Kansas APUG Members

[pandino]

Some of the areas Matt mentioned sound like good possibilities. Since there appear to be no plans yet, I'll offer to arrange a Kansas City shoot if there's enough interest.

It would be primarily, if not wholly on the Missouri side. I'm not familiar enough with the aforementioned Kansas locations to pull it off over there.

 

[Alex Hawley]

Sounds good to me Pandino. I've been wanting to shoot in KC but I'm not very familiar at all with the town. Plus, I don't want to be hiding under the darkcloth alone in some of the areas.

I'll start another thread for North East Kansas shoot.

 

[rlingg]

Kansas expat and WSU grad. Grew up in NW Sedgwick Co. (shout out to Nancy). I have a few small scars from assorted farming related accidents, but still have all my fingers and toes.

Most of my family is still there. I've wanted to come back and shoot. Some wonderful places in the Flint Hills around Emporia. There's a wonderous flooded woods just off the turnpike about 40 minutes NE of Wichita (someplace in the vicinity of Andover) that I've passed several times and simply salivated. Don't know how to get there and don't know how I'd get my 8x10 in a row boat - but it's beautiful. I could be the Clyde Butcher of Kansas.

 

[Alex Hawley]

Hey rlingg, I did a stint in New Jersey myself years ago. It drove me back to KS.

Think that flooded woodland you're talking about may be El Dorado reservoir.

 

[Nancy]

Hey RLingg

I have a feeling that I may remember you, or at least a couple of your siblings. Did you by any chance graduate from Andale? One of my younger sisters had a good friend by the name of Jean.

 

[Jim Jones]

Most of you good Kansasans must be aware of the Great Plains Nature Photographers. Their annual meeting is often held in Wichita. This year it is on November 18 at the Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. The guest speaker is George Lepp. Some of the great previous speakers have been Joel Sartore and Sam Abell from National Geographic, and Art Wolfe. For the latest information visit Great Plains Nature Photographers.

Jim, almost a Kansan

 

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rlingg

The flooded timber you refer to is definitely in El Dorado Lake. That area of the lake would be pretty hard to get to, but there is more in the southern areas that would be much more accessible. Don't know about using LF in a boat, though...

Russ

 

[f/stopblues]

Hey guys, first post here

I'm not in Kansas, but like pandino, pretty darn close. I've pretty much grown up in Kansas City, MO. Just a couple weeks ago I took a road trip to Denver and drove right smack through the middle of Kansas. I would have liked to shoot more but I was on a schedule!

Just thought I'd toss in another voice from the Heartland!

-Chris