Evening Shadows
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

Hands Up!
Devil’s Tower, Wyoming
2023

A quick glance at this burned tree had me seeing some dark forest creature with its hands reaching up into the air.

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