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Two Bucks for an Alpenglow Show
This is 10 minutes before sunrise this late fall morning when i ran across these two. They were actually heading my way as I was setting up to shoot the sunrise soon to occur over my shoulder. I’m in my vehicle and pretty much in a “blind” as far as the local deer are concerned. They usually don’t mind if the vehicle moves either as long as it isn’t a fast movement or more than 20 or 30 yards moving slowly. Approach is very important lolol.
This country is big. I drove about 3 miles out into the backcountry to have these mule deer cooperate while I composed the capture. It’s always good when animals sit for me… The Pink Alpenglow was just a foretelling of the sunrise minutes away. This capture was dead center of civil twilight that morning. The Blue Streak under the pink sky is the shadow of the opposite horizon against the sky. The Pink is the red Light that has traveled hundreds of miles through atmosphere.
We have quite a bit of icy snow at the moment. much more so than the surrounding low country. ….for early march. It has been a very long winter as it started October 1 this year. It’s been not terribly severe but it’s been cold enough long enough for me lol. Life up in hight the Wyotana borderlands can be chilly at times lolol. Never a lack of things to take photos of though
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands
Title: Two Bucks for an Alpenglow Show
Krystal best vacation she has been on is a tie between Hawaii and Bermuda. She says of working at Massage Envy, "we have [the best] owners, the girls are fun to work with, making lasting impressions on clients, and the free candy up front. Oh, and getting to wear leggings everyday."
Curlew in the Grass Lands
These guys are sandpipers with obscenely long bills. Since the male and female Curlews look pretty much alike with minor differences in the bill I’m not qualified to call. What I like about these guys is that they are grasshopper eating machines in the summer. They over winters in wetland marshes and other shore line estuaries. It couldn’t get much further away from the ocean as we are only a few hundred miles away from the geographic center of North America. They like this highland grassy ridge to breed and set their nests in.
They are fussy birds if you come into their domain. Male displays over their nesting territory are impressive with loud ringing calls. They will circle about making lots of fuss trying to lead you away from the nest. Entertaining if your a photographer as catching them in not easy tracking with a long lens. Challenging is what I call it. I often find them driving along the two track trails as I’m on the flats below the higher ridges. Mostly a flat field grassy nesting bird rather than preferring a hillside with a view as I’ve seen them.
I understand that across their range, the numbers of this amusing bird are dropping with the reduction in natural grass land turned to mono-crop agricultural uses. They of course use wild non – tilled prairie to nest and feed during the summer months. A classic case of reduce the habitat and reduce the numbers. 😔
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Title: Curlew in the Grass Lands
Snowy Backcountry Lamp Post
All these backcountry Lamp Posts have defective photocell switches. They never work more than a few minutes plus never at night. I need to talk to the management about this issue. I bet they have the parts at home depot to fix them…. Just saying 🤔😜😜 High Contrast eh?
Working/driving backcountry parallel Ridges in the winter is an exercise in getting home without pulling out the snow shovel. This is miles off the nearest county road. If you travel on the ridge tops, I find I don’t find deep snow too much. It tend to blow off the ridge into the surrounding lower areas. Found some deep snow the other day with my new rig. I did manage to drive out of it without having to dig it out. Took a few minutes of trying though…. Close….Because the snow tends to blow off of the ridge tops providing potentially miles of clear travel. Of course someone thought to put fences up. There never seems to be a gate on the ridge line. Thusly I’m forced to travel between ridges through the deeper snow regularly to travel any distance. . This is the most likely areas to stick you.
We’ve had a light snow winter though some of the local mountain ranges are 100 percent pack or there about. I can only hope we get a series of regular and not too severe snows over the next few months. Winter ends here in May.
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Snowy Backcountry Lamp Post
Jack best vacation was back-packing solo through Japan, including a hike to summit of Mt. Fuji. What he like most about working at Massage Envy is "working on clients with chronic and acute conditions, I enjoy problem solving to figure out which muscles and tissues are the culprits to the pain and dysfunction. Most of all I love those "ah-ha" moments.
Bighorns Backlit Twilight Sky
This view of a 130 mile long twilight BigHorn Mountains Landscape Ladder was taken a few weeks ago just making it into my workflow. The grassy remote ridgetop I was on, gives way to the Little Powder RIver Valley. The first silhouetted ridge is the Red Hills backed by the 13000 foot high peaks of the core of the BigHorn Mountain Uplift. The Powder RIver Basin between the Mountains any my ranch pretty much ends at my ranch. I’m living right on the edge between the Wyoming Black Hills and the Powder River basin. Just west of my ranch, dinosaur fossil Bearing rock is older than the Big Horn Uplift . Those ancient sediments dive under the debris worn off the BigHorn Mountains.
Our Ranch is as high topograpically above the Little Powder River Valley Floor as the dark 40 mile distant ridge. It allows me to see the peaks at this distance. Weather windows to the BigHorns have been plentiful this year unlike previous ones. The sun is currently setting just north of these peaks from my vantage point at the moment. I won’t see it set over the big V notch until next fall now.. The sun will continue to set a little more north each day. I starts to rise and set a little further north each day until the Summer Solstice.
I try to be very in tune to such things as my daily photographic activities take into account moon rise, sunsets with the time of year. Angles of sunrise and sunset are critical to where I go to photograph these days. Weather has the greatest impact of course.
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands
Bighorns Backlit Twilight Sky
Red Tailed Hawk Attack
Yet another capture from the network of 28 game trail cameras I maintain up here in the borderlands. Captured at the moment of the hawk strike. I’m thinking this was a bit hard on the “other bird”. (unidentified unlucky bird) while it was sitting on the post. Imagine just minding your own business. Suddenly, it was hit from behind/above. This is the definition of a bad day I’m thinking🤔👀
I’m not a hawk expert. The distinction between Red Tailed Hawks and Ferruginous Hawks seems blurred to me. I’m betting this is a red tail’ed hawk I suspect somebody knows the answer that will be reading this. Feel free to correct my ID as I’m only about 80 percent sure.
Random encounters result in opportunistic captures for my photon traps. (cameras). Catching an image like this with a regular camera is highly unlikely . I have never witnessed a hawk attack on another bird anywhere any time in my travels. I’m out in the backcountry all the time. I suspect my presence or the activity of the vehicle I’m in precludes any raptors taking game around me.
Game Trail Cameras captures are all problematic from a photo finishing aspect. I did my best to “fix” the inadequate technology. When they make a really good quality game trail camera, I’ll buy them. Until then, I’ll have to live with these photon traps as they are.
Location: near the Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Title: Red Tailed Hawk Attack
Noe says all vacations are fantabulous =) Her favorite part about working for Massage Envy are "the owners, managers and co-workers."
Snowy Backcountry Lamp Post
All these backcountry Lamp Posts have defective photocell switches. They never work more than a few minutes plus never at night. I need to talk to the management about this issue. I bet they have the parts at home depot to fix them…. Just saying 🤔😜😜 High Contrast eh?
Working/driving backcountry parallel Ridges in the winter is an exercise in getting home without pulling out the snow shovel. This is miles off the nearest county road. If you travel on the ridge tops, I find I don’t find deep snow too much. It tend to blow off the ridge into the surrounding lower areas. Found some deep snow the other day with my new rig. I did manage to drive out of it without having to dig it out. Took a few minutes of trying though…. Close….Because the snow tends to blow off of the ridge tops providing potentially miles of clear travel. Of course someone thought to put fences up. There never seems to be a gate on the ridge line. Thusly I’m forced to travel between ridges through the deeper snow regularly to travel any distance. . This is the most likely areas to stick you.
We’ve had a light snow winter though some of the local mountain ranges are 100 percent pack or there about. I can only hope we get a series of regular and not too severe snows over the next few months. Winter ends here in May.
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Snowy Backcountry Lamp Post
Sarina best vacation was to Las Vegas. What she likes most about her position at Massage Envy is "the bonds I have with no only my co-workers, but the members and guests as well."
Alexa is from San Diego, California and "I am a huge foodie! Most of my money goes towards coffee and food." Alexa loves working at Massage Envy "seeing our guest leave happy and excited to return!"
Red Tailed Hawk Attack
Yet another capture from the network of 28 game trail cameras I maintain up here in the borderlands. Captured at the moment of the hawk strike. I’m thinking this was a bit hard on the “other bird”. (unidentified unlucky bird) while it was sitting on the post. Imagine just minding your own business. Suddenly, it was hit from behind/above. This is the definition of a bad day I’m thinking🤔👀
I’m not a hawk expert. The distinction between Red Tailed Hawks and Ferruginous Hawks seems blurred to me. I’m betting this is a red tail’ed hawk I suspect somebody knows the answer that will be reading this. Feel free to correct my ID as I’m only about 80 percent sure.
Random encounters result in opportunistic captures for my photon traps. (cameras). Catching an image like this with a regular camera is highly unlikely . I have never witnessed a hawk attack on another bird anywhere any time in my travels. I’m out in the backcountry all the time. I suspect my presence or the activity of the vehicle I’m in precludes any raptors taking game around me.
Game Trail Cameras captures are all problematic from a photo finishing aspect. I did my best to “fix” the inadequate technology. When they make a really good quality game trail camera, I’ll buy them. Until then, I’ll have to live with these photon traps as they are.
Location: near the Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Title: Red Tailed Hawk Attack
Jasmine is from Aiea and loves that Massage Envy Spa is "fun and positive environment." Jasmine helps her clients to relax, "I like to make them feel at ease and relaxed when they are stressed."
Kanani spends time with her family, sleeps in, and relaxes at the beach on her days off. Her favorite part about working with Massage Envy is "the fact that we live in Hawai` i, we're surrounded with "ALOHA", so the clients we interact with are wonderful, as well as my co-workers."
Mikala was born in Phoenix, Arizona and grew up in Hawaii. She loves "dancing hula, painting, creating, and hanging with my girls!" Mikala says of becoming an Esthetician "after assisting with Skin Cancer Surgery, I wanted to help people with their skin."
Cheyenne is originally from Everett, Washington whom also works as a nanny and dance teacher, "I love kids!". Cheyenne loves most about working with Massage Envy Spa "I love the clients and talking story before their massages!"
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Mikala was born in Phoenix, Arizona and grew up in Hawaii. She loves "dancing hula, painting, creating, and hanging with my girls!" Mikala says of becoming an esthetician "after assisting with Skin Cancer Surgery, I wanted to help people with their skin."
Neko is a Pearl City locale, and "I'm on a 'try new things' phase, within the past few months I've joined Hula/Tahitian classes and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu class." Neko helps her clients to relax by "I look for the tightness in people's muscles and try to get deep into them to help increase range of motion."
Cherie best vacation every summer is to the Keiki Beach Bungalows in North Shore. What she likes most about working for Massage Envy is "working with my co-workers everyday."
Sarina best vacation was to Las Vegas. What she likes most about her position at Massage Envy is "the bonds I have with no only my co-workers, but the members and guests as well."
Jessica likes to binge watch the latest shows missed on TV/Netflix on her days off. What she likes most about working for Massage Envy is "the flexible hours and friendly work environment. I also like the ability to help ease someone's aches and pains and help them relax."
Max loves to bodysurf and practice yoga and martial arts on his days off. What he likes most about working for Massage Envy is "that I make people feel better on the way out then they did when they came in."
Mimi's best vacation was to Thailand. Her favorite part about working for Massage Envy Hawaii is the "friendly staff and wonderful clients."
Wooden Tower Windmill
I traveled 180 miles to get to this windmill before sunrise and of course have a whole timeline of this trip but this was the best capture of the drive. I was doing a presentation to a committee for a donation to the our 501C3 fundraiser for wounded warriors we hold every July.
The butte behind was such a good background I was torn how to compose this and settles on this. I had to stay on the road as this was well fenced off plus it isn’t my ground so I tend to stay off working only from the road. There is plenty to do from the road I point out.
Old Wooden Windmill towers are good for MAYBE 50 years. Some may last a bit longer. This is over in southern Campbell Country. . . There is big backcountry down there south of Gillette. . Very few 7-11’s about but commerce / ranching happens here. It is genuine backcountry Wyoming.
Middle of the day with the sun behind me is a rare image for me lol. Mid summer and me getting away from the ranch is a rare thing. I often go on short road trips on Wyoming/Montana backroads and not see another vehicle. Breaking down is not an option up here without LOTS of survival supplies this time of year. Blankets, sleeping bags, food and basics are all on board. I do have a very good radio that communicates via repeater from 30 miles away if necessary. Not to worry.
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming / Montana borderlands (Wyotana)
Title: Wooden Tower Windmill
Illie is from Seattle, Washington and says of her childhood "my hair was every color under the sun in high school." She loves working at Massage Envy Spa Hawaii because of "the great relationships between co-workers and our members."
Desiree best vacation was to Las Vegas. What she likes most about her position at Massage Envy is "the thanks I get after massaging someone is priceless!"
Shawna likes to spend time with her keiki's on her days off. What she likes most about her position at Massage Envy is "being able to help others from their overworked lives by helping them to release tension, pain, and stress so that they can function better daily."
Kaliff's best vacation he has been to was to Australia. What he likes most about working for Massage Envy is "the benefit of helping clients."
Bighorns 130 Mile Landscape
Imagine what a pioneer traveling to those peaks with an ox cart thought when he saw this vista. 🤔👀
The subtle hues of this image of theBigHorn Mountains are amazing colors to cover a landscape with. It was really that color lol.
I saw this developing the other night. I’ve been on a mission to catch the orange light behind the BigHorn Mountains. Some nights, the weather window is closed to the mountains. Closed to the sun that window was that night. It hid far to the right off frame. The 130 miles distant 13,000 foot high mountain range was shrouded in the mist. All that air between my lens and the peaks are full of moisture and dust. This at the end of that nights sky show performance. Result: a subtle low light scene with an orange gel in front over the now moist spring landscape. Alpenglow in the spring.
I’ve spent a lot of time this month pursuing the Big Horns photographically. The range is playing peek a boo with the weather controlling the show. I have many good captures from this month of the ranch which will slowly work their way into my work flow here.
The first dark ridge is 10 miles distant. The next darker ridge in the middle is 40 miles out. Taken with a 800 mm telephoto capture on a very high resolution camera. If you hold a postage stamp at arms length and place it against the horizon, this image would fit into a square that size. Big lenses take place a very small part of the scene in front of you covering the cameras chip image area.
Location: Bliss Dinosaur Ranch, Wyoming/Montana overlooking the Red Hills out to the Bighorn Peaks.
Title: Bighorns 130 Mile Landscape