Boulder Snack
I checked the streamflow report for the Boulder River and it’s running at 2,470 CFS, which is a little more than twice as much as it was four days ago. I’m not sure if it’s peaked quite yet, but it has to be close. I’m up against a deadline for a website I’ve hired out to build (which is why I didn’t post yesterday), but am hoping to get over there for some more shots of the Natural Bridge falls in the next day or so. It’s so amazing when it’s flowing at high water, but the window for viewing it at that stage is very narrow. We’ll just have to see…
For the first time in quite a while it was hard for me to decide whether to process an image as color or duotone. I came really close to posting today’s shot in color because it’s so vivid straight from the camera, but the great contrast of the duotone finally won me over and here I am with another ‘cow-scape’ for you. As you can see by the boulders strewn about the nearest hillside, a lot of work had to be done to clear this land for planting and grazing. Among the most beautiful places in Montana, it’s easy to understand why people were so willing to endure the rigors of homesteading this particular region. These days it commands top dollar in the MT real estate market, which has remained fairly immune to the woes being faced by the rest of the country.
Shhhhhh….I just want to say ever so quietly that I really like this photo.
The sky, dappled with clouds, and the landscape dotted with cows, compliment each other perfectly. It looks great in B&W. It seems to be one of those shots that you can almost see color in the B&W. I know that’s an odd comment. Anyway…have a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend.
You’re the best fan a person could ask for, Diane. I appreciate your continued support and I have to admit that when I’m unable to post I always wonder what you’re going to think!
One thing that instructors, artists and critics all talk about is having an ‘eye’. Whether natural or developed, photography is a visual art and a strong understanding of how people interpret what they see is a key fundamental. But developing that ‘eye’ has many stages, and in my case one of them was the ability to ’see’ in black and white. When you shoot and work with enough images, at some point in there you begin to think about colors for their grayscale values…and then you start to see the landscape as such. It’s obviously not a visual that my eyes suddenly make possible, but I can definitely see live, color landscapes in black and white in my mind. So, if your comment is odd, then I must be also. 