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Midwestern United States Photography

This group will show historical points of interest and life styles of people living in the midwestern part of the United States.

Featured Work

TC Steele Studio w/Red Barn by ckroeger

Artist TC Steele’s studio in Brown County, Indiana-2007 / © Christina Kroeger /
Fisherman by Jonathan S

Fishing for Food.
Cana Island Lighthouse by Scott Denny

The Cana Island lighthouse is a lighthouse located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin overlooking Lake Michigan. This lighthouse, along with the Baileys Harbor Range Lights, was built to replace the Baileys Harbor Lighthouse in 1869, and was first lit in 1870. Please View Larger
Prairie Creek Reservoir-Pier at Sunset by mltrue

Prairie Creek Lake / Muncie, IN / Nikon D90 / ND filter / 18-105 mm lens / focal length: 30mm / Exposure time: 1/50 sec / ISO 200 / f 11 / shutter priority / no flash
red-tailed hawk by Lynne Prestebak

Taken in Door County, Wisconsin at a state park….
Stationary Bike by urmysunshine

bike leaning against tree after snowstorm; Crawford, NE, no editing thank you for viewing!~
Into The Mystic by Adrienne Berner

On a misty, rainy afternoon here in Michigan with nothing else to do. I ventured out to Elizabeth Park in neighboring Trenton, Michigan…and took this shot of it’s walking bridge! Reminded me of Van Morrison’s song , “Into The Mystic”. Model: NIKON D40 / Shutter Speed: 10/1250 second / Aperture: F/5.6 / Focal Length: 55 mm / ISO Speed: 400
Sunny Side Up! by mnkreations

Sunflowers planted along a cornfield after an evening rain near Woodland, IL. The flowers were abuzz with all types of bees and flying insects. If you look closely you can see a bee enjoying a morning nip of nectar at the far left side. Taken with a Nikon Coolpix 5700. Featured in the “Sunflowers” and “Fabulous Flowers” Groups. Thanks! / Top 10 in the Sunflowers challenge in Single Flower group.
Fox River by Dragan Petrovic

Fox River in Batavia, Illinois / Fabyan Forest Preserve, a city park. / Canon 50D, Tamron 28-300 mm
Sunrise over Navy Pier by Akshay Dhavle

Sunrise over Lake Michigan with Lake Point Tower in view. State : IL EXIF: / f/11, 2sec, ISO 100 Camera: / Canon XSI Lens: / Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6
Pretty Doe by Brandy Bentz-Jackson

This is a pretty whitetaile doe close to my home in Southeastern Ohio.
Two Pink Lotus Blossom by jarede

Chicago Botanical Gardens / Highland Park, Illinois as is / Nikon D90

Recent Work

Derailed on Saturday night. by Dragan Petrovic

Near Greektown in Chicago on a cold Saturday night there is this little tavern that looked as an interesting subject for a photo. As soon I was ready to take picture (tripod and all…) this girl stepped out and called someone trying to salvage the night after being “derailed” at the Third Rail Tavern. Image looks oversaturated partly because I forgot to change my custom settings and partly because the colors were real – that is what got my attention. I actually desaturated image in PS (-8) but added vibrance of +28. Both changes had minor impact on the end product. Featured in 1. That One Great Shot, / 2. All About Your Best Work / 3. The Buyers Club Canon 40D / Canon USA kit lens.
Eyes Westward by shaneran

This statue is found at the end of Parley Street of the Historic Nauvoo District in Illinois. The street ends at the Mississippi River where there is this statue with Joseph Smith pointing the way westward to Brigham Young. Nauvoo Historic District was listed among the National Historical Landmarks of Illinois on 10-20-1966 The inscription at the base of the statue reads: / Eyes Westward / “To your tents O Israel” On the anniversary of the 200th year of the celebration of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and the 175th anniversary of the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, this monument of His prophets Joseph Smith and Brigham Young has been erected. / In Nauvoo the saints heard the ancient rallying cry, “To your tents, O Israel”. In sublime faith and trust, such as history rarely records, they obeyed, ready to follow their leader where ever he might direct their pilgrim feet. The scenes of wagons, families and livestock would be impossible to adequately describe, and unless you were there, impossible to fully comprehend the hardships those sweet early saints endured. / The first wagons left on February 4, 1846. This early departure, brought on by increased mobocracy, subjected them to gale forced winds, torrential rain, snow, subfreezing temperatures, and axle deep mud. Most of the saints were poorly prepared for this epic journey. Many were city dwellers from the eastern United States and England, skilled in many crafts, but unaccustomed to the feeding and harnessing of horses, oxen and mules, driving wagons and herding livestock. Through much work, sacrifice and prayer and under the inspiration of Heaven and their inspired leaders, these faithful saints completed their journey west and arrived in the Salt Lake City Valley on July 24th 1847. / To those early saints whom we love, honor and cherish; may your names be forever remembered.
Cantigny Park by Dragan Petrovic

Canon 40D / Edited in Photoshop / Cantigny Park, Winfield, Illinois
Storm Warning by Nadya Johnson

Barn with ivy / Summer in the Heartland
Rorschach by Victoria Jostes

taken @ same session as “Magic Hour”. /
Adrian, Texas by Christine Elise McCarthy

Route 66
Celebrating Autumn by lorilee

Flags in downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa celebrating the autumn season!
Winter Snow Train by bgaynor

In the foreground, a freight train rolls by in the rural outskirts of Chicago. The sunny late afternoon sky contrasts with the winter snow on the ground and the frigid temperatures.
Marquand Post Office by barnsis

Some of you may have noticed that we are from Marquand Missouri from the information on our profile page. Actually we live some ten miles from the town. This is the post office in Marquand. Yes it is really that small, like the town which has less than three hundred on the population sign at the edge of town. Very much Small Town USA. Marquand was originally settled in 1804 by Capt. Henry Whitener and Michael Mouser, and was known as Whitener Settlement. The town was renamed in 1869 after W. G. Marquand, a railroad administrator, who donated $1,000 for the construction of a church. The town was incorporated in 1906. In 1924 a highway bridge was built over the Castor River. It has a population of 264. (Source Wikipedia)
Conway, Texas by Christine Elise McCarthy

Grain Silo – Route 66 Featured in: / Texas – November 2009
Isabel Roberts House by Jigsawman

Isabel Roberts House ~ HDR / Constructed in 1908 ~ River Forest, Illinois Frank Lloyd Wright f3.5, EV -2,-1,0,1,2 best viewed larger

Midwestern United States Photography is for people living in the following states: Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, North and South Dakota, and Nebraska. We would like to showcase the landscape and life syle of people living in these states. Images may include historical points of interest, cityscapes, landscapes (common to your state), places to visit, and styles of homes. Also, farming and industry. NO JUST ANIMAL, FLOWER, INSECT images. We want the image to show something special from each state. Please include the State in your description. Please note: You DO NOT have to live in the state to submit an image of it.
Further reading about the Midwestern United States may be found at this link.