{"id":1448,"date":"2022-08-25T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/?page_id=1448"},"modified":"2025-02-24T16:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T16:11:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1448\" class=\"elementor elementor-1448\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a002a8 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a002a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d46742\" data-id=\"8d46742\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7876f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raccoon road<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47069c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47069c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PHOTOGRAPHY<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff6ae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aff6ae1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8352c5\" data-id=\"f8352c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d516a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00d516a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mary Boardman<\/strong>, along with her son, Joe Boardman, are enthusiastic wildlife photograhers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mary has studied with such greats as Joe and MaryAnn McDonald at Hoot Hollow, Pennsylvania; Ty Smedes, Ty Smedes Nature Photography; Wild Eyes in Kalispell, Montana; John and Barbara <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gerlach, Gerlach Photography; John Shaw, John Shaw Photography; and Eric Williamson, Shutter Traxs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has also won many ribbons from the Iowa State Fair&#8217;s Photography Salon contest and has had a photo exhibited with the Des Moines Art Center&#8217;s Faces of Iowa project which toured across Iowa.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><p>Her main photography love is wildlife photography and you can find her out often in the solitude of nature.<\/p><p><strong>Joe Boardman<\/strong>, picked up his mom&#8217;s camera and the photography bug bit!\u00a0 Together they attended Des Moines Area Community College&#8217;s Photography Course (Curt Stahr, instructor) and Hoot Hollow, Pennsylvania with Joe and MaryAnn McDonald.\u00a0 Joe, too, has won numerous ribbons from the Iowa State Fair&#8217;s Photography contest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fec389\" data-id=\"9fec389\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ab989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53ab989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2104\" height=\"1474\" src=\"https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1850\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024.jpg 2104w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024-1536x1076.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024-2048x1435.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2022-11-20-0024-600x420.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2104px) 100vw, 2104px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dea650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dea650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GALLERY<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ddd55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ddd55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here you&#8217;ll find photographs taken by both Mary and Joe.\u00a0 From birds to mammals to landscapes and a little bit of everything in between.\u00a0 We hope you find something to your liking.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p>If you are interested in purchasing a print of any of their photos please contact Mary Boardman through any of the methods listed on the Contact Us Info page.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All images and videos contained on this website are copyrighted to Mary Boardman, Raccoon Road Photography.\u00a0 No form of reproduction, including downloading, copying or saving of digital image files, or the alteration or manipulation of image files, is authorized unless written usage rights have been specifically negotiated and issued by Mary Boardman. For information regarding the use of any of the images contained on this website, please contact Mary Boardman. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b2aab\" data-id=\"a4b2aab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d3bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83d3bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2170\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17.jpg 2170w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17-2048x1359.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/raccoonroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20-9-30-99-Badger-No-17-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2170px) 100vw, 2170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b01c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14b01c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT INFO<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f55e44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f55e44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can reach Raccoon Road Photography through any of the methods shown below.<\/p><p>E-mail: mary@raccoonroad.com<\/p><p>Snail mail address:<\/p><p>PO Box 4601, Des Moines, IA 50305<\/p><p>Phone: (515) 299-5100<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be8b1b9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be8b1b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a45eb33\" data-id=\"a45eb33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4759e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed4759e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COPYRIGHT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f7b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4f7b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All images contained on this website are copyrighted to Mary Boardman, Raccoon Road Photography. No form of reproduction, including downloading, copying or saving of digital image files, or the alteration or manipulation of image files, is authorized unless written usage rights have been specifically negotiated and issued by Mary Boardman. For information regarding the use of any of the images contained on this website, please contact us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raccoon road PHOTOGRAPHY ABOUT Mary Boardman, along with her son, Joe Boardman, are enthusiastic wildlife photograhers. 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