"Granite Falls"...

Woolly Hollow State Park, Arkansas.
Photo # KS8_8784bwb.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 

 

"Stormy Reflections"...

While the sunlight leaks through the canopy and highlights the leaves, the reflections in the water compete with the rocks appearing under the water. The result is quite a storm of reflections, while the large rock near center provides stability.

Lake Catherine State Park, Arkansas.
Photo # F2509677bw2.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Rising Light"...

Morning fog and sunlight, February, 2026.
Central Arkansas.
Photo # P1050609bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Tracks & Shadows"...

Arkansas. February, 2012. 
Photo # IM5_6545bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Rocky Shore"...

The receded water level exposes a rocky shoreline, which appears as if it were another planetary surface.
This was a long exposure photograph shot on Ilford SFX200 film on a curved plane pinhole camera.

Lake Bennett, Woolly Hollow State Park, Arkansas.
Photo # F2508662-3b.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 

Morning Fog...

 

"Morning Fog I"

Conway, Arkansas.
Photo # P1050667bw
(c) Kelly Shipp
 

Stump and Reflections...

Lake Ouachita, near Mountain Pine, Arkansas.
Photo # IM7_7985bwsqb.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 

"Painted Wind"...

A rain storm approaches Lake Beaverfork, causing the clouds to paint their motion during the photograph.
If you look closely, you can see Canadian Geese at the end of the pathway, which moved during my exposure.

Conway, Arkansas.
Photo # IM7_8157-60bw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"The Look"...

 "The Look"

There's just something about her look that draws me into this photograph. She's looking directly at me, but in a casual way.

White-tailed Deer, Conway, AR.
Photo # K09_4532ac.
(c) Kelly Shipp

 

"Clark Barn"...

Conway, Ar.
Infrared, Photo # IMG_9131sqbw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Look into my Eyes"...

Photo # K07_9706sqbw.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Snow landing"...

This Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) gently lands in the snow.

Conway, Arkansas.
Photo # K09_2538a.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Deer and Phoebe"...

 

I was so busy photographing these two deer, in the snow, and their interactions that I had missed the interactions of the Black Phoebe's (Sayornis nigricans) that were hovering about them.
I found this frame more telling of the interactions.

White-tailed deer with Black Phoebe.
Conway, Arkansas. January, 2026.
(c) Kelly Shipp


 

 

"Acrobatic foragers"...

Titmice often hang upside down to investigate the underside of branches. They take advantage of a bird feeder’s bounty by storing many of the seeds they get. Usually, the storage sites are within 130 feet of the feeder. The birds take only one seed per trip and usually shell the seeds before hiding them.

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor).
Conway, Arkansas. 1/25/2026.
Photo # K09_2341_16x9.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"All Seasons"...

As most of you know, I have this affinity for trees, including leaves. I like how this leaf has done such a great job of representing all seasons at the same time.

Conway, Arkansas.
Photo # DSCF7132_16x9.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Clearance"...

It's not often that I've discovered a large boulder, in the bottom of a ravine, with a fallen tree over it, but neither quite touching.

Lake Ouachita, Mountain Pine, Arkansas.
Photo # F2507547-59c.
(c) Kelly Shipp