Empty Nest #7
Bozeman, Montana
2016

Growth
Bozeman, Montana
2016

We’ve never planted sunflowers in our garden, yet a plant appeared on its own late this summer. It managed to produce a number of blooms before succumbing to frost.

Waiting for Bill
Cody, Wyoming
2016

A chair at the end of the hallway outside our room in the Irma Hotel overlooking the main drag in Cody. Buffalo Bill built the hotel and named it after his daughter Irma. Bill was not around much though and I pictured Irma sitting in this chair looking out over the street and wondering when she might next see her father.

Game On #3
Shanghai, China
2016

Rainy Night in Shanghai #5
Shanghai, China
2016

This shot looks very painterly, like a watercolor. I did not do anything purposely to achieve this look. For those photo-geeks wanting to know, I think it resulted from the imperfect panning of the subjects and the noise reduction applied to the raw image–both which have the effect of reducing detail in an image. Purposeful or not, I think it has a nice look to it.

Rainy Night in Shanghai #4
Shanghai, China
2016

Rainy Night in Shanghai #3
Shanghai, China
2016

Rainy Night in Shanghai #2
Shanghai, China
2016

Rainy Night in Shanghai
Shanghai, China
2016

After spending most of our trip to China in September in the hot, dry, climate of the Gobi Desert, it was a bit of a treat to get back to Shanghai for a cooler rainy day.

Game On #2
Dunhaung, China
2016