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Morning Web
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

Upslope
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

My second favorite photo of those I took of Devil’s Tower.

Smoke Signals
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

Returning from Wisconsin recently, we spent a couple of days at Devil’s Tower National Monument in Wyoming. Given its iconic stature, it has been photographed a bazillion times (or more) over the years, so I wasn’t expecting to get any standout images of it. But I did get a couple I like. This one is my favorite simply because I happened to look up and see it just as this cloud was drifting by, making it look like it was on fire. Had I looked up any earlier or later I would have missed the composition, making it sort of a decisive moment of the natural landscape rather than human variety (if you’re familiar with Cartier-Bresson’s nomenclature and book).

Fungi #9
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

Another one that works better in color– a moss face with googly eyes.

Fungi #8
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

This image just shouted “show me in color.” I think the filtered sunlight on the mushrooms had something to do with that.

Fungi #7
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

An elderly couple picked these three mushrooms and just laid them out on a tree stump for some reason. I figured a squirrel would get to them eventually, but the mushroom hunter we talked to added them to his collection. They should make for a good meal as the largest one is maybe 8″ long.

Fungi #6
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

Some cliffhangers above a little stream.

Fungi #5
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

Fungi #4
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023

This shot brings to mind a moonrise over an alien world–or something to do with pancakes.

Fungi #3
Tobacco Root Mountains, Montana
2023