Greg Disch Photography

Oklahoma Aquarium

gdisch — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:17:58 +0000

On Sunday I made a trip to the Oklahoma Aquarium just outside of Tulsa with the Photographic Alliance. Photographing in an aquarium can be a challenge. For tips on how to do it, see my article http://blog.gregdisch.com/2009/07/26/how-to-photograph-a-public-aquarium/ Here are some samples of the photos that I was able to capture.

Picher Oklahoma – Birth of a Ghost Town

gdisch — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:42:27 +0000

Picher Oklahoma Description: Picher was home to mines that supplied bullets for U.S. soldiers fighting in World War I and II. Its population reached a peak of 16,000 as World War II approached. By 1970 the last mine in the area had closed. On April 24, 2006, Reuters reported that Picher had been scheduled to be closed and [...]

Basic Digital Photography Workshop

gdisch — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:14:47 +0000

I will be instructing at a free basic digital photography workshop on Saturday Februry 20, 2010. This class is designed for those new to digital photography who really want to learn to use their digital camera to its fullest potential. The class will cover very basic information up to some advanced techniques. We will cover how [...]

Bald Eagles on Arkansas River

gdisch — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:24:08 +0000

On Saturday I made a trip up the Arkansas River at Fort Smith with the Photographic Alliance to try and photograph Eagles. We were able to spot several nests and 4 or 5 eagles along the river. Also I got some shots of a Great Blue Heron in flight.

Snow Photos, Night and Day

gdisch — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:56:30 +0000

On the 29th of January we had the heaviest show we have had in this area for several years, it is not unsual for us to go through the winter without a snow that will actually cover the ground, we had 5 to 7 inches of accumulation with this storm. This being a rare opportunity [...]

Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

gdisch — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:47:23 +0000

On the 8th of January I made a trip to Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oklahoma. This was during an extreme cold spell we had been having and much of the water was frozen, a rare occurrence for this part of the country. These are photos from this trip. To find out [...]

The Glory Hole Waterfall, Frozen in Time

gdisch — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:12:51 +0000

This last week in Arkansas we have had the coldest weather in 20 years, several days of not reaching above freezing and lows near zero every night. One of the effects of the cold is that the steams and waterfalls have been virtually frozen in time, creating some incredible displays of mother nature at work. These [...]

Fort Smith Art Center Exhibit

gdisch — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:52:20 +0000

I currently have an exhibit at the Fort Smith Art Center located at 423 North 6th Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901. The Fort Smith Art Center is located in the Vaughn-Schaap house, one of the few remaining examples of Victorian Second Empire architecture in Fort Smith. It was the first home to be restored in the [...]

Frost Flowers, Also Known as Ice Flowers

gdisch — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:17:01 +0000

Frost flower formations are also referred to as “ice flowers”, “ice blossoms”, “frost castles”, “frost beard”, “ice castles”, or “ice ribbons”. The formation of frost flowers, is apparently dependent on a freezing weather condition occurring when the ground is not already frozen. The sap in the stem of the plants will expand (water expands when frozen), [...]

Nelson Nevada, Ghost Town

gdisch — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:04:55 +0000

Nelson Nevada, about 25 miles southwest of Las Vegas was once an active mining area which produced millions of dollars in gold, silver, copper and lead. Over the last decade owners of the mine have restored a number of buildings and created a museum to the area and the Techatticup Mine. There are several buildings, [...]