Nature Photography Workshops Tours
I thought I would share a few images from this year’s Glacier National Park Workshop in Montana now that I’m back getting some images edited from my spring and summer trips. As per usual Glacier did not disappoint and as per usual I was reluctant leave:(
Fortunately I will be returning soon to conduct my fall workshop and in the meantime here are a few images of our wanderings this go around.
As I’m catching up on some much overdue editing here, I thought I would share a few images from this year’s Rocky Mountain Front Photography Workshop in Montana. We timed it just right this year with spectacular wildflowers and perfect weather. Spring in Montana is pretty hard to beat, especially in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain Front, enjoy!
McDonald Peak, the highest in Montana’s Mission Mountain Range at 9,820ft, looms in the distance behind the massive Sheep’s Head Peak at left. These peaks are a backdrop to the small town of St. Ignatius located in western Montana.
This image was shot with the Canon 1DX 500mm f4L IS II, 2x teleconverter. f8 1/2000 ISO800
I’m still traveling in western Montana this week, chasing elk, bison and fall colors before winter arrives. Peaks are now snow-capped and it’s looking spectacular out here! Here’s one from last night as the last light of day was touching the massive peaks of the Mission Mountains near St. Ignatius. Rising abruptly from the valley floor, the Missions make an impressive backdrop with McDonald Peak, the highest peak in the range, topping out at almost 10,000 feet.
Canon 5D markIII 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS f8 1/750 ISO800
It’s certainly harvest time here in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. I was just wrapping up for the day when I came across this great harvest scene with the sun setting behind the Bitterroots and some fantastic Montana sky.
Canon 5D markIII 16-35mm f4L IS f16 1/250 ISO1600
Going back through my archives today and found an image that I had taken a few years back. I really liked the elements of layers in the image not only with the landscape and mountains, but also with the layers of light and shadow as well. Using a 200mm focal length enabled me to greater compress the foreground and background, creating a much more simplistic arrangement.
Canon 5D markII 70-200mm 2.8L f8 1/60 ISO100
While exploring near the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park I was treated to an amazing morning with a thick blanket of fog covering the valley floor with Heavy Runner Mountain rising up out of the mist, creating a simple but powerful scene.
At home busy editing this week and thought I would share this one from the archives. I took this just behind our house in our hometown of Helena on a perfect Montana summer night. The St. Helena Cathedral and Sleeping Giant Mountain are two of Helena’s popular landmarks.
Canon 5d markIII 70-200 2.8L IS II f11 1/5 ISO100
I don’t usually shoot a lot of black and white, but sometimes there’s an image that just calls for it. I took this a couple weeks back in the Paradise Valley after a trip into Yellowstone National Park. On my way out I passed this scene of cows, trees, hills and mountains creating some interesting layers in a beautiful Montana late winter scene.
Canon 1DX 24-70mm 2.8L II f11 1/350 ISO400
Thinking Glacier this summer? I’ve still got a couple spaces available on this year’s workshop running July 9-13. We spend five days covering some amazing locations in the park with the final evening photographing a powwow and rodeo in Browning, Montana. I’m still offering an early registration discount of 10% if you sign up by March 1, 2014. Visit my workshops page for more info.