Winter Rose fish

Winter Rose fishDuring an afternoon walk along a partially frozen creek in SW Montana, I spent some time taking macro photographs of ice. I love the shapes and colors it occurs in, this solid state of water during cold, winter months. Shortly before dark on the day of the solstice, I found a beautiful, rounded icicle hanging a few inches over flowing water from a ledge of shelf ice. My exposure was one second, and during that time a small drop of water fell from the

I took this series of photos at minutely-different distances from this leaf then stacked all pictures into a single image that provides depth of field and focus across the entire scene

When the storm arrived

sensing the approaching winter weather that's just around the bend

archival-quality

This is one of my best landscapes

I timed things just right

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optimistic that the conditions were perfect for a potentially once-in-a-lifetime picture with the Milky Way

With a hint of blue from mineral-rich water

Winner of the 2020 National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest for best landscape

This is a lovely photo with amazing contrast

sunset light on the Absaroka Range