museum dedicated to the concept (or not, it’s hard to tell). I’m thinking of switching to non-photography–it will cut my equipment and supply costs dramatically.  ]]>

Makoshika #24 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

Even though its pedestal isn’t much to write home about, I like this balanced rock because of it’s Brobdingnagian egg shape and because the texture in this light looks like craters on the surface of the moon. I guess because of the confusion of scale in some of these photos it might be appropriate to point out that this “egg” is some six or seven feet tall (not including the pedestal), hence the reference to Brobdingnag. It’s interesting to note that eggs actually did play a role in Gulliver’s Travels, but in Lilliput rather than Brobdingnag.]]>

Makoshika #23 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

I’ve saved a couple of my favorite balanced rock photos from Makoshika for last. With a polarizing filter and some judicious Photoshop work, this shot looks almost like it was taken at night under a fill moon.]]>

Thumbtack Abstract Glendive, Montana 2014

A weathered bulletin board with an interesting minimalistic pattern.

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Smoking Parlor Glendive, Montana 2014

The VFW goes all out (within the law anyway) for their smokers. Their smoking parlor has two windows on it that can be closed but no door, again apparently qualifying it as outside technically if not in spirit of the law.]]>

Smoker’s Lounge Glendive, Montana 2014

Behind the same bar as yesterday’s photo. This was apparently the bar’s ways of accommodating smokers in light of the no-smoking laws. Apparently essentially having a complete room except for one missing wall qualifies as being outside–even though in this case there is a heat duct piped from the back room of the bar to the seating area.]]>

Reserved for Machine Players Glendive, Montana 2014

Took this in the alley behind a bar in Glendive. Kind of basic digs for someone as special as a machine player (whatever that is), but I will say it is one of the cleanest alley spots I’ve seen.]]>

Makoshika #22 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

 Another high concentration of balanced rocks in the same area as yesterdays, only this time on a small 3″-6″ scale. Fractals seemingly at work here for sure.]]>

Makoshika #21 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

One of the more densely packed areas of balanced rocks in Makoshika.]]>

Makoshika #20 Makoshika State Park, Montana 2014

An isolated island of lighter colored soil.]]>