I imagined what it might look like to remotely trigger a speed light at the top of the Friendship Tower on Mt Roosevelt near Deadwood. I like the results and an added benefit, was that the dome acted like a giant reflector, illuminating the surrounding landscape.
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Another image from evening at Devils Tower just as the sun was dipping below the horizon.
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It was a calm and beautiful evening at Devils Tower, WY a couple of weeks ago, but the dead and twisted tree in the foreground is evidence that conditions can certainly be violent.
I grew up on the Nebraska plains and always thought the sunrises and sets were the most impressive of anywhere I visited, but his South Dakota sunrise comes very close and well worth getting up early for.
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Another image from Devils Tower, Wyoming (obviously without the tower) of a tree I can only imagine what might of happened to. Shot during blue hour the obliterated tree trunk cradles the rising moon as if intentionally splitting in order to reveal it.
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I was at Devils Tower in Wyoming looking for a good sunset composition with the tower, not getting that I found this overturned, long dead pine tree with the roots exposed. If a tree has a skeleton, this must be it.
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Bridal Veil Falls in Spearfish Canyon has been photographed a bazillion time, but I found this old image I made when the tree leaves were in their autumn foliage. I turned it into a B&W, then cranked up the saturation of the oranges and yellows, the result is a silvery look which I quite like.
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I’ve been busy with my real estate photography lately and haven’t had much time for landscapes. Here is a blend of the two genres.
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A recent spring snow in Spearfish Canyon, together with a rising sun, makes everything almost too bright to look at, let alone photograph. Instead of trying to tame the highlights in the upper right hand corner, I decided to just go with it and let that area of the image blow out. Artistic? You decide.
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I’ve been coming to this spot in Spearfish Canyon in the hopes of photographing the Canada Geese that frequent this pond, but the only time I see them is when I don’t have my camera. Oh well, the scenery is nice at least.
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This is a popular hiking / biking trail right in Spearfish, SD city limits (or close to it). I’m glad I don’t have to go too far to enjoy some good outdoor recreation and photography!
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A big story in Sturgis, South Dakota is the very low water levels in Bear Butte Lake. This image captures the extent of the problem. What was once many feet under water is not muddy or dry land.
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The ice on Spearfish creek has begun to recede in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota as we slowly transition between winter and spring. However, there’s not much color to speak of other than varying shades of gray, black and white.
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I like to visit area lakes this time of year because oftentimes there are interesting shapes and patterns created as the lake ice melts and shifts around. Here it appears that, as the ice toward the shoreline became thinner, the thicker ice in the deeper parts of the lake started pushing outward against these thin ice sheets causing them to break and ripple. Kind of reminds me of frozen waves.
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This location on Iron Creek in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota is very messy in any other season due to dense brush and vegetation. The snow however tames the chaos while adding a sense of quiet tranquility.
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I’ve photographed Spearfish Falls in the winter before, but this year was special. As I approached the falls, I couldn’t hear the sound of the water crashing over the canyon wall, and as I got closer I could clearly see why; the rushing water was almost completely encased in a frozen cascade of beautiful ice crystals formed by several days of zub-zero temperatures. What a treat to witness and capture the image!
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Iron creek in Spearfish Canyon isn’t large by any means, but it is fast flowing in spots. I suppose that’s why it hasn’t frozen completely in this particular section, but the bitter cold temperatures have fashioned a nice composition of ice and snow crystals.
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It probably comes as no surprise that I like a black and white rendering of these snowy mountain scenes, especially when there is water involved, as in this image of Little Spearfish Creek just downstream from Roughlock Falls in Spearfish Canyon.
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It’s not easy finding an opening to photograph little spearfish creek along the trail to roughlock falls, but this small window between the pine branches and shrubs worked out nicely, creating a natural frame.
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I always think its a neat effect when fresh snow accumulates on uneven surfaces, like it does on these rocks in in Little Spearfish Creek, Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota.
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