Musings from the last best place - Thoughts on living and working in Montana

Ram Tough

My main reason for heading up the South Fork was to get a few shots of the big horn sheep that winter in this area. Forest regs instruct you to stay several hundred feet away from the sheep to avoid stressing them. Fortunately for me, this big ram bedded down right on the dirt road - without exiting my car, I shot this image with my 70-300mm lens at 300mm (1/10 sec. at f5.6). With the 2x crop factor of my Olympus E500 (which gives this lens a 35mm equivalent reach of 600mm) and some aggressive cropping in post-processing, I arrived at this interesting composition. Turned out to be one of my favorite shots of the day.

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Posted January 18, 2009
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Golden on the Lookout

On my drive up the South Fork highway, I pulled over at the Forest Service boundary to check out the incredible vista. Before I could even get out of my car, however, I looked over to my right to see this golden eagle perched on the ground not 30 yards away. Knowing he'd bolt if I stepped out of the car, I rolled down my window and snapped this image from the vehicle. Shot with my 70-300mm at 300mm; 1/60 sec. at f5.6.

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Posted January 18, 2009
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South Fork Majesty

I can't afford the Singh-Ray Gold-n-Blue polarizer, so I decided to push the colors a bit during post-processing in Lightroom. Taken with my 14-45mm at 27mm; 1/100 sec at f4.4.

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Posted January 18, 2009
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Not a Bad Place to Call Home

Had beautiful weather in Cody, Wyoming yesterday - nearly 50F in the middle of January! I decided to take advantage of the great weather to take a photo drive up the South Fork. I'm continually amazed by the beauty of God's creation. Here's a shot of horses grazing in the gently rolling hills of the South Fork. Golden hour sun and majestic mountains in the background combined to create a great pastoral scene. Shot with my 40-150mm at 77mm; 1/15 sec at f11.

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Filed under  //   Cody   Horses   Photography   South Fork of the Shoshone   Wyoming  
Posted January 18, 2009
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