The Fog of Rut
With the colors of fall comes the rut, the time when “antlered ungulates mate.” Elk are well known for their distinct bugle during this period, a hauntingly beautiful call to any contending males in the area. Speaking of contending males, while searching for that bugle video, I came across this one…amazing! Though the season is [...]
Grand Teton Fall
Somehow winter snuck in…we received over a foot of snow in the last two days and it’s not even the middle of October. They’re expecting 40 inches in some parts of MT…crazy. I’ve not gotten out to take any shots yet, but that’s probably a good thing since I have a lot to post from [...]
Redemption in Color
The Caribou-Targhee National Forest runs through the southeast corner of Idaho and is home to one of my favorite dirt roads. Formally known as Grassy Lake Road, it was introduced to me as Redemption Road and is the name I’ve held onto. It begins in the ancient lava flows that have become today’s famous potato [...]
Point of Peace
I just returned from a 4-day photo adventure through some of my favorite regions of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming…all ablaze with the colors of fall. Like a stained glass kaleidoscope, the mountains and forests were something out of a myth. As has been said before, time flies…and boy, was I having fun. Despite all [...]
Set in Stone
Just as studio photographers use soft boxes to produce healthier tones in their images, so too can this technique be applied in landscape photography. Unlike a studio, however, in nature it requires a bit of luck at both timing and location. As frail clouds dissipate into non-clouds they can act as a filter for the [...]
Farmer’s Freeway
I feel that I should apologize for my lack of posts this past month or so; I sure set out to do better than I have. Excuses are just that, but I would like to share a little about one of the things that have led to my absence. My dream of opening a media [...]
Riding the Line
I decided to go back over the images from my trip to the Gravelly Mountains about a month ago and this one grabbed me. Beyond the road, as it applies to today’s title, there is also the dark storm which had been teasing for hours yet never overtaking me. Along its edge I drove for [...]