The Blacksmith & Wagon Shop in Virginia City, MT, was full of great detail and beautifully lit:
Archive for the ‘Montana’ Tag
Blacksmith Shop Leave a comment
Three Views of a Windmill 2 comments
I ran across this abandoned farm in Montana (near Ennis):
Canon 5D Mark II, EF 16-35mm
Vintage Motel Signs Leave a comment
Captured in West Yellowstone – throwbacks to the Fifties!
Virginia City General Store 4 comments
Grocery shopping, 150 years ago. I can only imagine what wonderful sounds that old cash register made when used (see last pic).
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF16-35mm lens, edited with Nik Color Efex
Yellowstone Trees Leave a comment
Captured these while driving through Yellowstone National Park last weekend:
Easy Walking. Really? Leave a comment
I don’t think so. Looks like the comfort of women’s shoes hasn’t changed in over a century. Captured in a store window in Virginia City, MT:
Dixieland in the Wild West Leave a comment
This band was playing (badly out of tune) Dixieland Jazz in an old-fashioned theatre in Virginia City, an old mining town in Montana:
Veteran Rider 2 comments
Captured this Air Force veteran at a motorcycle rally in Ennis, Montana this past weekend. Loved his jacket. And had a nice chat with him and his wife.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM, edited in Adobe Lightroom
Old Montana Mining Town 5 comments
A brief visit to Virginia City in Montana recently provided lots of photo opportunities. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF16-35mm f/4 lens
Big Sky Sunset Leave a comment
Caught this on the one sunny day that we were here, viewed from our living room window. What a gorgeous part of the country!
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm
ISO 200
f/8
1/400 sec
HDR, black&white conversion in Lightroom
Church Mouse 3 comments
Actually I found this one in a barn in an abandoned mining town in Montana.
Canon 7D, 15-85mm
ISO 2500
f/5.6
1/10 sec
Big Sky Vistas 3 comments
Driving through Montana I am always fascinated by the wide open spaces, probably because there aren’t many in Connecticut. The bottom one is of the battlefield of the Little Bighorn, site of Custer’s Last Stand.
Yellowstone Wildlife 2 comments
On a recent trip to Yellowstone, my son and I saw just about every major animal except moose: Bison, elk, coyote, bear (with bear cub), wolves. Here are a few shots I liked:
Canon 7D, 70-200mm f/2.8
ISO 640
f/10
1/100 sec
Forest Fire Aftermath Leave a comment
Hundreds of acres of forest in Yellowstone Park were destroyed in massive fires in 1988, requiring over 9,000 firefighters and affecting almost 800,000 acres of forest (bigger than Rhode Island). The remnants of that destruction can still be seen:
Canon 7D, 10-24mm
ISO 400
f/20
1/160 sec
Yellowstone Ranger 1 comment
This friendly ranger greeted us as we entered Yellowstone National Park on a recent visit to Montana.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/60 sec
adjusted in Silver Efex Pro 2
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone 2 comments
Big Buck 1 comment
This 13-point elk buck was watching over a herd of elk in Yellowstone National Park. I was fortunate enough to sneak up for 2 close-ups without being noticed (well, the second picture he’s looking right at me, so who am I kidding?).
Canon 7D, EF70-200mm f/2.8 with 2x converter
ISO 400
f/5.6
1/400 sec
Montana Barn 4 comments
Loved the texture on this old barn, near the Montana State University campus:
Canon 7D, EFS 24mm f/2.8
ISO 100
f/5.6
1/160 sec
Bozeman Street Photography 3 comments
Captured these folks on a recent stroll along Main Street in Bozeman, MT.
Scenes from Livingston, MT 3 comments
This scenic little town is in southern Montana, close to the North entrance of Yellowstone Park.
Grain Storage in Montana 2 comments
Found in Bozeman, MT:
Close Encounter with a Bison Leave a comment
On a recent trip to Yellowstone, I saw this bison and took these photos while I followed it for an hour as it crossed Lamar valley, chomping on grass while generally ignoring me. He must have known he had nothing to fear from me. Figures, since he’s the largest land animal in North America, weighing roughly a ton.
Canon 7D, 70-200mm EF 2.8
ISO 640
f/10
1/20 sec
Modern Cowboy 3 comments
Caught this cowboy checking his cellphone at the Bozeman airport in Montana.
Canon 7D, EF24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 100
f/7.1
1/500 sec
enhanced with Nik Analog Efex Pro
Sticking the Landing Leave a comment
Snowboarder in Big Sky, Montana:
Canon EOS 7D, EF40mm f/2.8 STM
ISO 640
f/10
1/400 sec
Night Skies over Montana 2 comments
On a few clear nights, I marveled at the stars above Big Sky. Here are three of my favorite shots. Click on any one of them to see them in full screen slide show format.
Terrain Park Fun at Big Sky Leave a comment
Tried my hand at sports photography while at Big Sky with my son and his friends. Click on any picture to see them in slideshow format.
Canon 7D, 40mm f/2.8 STM
ISO 1,000
f/5.6
1/1250 sec
Bleach Bypass Filter in Nik Color Efex2
Riding the Rails at Big Sky 1 comment
Captured at the terrain park at Big Sky.
Canon 7D, 40mm f/2.8 STM
ISO 640
f/20
1/40 sec
Lone Mountain Pine 3 comments
Not sure what kind of tree this is, but I loved this twisted, gnarled, lonely pine tree near Lone Mountain in Montana.
Canon 7D, EF40mm f/2.8
ISO 400
f/11
1/640 sec
Montana Wildlife 1 comment
Captured these mountain goats along the Gallatin River on the way to Big Sky.
Beautiful Big Sky Leave a comment
Every time I come here the views take my breath away.
Captured with iphone and Hipstamatic app.
Storm Clouds Over Montana 3 comments
Taken on the road between Bozeman and Big Sky.
Orion watching over Big Sky 6 comments
The sky was dominated by Orion (the constellation, not the winter storm) during my last night at Big Sky, Montana.
Canon 7D, EF 24-70mm  f/2.8L
ISO 125
f/2.8
20 sec
Sunrise over Lone Mountain, Big Sky Leave a comment
One last picture from an amazing trip to Montana:
Canon 7D
ISO 1250
f/8
1.0 sec
B&W conversion with Silver Efex Pro
Winter Creatures in Montana 3 comments
This moose didn’t seem to be too concerned about me taking pictures. The other creatures actually enjoyed it (giving me some practice with action shots).
Big Snow in Big Sky 1 comment
It was SO cold that the lifts couldn’t run because the back-up power runs on diesel, and the diesel fuel was too viscous to run through the engine. Had to wait until 11am when it was only -15 degrees!
Needless to say, I rarely removed my gloves to take pictures, but here are a few, shot with the iPhone app Hipstamatic.
Winter in Yellowstone 9 comments
Arrived in Montana and took a drive through parts of Yellowstone before arriving at Big Sky today. -15F (-26C)!
This gang of elk didn’t mind the cold.
Vintage Truck in Montana 3 comments
Found this gem near Virginia City, an old mining town in Montana:
Canon 7D, 10-22mm EF-S
ISO 160
f/11
1/125 sec
Virginia City, Montana 11 comments
My son and I visited this old mining town recently. Founded in 1863, it was the capital of the Territory of Montana for 10 years. During that time, miners extracted over $90M ($40B in today’s dollars) of gold in the area, and the city housed about 10,000 people. Now its population is down to 132.
Vintage Montana Combine Harvester 2 comments
Found this ‘little’ abandoned machine in a field by the side of the road near Bozeman, Montana. Click on any picture to see them in large slideshow format.
Montana Fall Vistas 3 comments
I spent a day last weekend in Montana with my son and we spent the entire day taking pictures. Here’s the first batch, of the scenery while driving from Bozeman to Virginia City.
Canon 7D, 12-20mm lens, adjusted with Nik HDR Efex Pro
Vintage Architecture in Butte, MT 7 comments
A quick drive-through of Butte, MT nevertheless yielded some good photo opportunities. This is the historic downtown district, dating back to the late 1800’s when Butte supplied most of the copper produced in the US:
Scenic Montana 6 comments
 These were taken along the Pintler Veterans Memorial Scenic Highway in Montana, connecting Anaconda and Phillipsburg:
Canon Powershot G12
Montana Junk Yard 4 comments
On the way from Bozeman to Missoula, near Phillipsburg, I Â came across a junk yard full of cars and old mining machinery.
Canon PowerShot G12
Neon Signs of Bozeman, MT 1 comment
Shot these during a quick one-day visit to Bozeman yesterday and today:
This is obviously not a neon sign, but it was such a clear beautiful day that I HAD to include a picture of the panoramic view.
Canon PowerShot G12
Ghost Town in Montana 1 comment
I’m off to Montana, and thus took a look again at pictures that I took 2 years ago in Elkhorn, Montana, an abandoned mining town. I finally have the software (Nik Color Efex) to turn somewhat bland snapshots into much more interesting photographs.
Indian Chief 2 comments
Another shot from the pow wow I attended in Montana, near Little Bighorn Battleground:
Canon EOS Â 7D, EF 70-200mm
ISO 100
f/9
1/400 sec
B&W adjustment in Nik Silver Efex
Indian Head 2 comments
I photographed this gentleman at an Indian pow wow near Little Bighorn Battlefield in Montana:
Canon EOS 7D, EF 70-200mm
ISO 100
165mm
f/9
1/25 sec
B&W conversion in Nik Silver Efex
Snapshots For Sore Eyes 
