Afternoon Pond
Crouching along an alpine pond, I took this image in the Beartooth Mountains over Labor Day weekend. Though I’ve been to the area a number of times in the past, this was my first trip solely to camp and explore about on foot. Home to the highest peak in Montana, the Beartooths offer the full [...]
Abandoned Grove
The Russian-olive does very well in Montana, and though it’s not a true olive tree it lends wonderfully to the landscape. Thick and thorny, they were planted by settlers in the region to act as windbreaks and natural fences. An abandoned grove along the Yellowstone River made for a great stop…
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 [...]
Twin Lakes
Following up with another image from my recent trip over the 10,974-foot Beartooth Pass, this view of Twin Lakes is among the region’s most iconic. I took the shot while balancing on a small ledge 900 feet above the ground in front of me with wind gusts blasting at close to 50mph. If you’ve ever [...]
Beartooth Butte
Though not nearly as dynamic as my last post, I thought a panorama would be a good follow-up. Taken a few days ago along the Montana/Wyoming border in the amazing Beartooth Mountains, this lakeside view is comprised of five separate images. Unfortunately, I forgot to remove my polarizing filter and it resulted in a darkening [...]