Borderlines Headwaters State Park, Montana 2014

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Up and Over Headwaters State Park, Montana 2014

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Snow Shadows #4 Yellowstone National Park, Montana 2014

By using some rather extreme contrast adjustments, I took advantage of some darker shadows than what existed in the previous scenes to create a more mysterious, moody scene.]]>

Snow Shadows #3 Yellowstone National Park, Montana 2014

More tree shadows, these from live fir trees.

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Snow Shadows #2 Yellowstone National Park, Montana 2014

Two dead trees cast lonely shadows across the snow.

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Snow Shadows #1 Yellowstone National Park, Montana 2014

I’m feeling a little minimalist today–O.K. maybe a lot minimalist. There’s something quite serene about staring out over rolling swells of snow with clouds passing over the sun casting various shadows that change minute by minute.

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The Burghers of Snowville Bozeman, Montana 2014

Recently someone emailed me about my crow image The Burghers of Bozeman in my Opus Corvus exhibition currently at the Holter Museum of Art, which lead to a discussion of the famous Rodin sculpture The Burghers of Calais that inspired the name (see below). So it wasn’t surprising that when walking later that same day, I saw a distinct similarity in the arrangement of these snowmen. The story of the burghers of Calais that led to the Rodin sculpture is quit interesting and heroic. Read about it here.

 The Burghers of Calais Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden Washington, DC (from Wikipedia)

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It’s Just Me Chillen Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

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Aby’s Feed & Seed Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

Since my reason for being in Rapid City was to attend the reception for the opening of my Elevations exhibition of grain elevator photographs, I couldn’t leave town without a new photo of a grain elevator. That wasn’t hard to do as I could see this one out my hotel window a block away.]]>

Zombie Response Team Rapid City, South Dakota 2014

It’s a little hard to see in this size photo, but the fine print on the vehicle says Zombie Response Team and To Protect and Severe. There’s also a machine gun (fake) on the hood and the front fender is painted to look like an alligator head. The duct tape on the window is nice finishing touch to this classic vehicle. Only in America–this is a worthy addition to my Patriot’s Dream series I think.]]>