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Montana Outdoors
Both pics are so beautiful – I don’t know which I like better! Maybe the second one, it’s magical.
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Comment by Jo Woolf — December 12, 2011 @ 1:20 am
When I hiked down there for the evening shot I was actually hoping for some senset color, as there had been the night before, but there were no clouds.
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 11:41 am
Beautiful and interesting. I don’t know photography, but watching the light change each day and through the seasons is one of the greatest gifts in life. Thank you for this post!
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Comment by Ellen Grace Olinger — December 12, 2011 @ 3:20 am
I certainly agree about the changes of light. The natural world continually blesses us with beauty, doesn’t it!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 11:43 am
I really, really like the second one, although that blue sky in the first is absolutely gorgeous, and of course the snowy mountains in the distance.
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Comment by TheDailyClick — December 12, 2011 @ 5:01 am
I like the evening light too. We are usually inside then, but all of the wild creatures are beginning to circulate and I wonder what they will be doing!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 11:45 am
Is that a shooting star???????? Wow!
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Comment by Roberta — December 12, 2011 @ 6:48 am
Probably a plane. But I like the idea of a shooting star better.
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Comment by Roberta — December 12, 2011 @ 6:49 am
I like the idea of a shooting star better too, but I’ve never been able to capture one. That’s most likely a military jet headed out from the Seattle area.
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 11:46 am
Light is everything. I believe it sets the mood that the photograph conveys. Your photos are always beautiful and they definitely convey your love of the environment. Thank you so much for sharing them.
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Comment by anniespickns — December 12, 2011 @ 8:12 am
Thanks! Yes, light really sets up a photo. Today, for example is heavily overcast, but the diffused light is wonderful. Now if there were a few flowers on the ground instead of snow…
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:09 pm
I suppose it depends on what you want your viewer to see. You can obviously see more of the scenery in the top, but the bottom is deserving of a frame and a spot on the wall.
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Comment by Choppography — December 12, 2011 @ 8:50 am
One of the nice things about being strictly an amateur is that I can shoot always by instinct. Then I suppose a photo depends on someone else’s feeling for it too.
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:11 pm
Ansel Adams would wait all day for light and clouds to be just right, then snap ONE exposure, plus a backup incase the first plate got scratched or broken.
BTW, have you seen the Ansel Adams exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum, Montucky? It’ll be here till sometime in April.
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Comment by Kim — December 12, 2011 @ 9:59 am
Those were the days when a photographer had to be good! I have not seen it, but I will watch for it in the spring. Thanks!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:18 pm
Actually it’s been at MAM since October, so anytime you get to Missoula you can check it out. 130 images hand-printed and hand-selected by Adams himself. Takes up the entire main floor of the museum. Mostly landscapes, some portraits, a rare still life or two. The museum is open noon to 5 Tuesday – Saturday, I believe.
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Comment by Kim — December 14, 2011 @ 11:31 am
I will plan to visit the Museum before the exhibit closes, but probably not until after the holidays. Thanks!
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Comment by montucky — December 14, 2011 @ 11:24 pm
both shots are lovely!
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Comment by silken — December 12, 2011 @ 10:10 am
Thanks Silken!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:18 pm
Hi Montucky, The bottom twilight picture is quite good. I love looking at scenery that is photographed at different times during a day. Good job! Have a wonderful Monday!!
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Comment by wildlifewatcher — December 12, 2011 @ 10:29 am
This was just an experiment, trying the same composition at different times. I got pretty close to the same composition.
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:20 pm
Lovely! I prefer the 2nd one, too!
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Comment by Barbara — December 12, 2011 @ 11:36 am
There is something haunting about the evening light, isn’t there!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:20 pm
Beautiful! Dramatic..I love how the water looks..
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Comment by Roberta — December 12, 2011 @ 12:32 pm
Thanks Roberta. I love the water too. Wish I could post the sound of the rapids in the evening!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 12:55 pm
Reminds me of a photograph thing I’ve wanted to do. Maybe I’ll do it in the desert when I;m there after the Holidays. Find a great spot. Take a photo every hour for a set # of hours – 6? 12? I’d love to document the changes.
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Comment by Bo Mackison — December 12, 2011 @ 1:18 pm
The desert setting would be perfect for that!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 1:55 pm
What a difference and each shot so beautiful in its unique way. Can’t decide which I like best, but one thing is for certain, you take wonderful photos to share with us!
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Comment by Mama's Empty Nest — December 12, 2011 @ 2:04 pm
Thank you! There are so many beautiful scenes out there as the light conditions change; I wish I could catch them all.
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 8:34 pm
It’s fun seeing the two of these river pictures together. I’ve never had the patience to go to the same spot and shoot anything like this.
Malcolm
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Comment by knightofswords — December 12, 2011 @ 2:10 pm
The sky was really nice when I went down there around noon and I marked the spot where I put the tripod, hoping to have a chance for a pretty sunset from the same place. No clouds ever developed though, but the twilight was interesting.
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 8:37 pm
Both photos are super! I feel as if I am standing there viewing the scene. Amazing how a few hours totally change the feeling!
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Comment by dhphotosite — December 12, 2011 @ 2:49 pm
Changing light and changing moods. I’m glad that I can be outdoors often enough to see those changes!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 8:39 pm
They are both pretty! I don’t suppose you stood there waiting??
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Comment by sandy — December 12, 2011 @ 3:32 pm
No, much too cold for that! I was there about an hour on the last shot though and it became pretty cold with a little breeze coming off the water. Tough on the fingers and camera batteries!
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 8:41 pm
Great idea … I really need to do a study in light some day. Early morning and late afternoon are truly magical lighting times. I would love to see a morning shot of the same place (hint, hint, hint 😉 )
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Comment by bearyweather — December 12, 2011 @ 5:22 pm
I will try a morning shot next clear morning. For the last few days there has been a cold white lid over this part of the world, with an inversion layer being held in the valley. (I did mark the spot though if I can find it under the snow.)
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Comment by montucky — December 12, 2011 @ 8:43 pm
Oh, these are both so beautiful. Agree about the lighting–it can make or break a photo.
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Comment by kateri — December 13, 2011 @ 5:55 am
I think that the light conditions are what attracts me to any particular scene because I shoot what I see and seldom set out to photograph anything in particular.
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Comment by montucky — December 13, 2011 @ 7:47 pm
Amazing how light can transform a scene. I like seeing these landscapes through your eyes – always interesting.
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Comment by Maureen — December 13, 2011 @ 7:45 am
I’m glad you like them Maureen. I attempt to show the beauty that I see.
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Comment by montucky — December 13, 2011 @ 7:48 pm
Do you remember the old song that began “What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours”? You beat the song by 19 hours and threw in an airplane as well.
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
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Comment by Steve Schwartzman — December 14, 2011 @ 7:23 pm
Yes, I do remember that song: I’ve always liked it. Sometimes we think that things are moving slowly and when we think that, we are missing so mch!
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Comment by montucky — December 14, 2011 @ 11:25 pm
Both so pretty. You were pretty close to being in the same spot for both.
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Comment by Candace — December 14, 2011 @ 8:13 pm
I marked the spot, but to get it exact I would have had to stay there or leave the tripod in place and I didn’t do that because perhaps some of the wildlife there would have moved it anyway.
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Comment by montucky — December 14, 2011 @ 11:27 pm
Awsome pictures, I am thinking i would love to come and vist.
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Comment by Shawn — December 15, 2011 @ 5:43 pm
I think you would like seeing Montana. I live in the northwest part, but there is great scenery all over. Lots of deer too, especially in the central part where there are some huge mulies.
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Comment by montucky — December 15, 2011 @ 10:33 pm
I love Your “experiment” with this landscape. Both of photos are great in their own way.
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Comment by sartenada — December 16, 2011 @ 12:30 am
I am so much impressed by the difference there can be in the same scene in different light conditions, weather conditions and seasons. It makes me wonder about scenes that I have seen that were in remote places and I was only able to see them once, in summer. How would they appear in mid-winter?
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Comment by montucky — December 17, 2011 @ 12:05 am
And both images are lovely which is a good reminder that if the scene is beautiful, it is wise to visit it at different times of day to take advantage of the full range of light! 🙂
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Comment by Victoria — December 28, 2011 @ 12:36 pm
It’s amazing how much the same scene changed with different light and especially with different seasons. This scene is less that a mile walk from my house and I visit there often in all seasons and all kinds of weather. Last spring we had a very high runoff from snow melt and the spot from where the photo was taken was under over 10 feet of water. I visited on a cold rainy and windy day and sat on the hillside above the river on a bed of pine needles under a big pine, settled in under my poncho and went right to sleep!
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Comment by montucky — December 29, 2011 @ 12:32 am