, grass and many verities of prairie grasses. Silver Creek is Maintained by the Audubon Society. This is one of the many different kinds of Flowers. I shot this one with My Olympus E3, 12-60 lens and a FL50R (with a stoffen cap for diffusion) fired off Camera. It is one of my favorite set ups to go out shooting with. Because with a pair of cargo paints I can carry enough gear to cover so many different situations. It was also a great Day to try and practice on some Bee in flight skills. A area of photography that I have not quiet mastered, however I am getting better at it. After Silver Creek we were off to Rock Creek Ia State Park. Rock Creek has recently added this Section of preserved prairie land. Rock Creek as you can see is another great location for wild life and flora galore. With such a rich photographic area I never even made it off the main path before it was time to break for lunch. However before we went to a late lunch we had to get a group photo. I set up the E3 on my tripod fired it by wireless remote, with a Metz 54 to camera right on a stand with the Glad Box for diffusion Fired wireless with my Elenchrom Skyport. Here is a photo of the six of us, From left to right Paul, Joel, me, Gordon, Ken, And Michael. To See more photos that I took on our outing just got to my Gallery HERE Thank you for Reading and as always Comments and Questions are Always welcomed. God Bless, Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)

I went out scouting for eagles today for an outing that I hope to put together in the near future.
The only problem was I did not find any eagles today.



So I started looking for other things to take photos of.
There is a spot In Tama Ia just behind the Paper mill that the lake stays thawed and you can get some really cool photographs year around. While looking around and I came across this.

Now being in small town Iowa you will hear that there is not much around to see or enjoy. I will agree we may not have a Grand Canyon in our back yards or a Mountain Range but we do have some beautiful things in this area.

Most of the time the biggest problem with never seeing anything is never taking the time to look for it. Even though we live in rural Iowa we can still have a tendency to get so caught up in "life" that we miss the beauty that is all around us.


Sometimes we just need to take a walk with out a clock. What I mean by that is go out and do not have a time to be back. Do not worry about what you could be doing or need to get done just go get lost and find something worth your free time. You may also want to consider free time is not because it does not come at a cost it may be because it is freeing you.
Thank you and God Bless.
Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)

It is cold here in Iowa again today and with the girls getting kind of cooped up I thought it would be nice to try and visit a warm memory. My oldest daughter Bella loves frogs, so when we get a chance we will go out to a couple of spots and see if we can find some to check out. This first frog we fond on a trail just off the Iowa River near La Grand Iowa. It is a neat trail for the area it even has a suspension bridge on the edge of one of our few cliff fronts. This Frog was fond in the back waters of the Lake behind the paper mill in Tama Ia. There is another trail that you can walk around the North side of the lake. This third photo was taken at the gold fish pond at MMSC in down town Marshalltown Ia. They have a nice set up and you do not need to go through the hospital to get to it. It sits on the North side of the hospital next to the cross walk that goes to McFarland Clinic. If you would like to see these and a few other photos at a much larger size and resolution you can folow this link Thanks for looking and God Bless. Corey Brown (Glory 2 Jesus 4 Photography)