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42n observations monday august 10 2020 riveting span over pine creek in iowa terms 144 years is a long time ago but that s when a canton ohio bridge company made iron truss spans rods and rivets for a bridge that was constructed over pine creek northeast of muscatine iowa that single intersection truss bridge still stands and is now part of wildcat den state park today the sun position was just so in illuminating the pitted bridge span surface and its shadow casting rivets almost a century and a half s worth of weathering and lichen growth adds rustic charm to the bridge aesthetics ultimately those elements will lead to the bridge s structural demise hopefully not for another 150 years posted by 42n at 5 34 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1876 canton canton ohio history ia iowa iron bridge lichen ohio pine creek rivet rust wildcat den state park sunday august 9 2020 meet the best angler on the cedar river a few days ago this colorful heron filled itself with small fish caught from the cedar river the bird looks to be a great blue heron based on its bill colors head and neck feathers the water s color is due to the reflection of nearby green foliage and seasonal algae the expert angler fished in the afternoon sun below the low head dam at palisades kepler state park near mount vernon iowa apparently unfazed by my approach the heron made the choice of catching food versus fleeing smart bird posted by 42n at 6 53 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels heron great blue heron ia iowa nature palisades kepler state park river fishing sunday june 28 2020 fishing opportunity during the pandemic at some point during the covid 19 pandemic the loosening of shelter at home restrictions coincided with warm weather and sunshine in northeast iowa one of the joys of this new found freedom is fishing earlier this spring these two anglers tried their luck in shell rock just below the roller dam while personal flotation devices were certainly within reach and social distancing was practiced in the boat the fish just were not biting that particular afternoon these guys did not mind posted by 42n at 5 30 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels angler covid fish fishing ia iowa river shell rock spring friday june 26 2020 dekalb country in northern iowa corn is king in the midwest dekalb seed corn is one of several leading brands grown throughout 42n country in this particular field near shell rock iowa some 203 miles from company headquarters in dekalb il there is no mistake as to what this farmer plants i believe this display is also a weather station posted by 42n at 12 34 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 42n corn dekalb farming ia iowa seed corn shell rock spring test plot weather station thursday june 25 2020 glacial deposit from 12 000 years ago in iowa fields during the last ice age some 12 000 years ago glaciers deposited granite rock on what would become iowa fields typically the granite is well rounded and range from a few inches in size to several feet some house size boulders can be found scattered around the state a road trip in farming areas will usually yield sights of granite rock piles on the edge of farm fields these piles represent the land owners collection of stones harvested over time as the fields are worked mechanically with some analysis these granite specimens can be identified as originating from minnesota or further north in canada posted by 42n at 6 00 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels boulder deposit farm farming glaciers granite iowa soil sunday june 21 2020 venus visits the pleiades our closest planetary neighbor venus passed near the pleiades an open star cluster in early april 2020 this alignment was a stunning sight with the naked eye as well as with any magnification just this week venus and our moon aligned for another great show if you had a cloudless view a host of comets were also predicted to offer a sky show this year but two have fizzled as they rounded the sun however there is another promising ice ball comet neowise c 2020 f3 on its way and may be seen in the northern hemisphere during mid july we will see posted by 42n at 3 00 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels astrophotography comet heavens moon open star cluster pleiades space venus saturday june 20 2020 grain bins of lisbon iowa just north of lisbon iowa is a farm with these grain bins on the property bins shelter harvested corn or soybeans for livestock feed or delivery to market on this day a cold front passed through and offered a more dramatic sky than normal posted by 42n at 6 32 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels clouds corn farm grain grain bins iowa ia lisbon soybeans friday june 19 2020 world s largest umpire calls strikes and balls in ryan iowa the world s largest umpire can be seen in ryan iowa since 1981 the former happy chef icon from a restaurant in cedar rapids has been calling outs in a second career at ryan s baseball diamond his right hand once held a big spoon as a restaurant chef restorers fashioned the spoon into a finger added face mask and hat and gave him a new paint wardrobe posted by 42n at 6 03 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels balls baseball largest umpire pasttime ryan iowa second career statue strikes umpire thursday june 18 2020 over there mechanicsville s spirit of the american doughboy statute the spirit of the american doughboy statue in mechanicsville iowa is a favorite photo target of mine although i have posted other photos of the e m viquesney sculpture previously this time the corn is coming up in the fields during memorial day weekend the wwi doughboy is one of several statues sold to communities following the great war for use in cemeteries parks and near municipal buildings posted by 42n at 5 00 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels aef iowa mechanicsville spirit of the american doughboy statue viquesney world war i wwi wednesday june 17 2020 capcom to iowa we have grain modern grain bins dot the midwest landscape looking like huge apollo command and service modules or orion capsules in modern space exploration terms some bin complexes contain grain transport tubes that resemble construction cranes in iowa these massive structures store corn and soybeans this bin is one of several located near haverhill posted by 42n at 1 23 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels apollo capcom corn farmland grain grain bins harvest ia iowa midwest soybeans tuesday june 16 2020 jesus of haverhill iowa located in a small catholic cemetery in haverhill iowa is this life size crucifixion display rising out of the farmland the rural area is dominated by corn and soybean fields farms and grain elevators a black and white treatment of the image brings out the contrast of the cross with the jesus icon and clouds posted by 42n at 5 10 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels black and white photography clouds cross crucifixion farmland grain haverhill ia inri iowa jesus monday june 15 2020 video memorial day 2020 iowa veterans home in marshalltown iowa memorial day 2020 at the iowa veterans home in marshalltown iowa 90 seconds of flags flying over the veterans headstones with ambient sounds of nature and nearby street traffic posted by 42n at 8 05 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday march 16 2020 a view through maintenance gate 8 accessing a clear view of a runway at the eastern iowa airport cid in cedar rapids iowa is limited but there is just enough room to place a telephoto zoom lens through the opening to capture arriving and departing planes last weekend was the start of local spring break with the widespread corvid 19 making its rounds the idea of social distancing is in full force in this case it means many midwesterners have a chance to get away for a week against the risk of quarantine or a delayed return posted by 42n at 10 57 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels allegiant air cedar rapids cid corvid 19 monday september 9 2019 photographing a fast moving 1946 beech d18s aircraft several years ago i photographed this 1946 beech d18s with twin 450 hp engines at blakesburg iowa s annual fly in known as the historic airfield rally to antique airfield now through the magic of photoshop the image comes alive as it races to take off see the original unedited photo below here s a list of what was done to the top image to give it a more dramatic feel 1 zoom in and crop 2 straighten the ground perspective 3 increase sharpening now the magic 4 select subject 5 invert selection 6 with inversion fixed on the background use the blur tool for the desired effect 7 export as a jpg save psd file i m sure there is fine tuning that could be applied however this version turned out well and by the way as a spectator on the field close to the grass runway i can tell you that this plane books as well as it should with twin 450s delivering powerful thrust it was quite the site with other spectators remarking that it resembled the body style of amelia earhart s lockheed model 10 e electra posted by 42n at 2 16 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 1946 beech d18s 450hp amelia earhart blakesburg historic airfield rally to antique airfield iowa lockheed model 10 e electra photo editing photoshop older posts home subscribe to posts atom about the blogger 42n drawn to the overlooked 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