Montana Scenes
Jun 20, 2012 17:53:58 #
Here are a few shots that I took while I was out & about over the last couple of weeks.
Heaven's Gate
Langdon, ND Windfarm - shutter speed 1/8 of a second
Gopher (Richardson's Ground Squirrel) at Medicine Lake NWR in Montana
Gulls cleaning up around a grain elevator in northeast Montana
Jun 20, 2012 18:02:09 #
Jun 20, 2012 18:05:10 #
jk48 wrote:
nicely done..did you use a filter for the sky..
Thanks. No filter was used. I need to invest in a better circular polarizer. The one I have is ok, but it only fits on my 18-55 kit lens. I don't have one for my zoom.
I need to clarify that a little...I did use a neutral density filter on the windmill photo as well as set the ISO to 100 so I could get the blur effect.
Jun 21, 2012 01:38:17 #
aparently Montana grows great photogs between you ace-mt and mt shooter. what talent! #1 is my favorite, love vibrant colors.
Jun 21, 2012 01:43:50 #
sinatraman wrote:
aparently Montana grows great photogs between you ace-mt and mt shooter. what talent! #1 is my favorite, love vibrant colors.
Thanks sinatraman...I'm flattered to be compared favorably to ace-mt and mt shooter!
Jun 21, 2012 01:52:20 #
going to montana and the dakotas in the summer is so on my bucket list. right up there with seeing the holy lands, and visiting scottland. The scenic beauty in your state just calls to me.
Jun 21, 2012 02:12:59 #
sinatraman wrote:
aparently Montana grows great photogs between you ace-mt and mt shooter. what talent! #1 is my favorite, love vibrant colors.
These are all very talented people obviously. And by no means am I diminishing their talents, but I often wonder if the sky or lighting or just plain beautiful scenery make it nearly impossible to shoot bad pictures there. :) Seriously :)
Jun 21, 2012 03:18:15 #
Jun 21, 2012 10:06:49 #
BigDaveMT wrote:
Here are a few shots that I took while I was out & about over the last couple of weeks.
:thumbup:
Jun 21, 2012 10:33:52 #
sinatraman wrote:
aparently Montana grows great photogs between you ace-mt and mt shooter. what talent! #1 is my favorite, love vibrant colors.
It helps that those higher elevations (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, etc) have those more vibrant skies. Every time I go there, I am so pleased with photographs of the sky; in fact, I often just enjoy the views and sometimes don't even photograph for a few minutes.
Jun 21, 2012 11:06:33 #
les_stockton wrote:
It helps that those higher elevations (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, etc) have those more vibrant skies. Every time I go there, I am so pleased with photographs of the sky; in fact, I often just enjoy the views and sometimes don't even photograph for a few minutes.
sinatraman wrote:
aparently Montana grows great photogs between you ace-mt and mt shooter. what talent! #1 is my favorite, love vibrant colors.
It helps that those higher elevations (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, etc) have those more vibrant skies. Every time I go there, I am so pleased with photographs of the sky; in fact, I often just enjoy the views and sometimes don't even photograph for a few minutes.
Rocky Mountain Skies are amazing.
Jun 21, 2012 11:59:23 #
les_stockton wrote:
It helps that those higher elevations (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, etc) have those more vibrant skies. Every time I go there, I am so pleased with photographs of the sky; in fact, I often just enjoy the views and sometimes don't even photograph for a few minutes.
sinatraman wrote:
aparently Montana grows great photogs between you ace-mt and mt shooter. what talent! #1 is my favorite, love vibrant colors.
It helps that those higher elevations (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, etc) have those more vibrant skies. Every time I go there, I am so pleased with photographs of the sky; in fact, I often just enjoy the views and sometimes don't even photograph for a few minutes.
Not all of Montana is in the mountains. The Montana pictures were taken in northeast Montana and the highest elevation around here is about 2500 feet. The windmills are in northeast North Dakota, just out of the Red River Valley and I don't think the elevation was much more than 2000 feet, if that.
Jun 21, 2012 12:28:00 #
Jun 21, 2012 13:23:23 #
I double checked...the elevation at the Langdon, ND airport is 1608 feet. But if I remember right, that's about twice what it is in Tulsa, OK. Careful if you come to visit, you might get a nosebleed from the altitude. LOL
Jun 21, 2012 13:34:49 #
BigDaveMT wrote:
I double checked...the elevation at the Langdon, ND airport is 1608 feet. But if I remember right, that's about twice what it is in Tulsa, OK. Careful if you come to visit, you might get a nosebleed from the altitude. LOL
I was in SD a year ago, and visited Yellowstone about 3 weeks ago. I loved it. I had no altitude issues. Just loved that sky.
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